(a) Any person being the owner or lessee of land, who discovers an abandoned gas or oil well, shall immediately notify the Fire Department and/or the Director of Inspections.
(b) Any person who discovers an abandoned gas or oil well during the development of any land or the construction of any building shall immediately cease all operations until notification is given to the Director of Inspections and the Fire Chief and such well is treated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) No person engaged in any phase of construction shall remove any casing or piping of any abandoned well until such well has been reported to the Director of Inspections and the Fire Chief and to the representative of the State Division of Mines. No construction shall take place either over or near an abandoned gas or oil well until such well has been inspected and the recommended type of treatment has been made by the Chief in conformity with the laws of the State and the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1973-56. Passed 6-21-73.)