§ 114.05. Restrictions on location.

(A)

No well shall be drilled and no permit shall be issued for any well to be drilled at any location which is nearer than 1,000 feet to any residence or commercial building without the applicant for such permit having first secured the written permission of the owner thereof; provided, however, a well may be drilled and a permit issued for any well to be drilled at a location which is nearer than 1,000 feet but more than 500 feet from any residence or commercial building if the well to be drilled is to be located on a site in which a well has previously been drilled, pursuant to a valid permit issued by the city, on or after November 25, 1985.

(B)

No well shall be drilled and no permit shall be issued for any well to be drilled at any location which is nearer than 1,000 feet to any school or public building.

(C)

No well shall be drilled and no permit shall be issued to drill any well nearer than 1,000 feet to city owned buildings or water wells, without written permission from the city.

(D)

No well shall be drilled and no permit shall be issued to drill any well in a platted subdivision within the city, except in a drill site as designated upon the plat of the subdivision. This division shall not apply unless a drill site has been designated; provided, however, that where a preliminary plat of a subdivision has been submitted, drilling permits shall be suspended within the proposed subdivision for a period of six months or until the final plat of the subdivision is approved.

('78 Code, § 16-4)

(E)

No well shall be drilled and no permit shall be issued for any well to be drilled at any location which is within any of the streets or alleys of the city.

('78 Code, § 16-5)

(Ord. 66, passed 8-27-62; Am. Ord. 349, passed 9-24-79; Am. Ord. 503, passed 11-25-85; Am. Ord. 715, passed 11-17-97)

Cross reference

Penalty, see § 10.99.