(a) 
Anyone desiring to cause a water well to be drilled upon their property must appear and request approval of the city council. The city council may consider circumstances surrounding the request and may impose specific requirements to be met.
(b) 
Upon receiving satisfactory approval of the city council, specific requirements shall be documented upon permitting and a permit fee as provided for in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code shall be required.
(Ordinance 00-6 adopted 3/7/00; Ordinance 06-17 adopted 4/4/06; 2001 Code, art. 13.700(a), (b))
A water well may be used for purposes other than domestic or household usage (i.e., irrigation, livestock, or other agricultural, etc.). A water well shall not be used for typical domestic or household usage where connection to the city water system is available or can be accessed through reasonable main extensions as allowed in the general regulations for public utilities. The city council may expressly permit domestic usage due to extenuating circumstances presented.
(Ordinance 00-6 adopted 3/7/00; 2001 Code, art. 13.700(c))
A backflow prevention device shall be required between the city’s water meter and the customer’s service line to mitigate a cross-connection in the event the well or private water system is tied to the household domestic system.
(Ordinance 00-6 adopted 3/7/00; 2001 Code, art. 13.700(d))
An inspection fee as provided for in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code shall be collected annually for purposes of defraying cost to inspect the private water system and verify no cross-connection exists with the public system. The inspection will also verify the backflow prevention device is capable of operating properly.
(Ordinance 00-6 adopted 3/7/00; 2001 Code, art. 13.700(e))