26-05 Repeal 729 Gas & Oil Wells

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729.04 DRILLING NEAR BUILDINGS, RIGHTS OF WAY; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED; DRILLING HOURS. (a) No person shall erect or use any drilling rig within one hundred (100) feet ,of any buildings in the City, without first obtaining, in writing, the consent of all the owners of such buildings within that radius as measured from the center of the proposed well. Further, no person shall drill a new gas or oil well within fifty (50) feet of any railroad rig\1t of way, street or highway nor within 100 feet of an existing well as \neasured from th~ center of the proposed well to the nearest point of the right of way or dedicated portion of thè street or highway or existing well. (b) No person shall be permitted to drill bètween the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in any area within the City. Noise arising from the drilling of any well within the City shall be in accordance with Chapter 515 of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances regarding noise contrOl. ,_, . J (C)' Every drilling rig shall be equipped, at a minimum, with two (2) twenty pound (20 lb.) dry chemical, multipurpose fire extinguishers. 779.05 DISCOVERY OF ABANDONED WELL. (a) Any person being the owner or lessee of land, who discovers an abaAdoned gas or oil well, shall immediately notify the owner of the land, if discovered by the lessee and the Lakewood Building Commissioner, who shall notify the Fire Chief. (b) Any person who discovers an abandoned gas or oil well during the development of any land or the construction of any building shall immediately cease all operations until n$~ification is given to the Building Commissioner, who shall notify the Fire Chief, and su~h well is treated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (c) No person engaged in any phase of construction shall remove any casing or piping of any abandoned well until such well has been reported to the Building Commissioner and the Fire Chief and to the representative of the Ohio Department of Natural Rèsources, Division of Mineral Resources Management. No construction shall take place either over or near an abandoned gas or oil well until such well has been inspected and the type of treatment has been made as approved by the Fire Chief in conformity with the laws of the State and the provisions of this chapter. 729.06 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. , í All existing, producing gas and oil wells shall be registered bètween September 1st and September 30th of each year with the Lakewood Building Commissioner, upon forms as the Commissioner may prescribe, and shall include the names(s) and address( es) of the owner of the land; the owner of the well and the contractor responsible for maintenance. The registration shall include a plot plan drawing of the well location with the distance to the nearest building on the property and the distance to ,at least two abutting property Jines. The Building Commissioner shall forWard said registration to the Fire Chief. 't 729.07 PLUGGING OF ABANDONED WELLS REQUIRED; NOTICE AND INSPECTION REQUIRED; FEE. (a) All abandoned gas or oil wells shall be plugged in a manner prescribed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral ResourCès Management, State stiltutes and this chapter. (b) The Building Commissioner shall not issue any certificate of occupan(:y for a new building, structure or addition prior to the plugging of an abandoned gas Or oil well located on the same lot. Furthermore, no person shall occupy a new building, structure or addition before an abandoned gas or oil well located on the same lot is plugged.