(a) The Director of Inspections, upon receipt of a plot plan and an application for a permit to drill a gas or oil well, will cause an investigation to be made of the premises for which such permit is sought. Upon completion of the investigation, the Director shall submit a report of such investigation, and the application for the permit and the plot plan, to the Planning Commission for its recommendation. The Commission may recommend approval or disapproval of the application, depending upon compliance or noncompliance thereon with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The Commission shall have the right to recommend rejection of any application for a permit where, by reason of the location of the proposed well and the character and value of the permanent improvements already erected, and the use to which the land and surrounding areas is 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 residents. When a permit is refused the deposit of cash required to be made with the application shall be returned to the applicant. Appeal from the denial of a permit shall be to the Board of Building and Zoning Appeals as provided by the City Charter and these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 1973-56. Passed 6-21-73; Ord. 2020-149. Passed 2-18-21.)