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. e ORDINANCE NO. 1659 Page 9 operating, producing, maintaining, spacing or abandoning an oil or gas well or related appurtenances, equipment, or facilities, or in reference to fire walls, fire protection, blow-out protection, safety protection, or convenience of persons or property, shall also be a violation of this chapter and shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions hereof. GEOPHYSICAL MINERAL EXPLORATION AND TESTING REGULATIONS SECTION 16-28: PERMITS (1) Permit Required No person, firm, or corporation shall use or discharge in any manner, any explosive, including but not limited to, dynamite and nitroglycerin, nor conduct any other method of geophysical mineral testing by the use of vibrating machines, or otherwise within the City without first having obtained a permit therefor. (2) Permit Requirements Application for a permit hereunder shall be made with the City Secretary. Such application shall contain the name of the applicant, address of the applicant, the geophysical methods of mineral exploration to be used, the purpose therefor, the location and use with a map attached designating the points of use. Such application shall be accompanied by a permit fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the first mile and one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per mile thereafter, pro-rated for any portion less than a mile. On receipt of such application by the City Secretary, the same shall be referred to the City Manager for a report as to the compliance of such application with the provisions of this chapter. Such report and the application shall then be submitted to the City Council. No permit shall be issued except by the approval of the City Council. (3) Insurance and Bond Requirements On approval of the permit, but before issuance thereof, the applicant shall provide the City Secretary with an insurance certificate showing insurance coverage of the applicant for general liability coverage in amounts not less than: (a) Bodily injuries: $1,000,000 - per person $3,000,000 - per accident (b) Property damage: $1,000,000 Such insurance coverage shall be provided by a good and solvent insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Texas. In addition, the applicant shall provide a cash bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). Said cash bond shall be for the benefit of the City and all persons concerned, conditioned that the permittee will comply with the terms and conditions of this chapter. Said bond shall become effective on or before the date the same is filed with the City Secretary and remain in force and effect and on deposit for at lease a period of six (6) months after exploration ends. (4) Duration of Permit All permits issued hereunder shall expire sixty (60) days from the date of issuance.