15.16.050 - Application—Bond—Fee—Issuance.

(a)

Any person desiring any permit hereunder shall file a written application therefor with the fire chief on forms furnished for that purpose which shall contain and be accompanied by the following:

(1)

Description. The name or number and location of the proposed or existing well as such well may be identified and described in notices filed with the division of oil and gas.

(2)

Bond. Except as hereinafter provided in this subsection, every application for a permit required by this chapter for which a bond is not on file shall be accompanied by a faithful performance bond, on a form approved by the city attorney, in the sum of two thousand dollars for each well. Such bond shall be conditioned that the principal named in the bond shall faithfully comply with all of the provisions of this code. The bond shall secure the city against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by it by reason of the failure of the permittee to fully comply with the provisions of this code.

In lieu of filing such bond for each well, a blanket bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars to cover all operations under this code of a single permittee may be filed. A rider to the blanket bond shall be filed with the city identifying each well not then subject thereto and to be covered by such blanket bond.

Each bond shall be kept and maintained in full force and effect until terminated or superseded as hereinafter provided.

(3)

Permit Fees.

A.

A fee of one hundred dollars shall accompany each application for a permit to cover the drilling of a new well.

B.

A fee of eight dollars shall be paid annually for the operation and maintenance of each well.

(b)

Issuance of Permit. The application shall be approved and permit granted by the fire chief within five days after receipt of any application which conforms with the provisions and requirements of this code. No permit shall be issued which would conflict with any provision of the zoning ordinance or building code of the city of Commerce.

(c)

Each permit covering the drilling of any well shall include the installation and use of all temporary structures, steel derrick or portable mast tanks, equipment and facilities necessary or convenient for such operation.

Each such permit covering the operation and maintenance of any oil well shall include the installation and use of all structures, tanks, equipment and facilities necessary or convenient for the temporary field storage, separating, gauging, handling and shipping of oil, gas and other substances produced from or injected into any well customarily used in connection with such operation.

(Ord. 52 §1 (part), 1962: prior code §3904).