It is unlawful for any person to conduct, manage, carry on or engage in the business or activity of producing crude oil, gas, petroleum or other hydrocarbon substances or products from any well or wells located in the city of Placentia without first obtaining a license therefor from the city.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)
The term of such license shall be one year, commencing on July 1st of each year, beginning with the year 1973, except that in the event the effective date of this section is after July 1, 1973, the term of the license for such fiscal year shall commence with the effective date of this section and shall continue to June 30, 1974, inclusive, and the base annual fee for such fiscal year shall be adjusted accordingly. At the end of the term of any license issued or renewed hereunder, such license shall be of no further force and effect unless renewed. After June 30, 1974, license fees shall not be prorated or adjusted.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)
Every person required by this chapter to have a license shall pay to the city of Placentia an annual fee or fees as specified in the fee schedule contained within Chapter 5.08.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)
For the purpose of determining the license fee:
"Barrel"
of oil shall consist of 42 U.S. gallons of crude petroleum or hydrocarbon substances corrected for temperature variation in accordance with methods generally approved in the petroleum industry. Petroleum or hydrocarbon substances means crude oil remaining after the removal therefrom of water or other impurities by preliminary processing in the vicinity of the well site, preparatory to the shipment thereof.
"Gas"
means any fluid, either combustible or noncombustible which is produced in a natural state from the earth and which maintains a gaseous or rarefied state at ordinary temperatures and pressure conditions. It also means the gaseous components or vapor occurring in or derived from petroleum or natural gas.
"Oil well"
means any bore, hole or well which is drilled, sunk, or bored for the purpose of determining the existence of, or removing, or reintroducing into the ground any oil or gas; or to be used in any way as an accessory to the production of oil or gas; including but not limited to the injection or disposal of water; but excluding any well drilled solely for the production of fresh water.
A well is deemed located within the city of Placentia if the surface location of the well, the surface of the well itself, or if any portion of the well is located within the city of Placentia, irrespective of the subsurface location of the well, the producing interval thereof, or where the hole of the well may be bottomed.
"Storage tank"
is a container, covered or uncovered, used in conjunction with the drilling or production of an oil well for holding or storing liquids and/or oil.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)
Every person required to have a license under this chapter shall on or before the fifteenth day of February, May, August, and November file with the license and tax collector a statement setting forth such information as the license and tax collector shall require, including: (1) the name or other identification of all oil wells located in the City operated by him during any quarter; (2) the number of barrels of oil or number of cubic feet of gas produced from each of said wells during such quarter; and (3) the computation of the amount of fee with respect to such production due the city. Said statement shall be signed by the person required to have the license, or be a managing officer or agent thereof, and shall include a declaration substantially worded as follows:
"I declare under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to make this statement, and that to the best of my knowledge it is a true, correct and complete statement made in good faith for the period stated, in compliance with the provisions of the Placentia Municipal Code."
Such statement shall not be conclusive against the city of Placentia, or to the information set forth therein, nor shall the filing of a statement preclude the city of Placentia from collecting by appropriate action, any additional fee that is later determined to be due and payable.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)
Every person required to have a license under this chapter shall keep full, true and accurate records as to the amount of oil or gas produced by him from wells located within the city of Placentia, and shall upon demand of the license and tax collector, or his representative, make said records, together with any shipping documents or sales invoices pertaining to such oil or gas available for the inspection of the license and tax collector, or his representative, at all reasonable times.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)
All base annual fees required by this chapter shall be due and payable on or before July 1, 1973, and on or before July 1st each year thereafter. Such base annual fees shall be delinquent on September 1st following such due date, except that in the event the effective date of this section is after July 1, 1973, the base annual fees shall be delinquent 60 days following the effective date of this section.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)
Payment for the quarter consisting of October, November and December shall be due and payable on January 1st and shall be delinquent on February 15th; payment for the quarter consisting of January, February and March shall be due and payable on April 1st and shall be delinquent on May 15th; payment for the quarter consisting of April, May and June shall be due and payable on July 1st and shall be delinquent on August 15th; and payment for the quarter consisting of July, August, and September shall be due and payable on October 1st and shall be delinquent on November 15th.
(Ord. 73-O-113 § 1, 1973)