The city shall be notified prior to any seismic surveys being conducted in the city. No seismic survey shall be conducted in any right-of-way unless the applicant can provide proof of lease of mineral property within 200 feet of the right-of-way on which the survey is to be conducted and a permit is issued by the city engineer authorizing the work in the right-of-way. All seismic survey applications shall be submitted to the city and approved by the city and the inspection services provider(s). The seismic survey shall not begin prior to the issuance of an engineering and public works permit from the city.
Under no circumstances may explosive charges of any type be used in any way in the city related to the preparation and/or conducting of a seismic survey.
(Ordinance 1852, § 1, 6-23-09)