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§ 102-157 LA PORTE CODE Sec. 102-157. Application and filing fee. Every application for a permit to drill and operate a well shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and duly filed with the city secretary, accompanied by a permit fee in an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code. The application shall be for a single well and shall include full information including the following: (1) The date of the application. (2) Name and address of the applicant. (3) Proposed site of the well, including: a. Name of the fee owner. b. Name of the lease owner. C. Legal description of the lease. d. Map showing location of the well on the lease. (4) Type of drilling rig to be used. (5) The proposed depth of the well. (6) A statement that it is understood and agreed that for any legal action or undertaking, venue for all suits shall lie in the county under any provision of this article. (Code 1970, § 16-13; Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-5), 8-14-89) Sec. 102-158. Permittee's insurance and bond. _ If a permit is issued by the city council under the terms of this article for the drilling and operation of a well, no actual drilling operations or site preparation work shall be commenced until the permittee shall file with the city secretary a bond and a certificate of insurance, as follows: (1) The bond shall be a cash bond in the principal sum of such number of dollars as has been determined by the city council,but not to be less than$5,000.00. Such 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 article in the drilling and operation of the well. Such 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 least a period of six months subsequent to the expiration of the term of the permit issued, and in addition the bond will be conditioned that the permittee will promptly pay off fines, penalties and other assessments imposed upon the permittee by reason of his breach of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this article, and that the permittee will promptly restore the streets and sidewalks and other public property of the city, which may be disturbed or damaged in the operations, to their former condition.The permittee will promptly clear all premises of all litter,trash,waste and other substances used, allowed or occurring in the drilling or producing operations, and will, after abandonment, grade, level and restore such property to the same surface condition, as nearly as possible, as existed when operations for the drilling of i CD102:8