§ 17A.3. Same - Conditions prerequisite to issuance.

Before such permit may be issued, it must appear :

(a) That an oil drilling district as defined in section 17A.1 has been created by an appropriate ordinance of the city council.

(b) That all laws of the city pertaining to zoning, subdivision, setback lines, fire, building, and other laws, rules and regulations applicable to the property for which the permit is sought have been complied with and that the granting of such permit will not result in any contravention of any law, rule, or regulation of the city.

(c) That a site plan has been submitted to the city engineer with the application for permit, detailing the well location, rig location, pit locations and pipe storage locations and ingress and egress.

(d) That prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant will post a bond in the amount of two thousand dollars, such bond indemnifying the city, and insuring that upon abandonment of the well, the requirements of the city restoring the well site to its original condition will be complied with.

(e) Prior to the issuance of the permit, the prospective applicant will be required to furnish a certificate of public liability insurance, naming the city as a co-insured.

(f) Both the bond and public liability insurance set forth in subsections (d) and (e) above will be issued by a company qualified to do business in the state. Such bond and such public liability insurance policy must have the prior approval of the city attorney, including but not limited to the amount of the public liability insurance policy and the nature and form of the contracts issued by the insurer. (Ord. No. 768, § 3.)