(a) All wells and storage tanks shall be maintained in a neat, orderly condition so as to prevent injury to a single property, individual or the community in general. A surety bond of one thousand dollars ($1000) per well shall be required to insure that the well site shall be maintained in this condition during the life of the well.
(b) All E.P.A. rules shall be followed relative to disposal of waste water.
(c) The operator shall provide a certificate of insurance showing that he carries a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) liability insurance to the Village Administrator and/or Mayor prior to any construction or drilling.
(d) All well site operations shall conform to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1509 and to the Rules and Regulations of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, Chapter N.R.O., 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, latest edition. In the event there is any conflict between the regulations cited above, Ohio R.C. Chapter 1509 and the Zoning Ordinance, the more stringent regulations shall apply.
(e) It shall be the duty of the permittee to seal gas and oil wells to protect fresh water wells from salt water or other pollution or contamination in such proper manner as is in accordance with good practice. The permittee shall establish contingency plans for the immediate furnishings of potable water to affected residents for such period as may be required to re-establish proper potability on any polluted or contaminated well or wells. Unless otherwise enumerated or delineated by the Village Administrator and/or Mayor, the requirement to provide such immediate water supply shall be limited to residents within one thousand (1,000) feet of the well head. The permit holder shall be responsible for the obligation to provide potable water, without cost to the residents receiving the same, provided liability is established by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The voluntary providing of water by the permittee shall not be construed as admission of liability.
(f) Drilling operations shall be controlled, by double exhausts or otherwise, so that the noise level of actual drilling does not exceed the noise level of seventy-five (75) decibels in a five hundred (500) foot radius during maximum noise production periods.
(g) At a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the start of well drilling operations, a map indicating any and all routes to be used in conjunction with the drilling operations shall be submitted to the Village Administrator and/or Mayor. The Village Administrator and/or Mayor shall then visually inspect such roads in the company of an agent of the permittee to determine their condition prior to any activity on the part of the applicant.
(1) At a minimum of twelve (12) hours prior to the movement of any drilling equipment into the Village, notice shall be given to the Village Administrator and/or Mayor and written consent from the Village Administrator and/or Mayor shall be secured.
(2) The correction of any damages to any road surfaces occurring as the direct or indirect result of the movement of heavy drilling equipment or heavy trucks any way associated with the drilling shall be the responsibility of the permit holder. The Village assumes no liability for damage to the applicant’s equipment or load being moved due to the failure of the Village streets. The permit holder shall compensate the Village for personal injury and/or property damages and shall further hold the Village harmless of any and all claims, damages or proceedings of any kind and from all responsibility for personal injury or property damage, public or private, caused directly or indirectly as a result of the transportation of any and all equipment related to the drilling activities.
(3) The applicant shall further post a cash bond with the Village in an amount to be determined and set by the Village Administrator and/or Mayor to cover the costs of repair of all affected roads and/or public improvements which may be damaged as a result of the transportation of well drilling equipment by the applicant.
(h) Movement of any vehicles exceeding the legal weight limit set by law shall be prohibited on any and all Village streets without prior written approval by the Village Administrator and/or Mayor. The movement of such vehicles is further prohibited on Saturday, Sunday and/or legal holidays and at any other time other than the daylight hours. The Village Administrator and/or Mayor shall have the right and discretion to revoke approval of transportation of well drilling equipment on twelve (12) hours notice at any time that the condition of the roads, the weather or the traffic conditions make travel unsafe or imminent threat of severe damage to the roads and/or public improvements along the proposed route of travel of such vehicles exists.
(i) Release of bonds and sureties shall be done at such time as deemed appropriate by the Village Administrator and/or Mayor.
(j) Inspection requirements for well, storage tanks and service roads shall be established by the Village Administrator and/or Mayor prior to issuance of permits.
(k) Property owners abutting and directly across the street from the property in question shall be sent written notification of the time and place of the conditional use hearing for gas and/or oil well drilling. Such notification shall be sent by first class mail at least ten (10) days before the hearing. (Ord. 1186. Passed 5-12-81.)