(a)
The exploration for or the production of oil, gas and other minerals (including sand, gravel and select fills) is prohibited in the following districts:
(1)
"R2" single-family residential districts;
(2)
"R1.5" single-family residential districts;
(3)
"R1 " single-family residential districts;
(4)
"ED" estate development districts;
(5)
"CB" commercial business districts;
(6)
"VC" village center districts;
(7)
"MHD" manufactured housing districts;
(8)
"AO" agriculture districts;
(9)
"OS" open space districts.
(b)
Exploration for or the production of oil, gas and other minerals (including sand, gravel and select fills) is allowed by specific use permit only in the following districts:
(1)
"LI" light industrial districts.
(c)
Permit application.
Every application for a permit to drill for or the production of oil, gas and other minerals (including sand, gravel and select fills) shall be:
(1)
In writing and signed by the applicant or by some person duly authorized to sign the same on his behalf.
(2)
The application shall state the drilling block and the proposed depth and the particular lot and location in the block where the proposed well or excavation site is to be located and shall have attached to it certified or photostatic copies of the deed, oil and gas lease, or drilling or excavation contract with the owners of the land covering the lots, blocks of tracts in such drilling block over which the applicant has control for oil and gas purposes, together with abstracts of title or certificates of title, satisfactory to the city council.
(3)
The application will show what proportion and what part of the drilling or excavation block the applicant owns in fee or holds under lease or drilling or excavation contract from the owners; or satisfactory information may be provided on the plat by showing lessors, lessees, and volume and page where the lease or contract is recorded in the deed records.
(4)
The applicant may withdraw the abstracts or certificate of title after they have been examined and released by the city council.
(5)
The application shall also be accompanied by a map or maps of the drilling/excavation block showing the designation of the lots, blocks, or tracts owned or controlled by the applicant, as well as the ownership of all tracts and interests within the drilling block, and showing the exact location of the proposed well or excavation site, which location shall be as nearly as is practicable in the center of the drilling block.
(d)
No permit shall be issued for any oil or gas well to be drilled at any location within an oil well drilling block or a gas well drilling unit, which location is nearer than five hundred feet (500') to any residence, building or structure, unless the applicant for the permit for such well first secures the written permission of the owner of such residence, building or structure.
(e)
In addition to the requirements for specific use permits as stated in article 14.02, division 4, of this chapter, the applicant is required to provide the city with proof of adequate insurance providing personal injury and property damage protection and demonstrate that adjacent districts will not suffer an adverse impact.
(Ordinance 1997-06-00348, sec. 1, adopted 6/9/97; Ordinance 2007-07-00592 adopted 7/5/07; Ordinance 2015-08-00816 adopted 8/20/15; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)