It is unlawful for any person, firm, agency, private or public corporation to drill, redrill, deepen or otherwise recondition any well, or conduct any other operations for drilling for producing water within the corporate limits of the city without first having obtained a permit to do so. Any such application shall be filed with the city. The city council shall set the matter for public hearing within thirty days. At the public hearing, based on reports and testimony, the city council shall determine:
A. 
That the granting of such permit will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare;
B. 
That the granting of such permit will not impair the obligation of the city to produce and distribute water for the use, benefit and protection of the citizens and residents of the city;
C. 
That the water to be produced from any proposed well will not be needed for existing and future municipal uses and proposes.
If, the conditions exist or will not be created, said permit shall be granted; otherwise the application shall be denied.
(Prior code § 6314)
Any person who owns or controls any water well or cistern, or owns, possesses or controls any premises upon which an abandoned well or cistern exists, shall cap or otherwise securely cover the mouth or entrance to the well or cistern in such a way as will prevent any human being from falling into the well or cistern. Whenever a person fails or refuses to cap or cover an abandoned well or cistern, the city may do so, and the charge for said service shall be against the owner of the property upon which the well or cistern is located. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude any criminal prosecution for violation of this section.
(Prior code § 6315)
A. 
Adoption of County Regulations. Except as herein otherwise provided, that certain document entitled "Ordinance 2607 of the County of Orange," relating to construction and abandonment of wells, as compiled and adopted by the county of Orange, three copies of which have been filed with the city clerk for use and examination by the public, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Well Construction and Abandonment Ordinance" of the city, as fully as though the same were set forth herein, and for the purposes stated therein.
B. 
Requirements Augment Existing Regulations. The requirements of this section shall be in addition to any other requirements of the city, as established herein, and before a permit is issued by the city council, satisfactory proof of compliance with all provisions herein must be presented to the city council.
C. 
Designation of Advisory Board. The Orange County well standards advisory board, established by Orange County Ordinance 2607, dated July 18, 1972, is hereby designated as the well standards advisory board of the city.
D. 
Adaptation of Designations.
1. 
Whenever the phrase "Board of Supervisors" appears in the text of Ordinance 2607, incorporated herein by reference, it shall mean the "City Council."
2. 
Any reference to "Unincorporated Territory" in Ordinance 2607 shall be designated "Territory within the boundaries of the city."
3. 
Reference to Government Code § 28545 in Ordinance 2607 shall mean Section 38773.5 of the Government Code (the appropriate section applicable to cities).
E. 
Permit Fee Schedule. By resolution, the city council shall adopt an appropriate permit fee schedule for construction, reconstruction and abatement of abandoned wells.
(Prior code § 6315.1)