In the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this title, it is lawful for any person to drill wells for and to produce oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances and to conduct any other lawful operations, including the installation and maintenance of any derrick, drilling and producing equipment, and appurtenant structures or machinery proposed and intended to be used or used for or in connection with the drilling for or production of oil and gas on or from any land within any portion of the city which is zoned to permit such operations, and on any other land where such operations may be authorized pursuant to the provisions of the zoning title of the code, provided that all of such operations shall conform with the provisions of this title. All operations governed by this title shall comply with state regulations and the fire prevention code as adopted by the city.
(Prior code § 19-1; Ord. 71-O-123 § 3, 1971)
It shall be the duty of the chief building official to enforce the provisions of this title, and for that purpose he and his deputies shall have the powers of police officers. If at any time the chief building official finds any operator is violating any of the provisions of this title, he may order immediate compliance. If immediate compliance is not obtained, the chief building official may order immediate cessation of operations. The operator shall immediately comply with the order of the chief building official to cease, and shall not resume any operations until approved by the chief building official.
(Prior code § 19-22; Ord. 71-O-123 § 2, 1971; Ord. 76-O-105 § 1, 1976)
The permittee shall notify the city, in writing, of the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange of any well within five days after such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange, and the new owner thereof shall succeed to all the rights and obligations of the permittee under the permit applicable to such well upon the filing by the new owner of a faithful performance bond, as provided in this title, to cover its future operation and maintenance of such well.
The notice shall contain the following:
(1) 
The name and address of the person to whom such well is sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or exchanged;
(2) 
The name and location of the well;
(3) 
The date of sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange;
(4) 
The date when possession was relinquished by the former permittee.
(Prior code § 19-19)
(a) 
Additional Height Subject to Site Development Approval. No existing oil pumping apparatus or related oil production equipment within the city may be replaced with equipment of a larger vertical height until site development approval has been obtained pursuant to Chapter 23.75 of this code.
(b) 
Height Defined. Vertical height shall be measured from the finished grade at the location of said equipment to the highest point of such equipment during operation.
(Ord. 72-O-121, 1972)