Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the Planning Commission shall have the right to recommend rejection of any application for a permit where, by reason of the location of the proposed well, the character and value of the permanent improvements already erected and the use to which the land and surroundings are adapted for civic purposes or for sanitary reasons, the drilling of an oil or gas well will constitute a serious disadvantage to the City and its inhabitants. When a permit is refused, the fee deposited with the application shall be returned to the applicant. Appeal from the decision of the Planning Commission to deny a permit to the applicant shall lie to the Board of Zoning Appeals and shall be made in the manner prescribed in these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 2007-69. Passed 11-19-2007.)