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NATURAL RESOURCES
Article I. In General
Secs. 102-1-102-30. Reserved.
Article II. Geophysical Mineral Exploration and Testing
Division 1. Generally
Sec. 102-31. Penalties for violations of article.
Secs. 102-32-102-50. Reserved.
Division 2. Permit
Sec. 102-51. Required.
Sec. 102-52. Application.
Sec. 102-53. Insurance and bond requirements.
Sec. 102-54. Duration.
Sec. 102-55. Terms.
Secs. 102-56-102-75. Reserved.
Division 3. Regulations
Sec. 102-76. Explosives.
Sec. 102-77. Notice of time and place of use of testing methods.
Secs. 102-78-102-110. Reserved.
Article III. Oil and Gas
Division 1. Generally
Sec. 102-111. Definitions.
Sec. 102-112. Violation of applicable laws or regulations.
Sec. 102-113. Penalties for violations of article.
Secs. 102-114-102-135. Reserved.
Division 2. Administration
Sec. 102-136. Appointment of planning director as oil and gas inspector.
Secs. 102-137-102-155. Reserved.
Division 3. Permit
Sec. 102-156. Required.
Sec. 102-157. Application and filing fee.
Sec. 102-158. Permittee's insurance and bond.
- Sec. 102-159. Issuance or refusal.
Sec. 102-160. Termination.
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Secs. 102-161-102-180. Reserved.
Division 4. Drilling and Operating Regulations
Sec. 102-181. Well location.
Sec. 102-182. Streets and alleys.
Sec. 102-183. Deeper drilling.
Sec. 102-184. Derrick and rig.
Sec. 102-185. Pits.
Sec. 102-186. Casing.
Sec. 102-187. Setting and cementing casing.
Sec. 102-188. Valves and blowout preventers.
Sec. 102-189. Drilling fluid.
Sec. 102-190. Drill stem tests.
Sec. 102-191. Bradenhead.
Sec. 102-192. Christmas tree and well head connections.
Sec. 102-193. Premises to be kept clean and sanitary.
Sec. 102-194. Mufflers required.
Sec. 102-195. Storage tanks and separators.
Sec. 102-196. Fence.
Sec. 102-197. Venting and flaring of gas.
Sec. 102-198. Abandonment and plugging.
Sec. 102-199. Disposal of salt water.
Sec. 102-200. Use of explosives.
Secs. 102-201-102-230. Reserved.
Article W. Pipeline Transportation
Sec. 102-231. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 102-232. Definition of terms.
Sec. 102-233. Exemption.
Sec. 102-234. Permit required.
Sec. 102-235. Application for permit
Sec. 102-236. City council consideration.
Sec. 102-237. Permits.
Sec. 102-238. Permit transference.
Sec. 102-239. Permit fees.
Sec. 102-240. Permit expiration.
Sec. 102-241. Construction requirements.
Sec. 102-242. Pipeline location.
Sec. 102-243. Liability.
Sec. 102-244. Insurance and bonding requirements.
Sec. 102-245. Pipeline permit updates.
Sec. 102-246. Pipeline signs.
Sec. 102-247. Penalties.
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ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Secs. 102-1-102-30. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. GEOPHYSICAL MINERAL EXPLORATION AND TESTING*
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 102-31. Penalties for violations of article. -
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to violate or neglect to comply with any
provision of this article, irrespective of whether or not the verbiage of each subsection of this
article contains the specific language that such violation or neglect is unlawful and is an
offense. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or any of the
provisions of a drilling and operating permit issued pursuant to this article, or any condition
of the bond filed by the permittee pursuant to this section,or who shall neglect to comply with
the terms of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall,upon conviction,
be fined in amounts established by the city and listed in appendix B of this Code.The violation
of each separate provision of this section, and of the permit, and of the bond, shall be
considered separate offenses. Each day's violation of each separate provision of this article
shall be considered a separate offense.In addition to such penalties,it is further provided that
the city council at any regular or special session or meeting may,provided ten days'notice has
been given to the permittee that revocation is to be considered at such meeting, revoke or
suspend any permit issued under this article and under which drilling or producing operations
are being conducted if the permittee has violated any provision of the permit,the bond,or this
article. If the permit is revoked, the permittee may make application to the city council for a
reissuance of such permit, and the action of the city council thereon shall be final.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 3, 8-14-89)
Secs. 102-32-102-50. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. PERMIT
Sec. 102-51. Required.
No person 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.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-28(1)), 8-14-89)
*Cross reference—Businesses, ch. 22.
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Sec. 102-52. Application.
Application for a permit under this article 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 in an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code. On receipt of
such application by the city secretary,the application shall be referred to the city manager for
a report as to the compliance of such application with the provisions of this article. 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.
(Ord. No. 1659-A, § 1(16-28(2)), 1-8-90) _
Sec. 102-53. Insurance and bond requirements.
(a) On approval of the permit, but before the issuance of the permit, 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:
(1) Bodily injuries: $1,000,000.00 per person and $3,000,000.00 per accident; and
(2) Property damage: $1,000,000.00.
(b) Such insurance coverage shall be provided by a good and solvent insurance company
authorized to do business in the state. In addition, the applicant shall provide a cash bond in
the amount of$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. The bond shall become effective on or before the date the bond is filed with the city
secretary and remain in force and effect and on deposit for at least a period of six months after
the exploration ends.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-28(3)), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-54. Duration.
All permits issued under this article shall expire 60 days from the date of its issuance.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-28(4)), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-55. Terms.
The terms of the permit shall be as follows:
(1) The permittee shall observe a 300-foot distance from any dwelling or water well.
(2) The written agreement shall cover any water well damage effective for 90 days after
completion of the work.
(3) At least one city police officer(off-duty)shall be employed to accompany the work crew
while testing on the city rights-of-way,and the permittee shall provide 24 hours'notice
to the chief of police.
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permittee shall obtain written permission from citizens to enter their property.
(4) The per
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-28(5)), 8-14-89)
Secs. 102-56-102-75. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. REGULATIONS
Sec. 102-76. Explosives.
Explosives may be used with the prior and express written consent of the city council.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-29), 8-14-89; Ord. No. 1659-A, § 1, 1-8-90) -
Sec. 102-77. Notice of time and place of use of testing methods.
No geophysical method of mineral exploration shall be used under this permit without the
permittee having first, on the date of such proposed use, notified the city secretary and city
manager of the proposed time and location of the planned use. If the city secretary is not
available, notice shall be given to the chief of police,in addition to the city manager, and if he
is not available, then to any police personnel of the city. No testing shall be conducted on
Sunday, nor between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.local time. Notice shall also be given
of the name of the person in charge of the testing for the permittee for the day on which notice
is given. In addition, written notice of such testing to the occupants of all dwellings located
within 2,000 feet of the test site at least 24 hours prior to the testing.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-30), 8-14-89)
Secs. 102-78-102-110. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. OIL AND GAS*
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 102-111. Definitions.
The following words,terms and phrases,when used in this article,shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section,except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
All technical or oil and gas industry words and phrases used in this article and not specifically
defined in this section shall have that meaning customarily attributable thereto by prudent
operators in the oil and gas industry.
Actual drilling means when the drilling rig,whose purpose it is to drill the bore hole into the
production horizon, first inserts the drill bit into the ground.
*Cross reference—Business, ch. 22.
State law reference—Oil and gas generally,V.T.C.A.,Natural Resources Code §81.001 et
seq.
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Block means block of land only and shall not be misconstrued to mean drilling block.
Lease means any tract of land subject to an oil, gas and mineral lease or other oil and gas
development contract, or any unit composed of several tracts and leases but operated as one
lease,and any tract of land in which the minerals are owned by an operator or someone holding
under it or him, but which, due to the fee royalty ownership is developed and operated as a
separate tract.
New well permittee means the person to whom is issued a permit for the drilling and
operation of a new well under this section, and his or its administrators, executors, heirs,
successors and assigns.
Old well permittee means the person to whom is issued a-permit for the redrilling,
working-over, recompletion and reoperation of an old or existing well under this section, and
his or its administrators, executors, heirs, successors and assigns.
Permittee means both an old well permittee and a new well permittee.
Well means any holes, bores to any sand, any formation, strata or depth for the purpose of
producing and recovering any oil or gas, salt water injection, gas injection or enhanced
recovery injection project.
Well location means the surface location of a well.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-1), 8-14-89)
Cross reference—Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 102-112. Violation of applicable laws or regulations.
Any violation of the laws of the state or any rules,regulations,or requirements of any state
or federal regulatory body having jurisdiction in reference to drilling, completing, equipping,
operating, producing, .maintaining, spacing or abandoning an oil or gas well or related
appurtenances, equipment, or facilities, or in reference to firewalls, fire protection, blowout
protection, safety protection, or convenience of persons or property, shall also be a violation of
this article, and shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-27), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-113. Penalties for violations of article.
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to violate or neglect to comply with any
provision of this article, irrespective of whether or not the verbiage of each subsection of this
article contains the specific language that such violation or neglect is unlawful and is an
offense. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or any of the
provisions of a drilling and operating permit issued pursuant hereto, or any condition of the
bond filed by the permittee pursuant to this section, or who shall neglect to comply with the
terms of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be
fined in amounts established by the city and listed in appendix B of this Code. The violation
of each separate provision of this section, the permit, and the bond shall be considered a
separate offense. Each day's violation of each separate provision of this article shall be
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considered a separate offense. In addition to such penalties,it is further provided that the city
council, at any regular or special session or meeting, may, provided ten days' notice has been
given to the permittee that revocation is to be considered at such meeting, revoke or suspend
any permit issued under this article and under which drilling or producing operations are
being conducted if the permittee has violated any provision of the permit, the bond or this
article. If the permit is revoked, the permittee may make application to the city council fora
reissuance of such permit, and the action of the city council thereon shall be final.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 3, 8-14-89) -
Secs. 102-114-102-135. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION*
Sec. 102-136. Appointment of planning director as oil and gas inspector.
The city council hereby appoints the planning director of the city to enforce the provisions
of this article.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-9), 8-14-89)
Secs. 102-137-102-155. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. PERMIT
Sec. 102-156. Required.
(a) New well permit. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person acting either for
himself or acting as agent, employee or independent contractor for any other person, to
commence to drill,or to operate, any new well within the city limits,or to work upon or assist
in any way in the development or operation of any such new well,without a new well permit
for the drilling and operation of such new well having first been issued by the authority of the
city council, in accordance with the terms of this article.
(b) Old well permit. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person acting either for
himself or acting as agent, employee or independent contractor for any other person, to
commence to deepen,to repair or to recomplete any well,old or existing,within the city limits
or to work upon or assist in any way in the development or operation of any such well,without
an old well permit having first been issued by the proper authority of the city council in
accordance with the terms of this article.
(Code 1970, § 16-12; Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-2), 8-14-89)
*Cross reference—Administration, ch. 2.
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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
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4bolv the wells were first commenced. The permittee will indemnify and hold the city
harmless from any and all liability growing out of or attributable to the granting of
such permit,including the payment of any expenses incurred by the city for any legal
action which may be filed by either party hereto by reason of seeking or recovery of
damages to the city. If at any time,the city council shall deem any permittee's bond to
be insufficient for any reason,it may require the permittee to make an additional cash
bond.If after completion of a well,the permittee has complied with all of the provisions
of this article, such as removing the derrick, clearing the premises,etc.,he may apply
to the city council to have the cash bond reduced to a sum of not less than $1,000.00
for the remainder of the time the well produces without reworking, and be given a
refund of the amount of reduction. During reworking operations, the amount of the
bond shall be increased to the original amount.
(2) In addition to the bond required in subsection (1) of this section, the permittee shall
carry a policy of standard comprehensive public liability insurance,including contrac-
tual liability covering bodily injuries and property damage, naming the permittee and
the city, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business within the state,
such policy in the aggregate shall provide for the following minimum coverages:
a. Bodily injuries: $1,000,000.00, one person and $3,000,000.00, one accident; and
b. Property damage: $1,000,000.00.
(3) The permittee shall file with the city secretary certificates of such insurance coverage
46000, as stated in subsection(2)of this section,and shall obtain the written approval thereof
by the city secretary,who shall act thereon within ten days from the date of such filing.
Such insurance policy shall not be cancelled without written notice to the city secretary
at least ten days prior to the effective date of such cancellation.If the insurance policy
is cancelled, the permit granted shall terminate, and the permittee's rights to operate
under the permit shall cease until the permittee files additional insurance as provided
in this section.
(Code 1970, § 16-14; Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-8), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-159. Issuance or refusal.
(a) The city council,within 30 days after the filing of the application for a permit to drill and
operate a well,shall determine whether or not the application complies in all respects with the
provisions of this article, and if it does, the city council shall then fix the amount of the
principal of the bond and insurance provided for in section 102-158, and after such determi-
nation shall issue a permit for the drilling and operation of the well applied for. Each permit
issued under this article shall:
(1) By reference have incorporated therein all the provisions of this article with the same
force and effect as if this article were copied verbatim in the permit.
(2) Specify the well location with particularity to lot number, block number and correct
legal description.
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(3) Contain and specify that the term of such permit shall be for a period of 180 days from
the date of the permit and as long thereafter as the permittee is engaged in drilling
operations with no cessations of such operations for more than 90 days, or oil or gas is
produced in commercial quantities from the well drilled pursuant to such permit,
provided that if at any time after discovery of oil or gas the production thereof in
commercial quantities shall cease, the term shall not terminate if the permittee
commences additional reworking operations within 90 days thereafter, and if they
result in the production of oil or gas, so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced from
such well.
(4) Contain and specify such conditions as are authorized by this article.
(5) Contain and specify that no actual operations shall be commenced until the permittee
shall file and have approved an indemnity bond in the designated principal amount as
so determined by the city council and conditioned as specified in section 102-158.
(b) Such permit, in duplicate originals, shall be signed by the city manager, and prior to
delivery to the permittee shall be signed by the permittee(with one original to be retained by
the city and one by the permittee).When so signed,the permit shall constitute the permittee's
drilling and operating license and the contractual obligation of the permittee to comply with
the terms of such permit, such bond and this article.
(c) If the permit for the well is refused, or if the applicant notifies the city in writing that
he does not elect to accept the permit as tendered and wishes to withdraw his application, or
if the bond of the applicant is not approved and the applicant notifies the city in writing that
he wishes to withdraw his application, then, upon the happening of such events, the cash _
deposit provided for to be filed with the application shall be returned to the applicant, except
that there shall be retained therefrom by the city a processing fee in an amount established by
the city and listed in appendix A of this Code.
(Code 1970, § 16-17; Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-6), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-160. Termination.
The permit shall terminate without any action on the part of the city unless actual drilling
of the well shall have commenced within 180 days from the date of issuance.The cessation for
a like period of the drilling operations,or the cessation of the production of oil or gas from the
well after production shall have commenced, shall cancel the permit, and the well shall be
considered as abandoned for all purposes of this article. It shall be unlawful thereafter to
continue the operation or drilling of such well without the issuance of another permit.
(Code 1970, § 16-21; Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-7), 8-14-89)
Secs. 102-161-102-180. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. DRILLING AND OPERATING REGULATIONS
Sec. 102-181. Well location.
(a) Subdivisions. No drilling for gas and oil wells in recorded subdivisions shall be allowed.
This subsection shall apply only to acreage which has been subdivided into home sites the size
of which are one acre or less and the plat has been filed for record in the office of the county
clerk.
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(b) Residences; commercial buildings; schools; city-owned buildings; water wells. No well
shall be drilled and no permit shall be issued for any well to be drilled at any location which
is nearer than 750 feet of any residence or commercial building without the applicant having
first secured the written permission of the owner. No well shall be drilled and no permit shall
be issued for any well to be drilled at any location which is nearer than 750 feet of any school
campus within the La Porte Independent School District. No drilling and no permit shall be
issued to any well nearer than 750 feet to city-owned buildings or water wells without written
permission from the city.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-4), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-182. Streets and alleys.
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. No street or alley shall be
blocked or encumbered or closed in any drilling or production operation except by special
permit by order of the city council, and then only temporarily.
(Code 1970, § 16-1; Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-3), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-183. Deeper drilling.
If the city is satisfied that the well may be deepened with the same degree of safety as
existed with the original well,a permit may be issued,in an amount established by the city and
listed in appendix A of this Code,to the permittee, authorizing the deepening and operation of
the well to such specified depth as applied for. In any deeper drilling or any deeper completion
or any deeper production operations, the permittee shall comply with all other provisions
contained in this article and applicable to the drilling, completion and operation of a well.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-10), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-184. Derrick and rig.
(a) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to use or operate in connection with
the drilling or reworking of any well within the city limits,any wooden derrick,and all engines
shall be equipped with adequate mufflers approved by the city council;or to permit any drilling
rig or derrick to remain on the premises or drilling site for a period longer than 60 days after
completion or abandonment of the well.At all times from the start of erection of a derrick,mast
or gin-pole, until the well is abandoned and plugged or completed as a producer and enclosed
with a fence as provided in this division, the permittee shall keep a watchman on duty on the
premises at all times; provided, however, that it shall not be necessary to keep an extra
watchman on duty on the premises when other workers of the permittee are on the premises.
(b) No electric lighting generator shall be placed or remain nearer than 150 feet to any
producing well or oil tank.
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(c) Any rubbish or debris which may constitute a fire hazard shall be removed to a distance
of at least 100 feet from the vicinity of the wells, tanks and pump stations.All waste shall be
disposed of in such manner as to avoid creating a fire hazard or polluting fresh water streams
or underground strata. All waste disposal plans shall be approved by the planning director.
(d) No open flame or arc welding shall be allowed inside the derrick substructure of a well
prior to installation of the well head.
(e) All temporary oil and gas flow lines laid upon or across a public road or highway must
be buried to the depth required by permits issued under section 102-262.
(f) An electric powered rig shall be utilized when available.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-11), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-185. Pits.
Either earthen or steel slush pits shall be permitted in connection with the drilling
operation.If a steel pit is used,the pit and its contents shall be removed from the premises and
the drilling site within 60 days after completion of the well.If an earthen slush pit is used, the
slush pit shall be filled and leveled within 60 days after completion of the well.All drilling mud
must be removed from the earthen pit prior to backfilling.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-12), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-186. Casing.
All casing,including surface protection and production strings, shall be new seamless steel,
or equivalent quality oil well casing. Each joint and length of each particular casing string
shall have,prior to setting,unconditionally passed a hydraulic test to ensure physical integrity
at design working pressure.
(Ord. No.. 1659, § 1(16-13), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-187. Setting and cementing casing.
No well shall be drilled within the city limits without properly setting surface casing to a
depth as approved by the state department of water resources. The surface casing must be
driven or cemented by the pump and plug method.All other casing strings must be cemented
by the pump and plug method with sufficient cement to completely fill all of annular space
behind the casing string to the surface. No well shall be drilled within the city limits without
properly setting surface casing a depth sufficient to protect producing fresh water sands.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-14), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-188. Valves and blowout preventers.
No well shall be drilled within the city limits without equipping the intermediate protective
casing with at least one master valve and one fluid-operated ram type blowout preventer with
mechanical operating backup; and without properly equipping the production casing during
completion operations and workover operations with at least one master valve and at least one
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fluid-operated ram type blowout preventer. Each blowout preventer shall test 5,000 pounds,
and its mechanical operation shall be tested daily. All control equipment shall be in good
working condition and order at all times.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-15), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-189. Drilling fluid.
No well shall be drilled within the city limits without using mud as the drilling fluid after
the setting of surface casing as provided in section 102-187. The weight of the mud laden
drilling fluid shall be at all times maintained at such weight as will provide a hydrostatic head
of not less than 500 pounds per square inch in excess of the formation encountered by the well.
In reworking a well, a drilling fluid shall be at all times maintained at such weight as will
provide a hydrostatic head of not less than 500 pounds per square inch in excess of the
pressure, of the formation penetrated by the well and open for production.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-16), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-190. Drill stem tests.
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person in connection with the drilling or
reworking operations of any well within the city limits to take and to complete any drill stem
test except during daylight hours,and then only if the well effluent during the test is produced
through an adequate oil and gas separator to storage tanks,and the effluent remaining in the
drill pipe at the time the tool is closed is flushed to the surface by circulating drilling fluid
down the annulus and up the drill pipe.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-17), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-191. Bradenhead.
Each well drilled within the city limits shall be equipped with a bradenhead with a working
pressure of not less than 3,000 pounds per square inch. Bradenheads shall be cast iron steel
premanufactured and welded to the well casing. The bradenhead installed on the surface
casing shall be set above the ground level and shall be equipped with fittings having a working
pressure rating of not less than 3,000 pounds per square inch.The bradenhead pressure shall
be checked at least once each calendar month, and, if pressure is found to exist, proper
remedial measures shall be taken immediately to eliminate the source and the existence of the
pressure.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-18), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-192. Christmas tree and well head connections.
The Christmas tree and all well head connections on each well drilled within the city limits
shall have at least a minimum working pressure of 3,000 pounds per square inch, and on all
wells completed below a depth of 7,000 feet, the Christmas tree and well head connections
shall have at least a minimum working pressure of 3,000 pounds per square inch and a
minimum test pressure of at least 5,000 pounds per square inch. All piping and fittings
connecting the well head to an oil and gas separator shall have at least the same working
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pressure as specified for Christmas tree and well head connections in this section. All wells
shall be equipped with an automatic closing safety valve located adjacent to the wing valve in
addition to the regular control valves.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-19), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-193. Premises to be kept clean and sanitary.
The premises shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, free from rubbish of every
character, to the satisfaction of the city at all times drilling operations or reworking are being
conducted, and as long thereafter as oil and/or gas is being produced therefrom. Any spill, oil
or salt water must be reported immediately to the city and cleanup commenced promptly.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-20), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-194. Mufflers required.
Motive power for all operations after completion of drilling operations shall be electricity or
properly muffled gas,gasoline, or diesel engines. Such mufflers are to be approved by the chief
building official prior to their use.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-21), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-195. Storage tanks and separators.
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to use,construct or operate in connection
with any producing well within the city limits, any crude oil well storage tanks except to the
extent of two steel tanks for oil storage, not exceeding 500 barrels capacity each and so
constructed and maintained as to be vaportight, with pressure release valves set below tank
design pressure, and each surrounded with an earthen firewall at such distance from the tank
as will, under any circumstances,hold and retain at least 1'12 times the maximum capacity of
such tank.A permittee shall operate a conventional steel separator,and such other steel tanks
and appurtenances as are necessary for separating oil and gas with each of such facilities to
be so constructed and maintained as to be vaportight. Each oil and gas separator shall be
equipped with both a regulation pressure relief safety valve and a bursting head.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-22), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-196. Fence.
Any person who completes any well as a producer shall have the obligation to enclose the
well, together with its surface facilities and storage tanks, by a substantial smooth net wire
fence sufficiently high and properly built so as to ordinarily keep persons and animals out of
the enclosure with all gates thereto to be kept locked when the permittee or his employees are
not within the enclosure. It is provided, however, that in noncongested areas the city, at its
discretion, may waive the requirement of any fence, or may designate the type of fence to be
erected.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-23), 8-14-89)
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Sec. 102-197. Venting and flaring of gas.
No person engaged in drilling or operating any well shall permit gas to escape or be vented
into the air unless the gas is flared and burned as permitted by the state railroad commission.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-24), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-198. Abandonment and plugging.
Whenever any well is abandoned it shall be the obligation of the permittee and the operator
of the well to plug the well in accordance with regulations of the state railroad commission.No
surface or conductor string of casing may be pulled or removed from a well. During initial
abandonment operations it will be the obligation of the permittee or the operator of the well to
flood the well with mud-laden fluid weighing not less than ten pounds per gallon or sufficient
mud weight to yield a hydrostatic pressure 500 pounds above the maximum formation
pressure encountered by the well. The well will be kept filled to the top with the mud-laden
fluid at all times, and the mud-laden fluid of the above specifications will be left in the well
bore below and between cement plugs.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-25), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-199. Disposal of salt water.
The permittee shall make adequate provisions for the disposal of all salt water or other
impurities which he may bring to the surface, and disposal to be made in such manner as to
not contaminate the underground water strata or to injure surface vegetation. The disposal
process shall be approved by the city,prior to disposal for the protection of public health,safety
and well-being.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-26), 8-14-89)
Sec. 102-200. Use of explosives.
Explosives may be used with the prior express written consent of the city council.
(Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-29), 8-14-89; Ord. No. 1659-A, § 1, 1-8-90)
Secs. 102-201-102-230. Reserved.
ARTICLE IV. PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION*
Sec. 102-231. Declaration of policy.
The city council declares that the policy of the city in the manner of granting to any person
the privilege to construct, operate and maintain any pipe or pipeline within the jurisdiction of
*Editor's note—Ordinance No.2004-2755, § 1, adopted July 12,2004,repealed the former
Art. IV, §§ 102-231-102-237, 102-261-102-265, and enacted a new Art. IV as set out herein.
The former Art. IV pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 915,
§ 1(18-A-1)-418-A-12), 3-6-72.
Cross reference—Businesses, ch. 22.
- State law reference—Transportation of gas and gas pipeline facilities, safety standards,
L00111 preemption, Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 6053-1.
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the city for the purpose of thereby transporting oil, gas, brine or any other liquid or gaseous
substance whatsoever shall be stated in this article. The provision of this article shall be
administered by the director of planning or his designee.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-232. Definition of terms.
All terms used herein shall be taken in their ordinary signification except the following:
City shall mean the City of La Porte now incorporated and as hereafter expanded by
annexation or consolidation.
Commodity shall mean any liquid or gaseous substance or other product capable of being
transported through a pipeline and which is, or may become, flammable, toxic or otherwise
hazardous to human, animal or plant health and/or life.
Director shall mean the director of planning or his designee.
Operational boundary shall mean the prime property and location of the offices and
operational facilities of a person within the city. The term is not intended to extend to
rights-of-way, easements, licenses or privileges owned or utilized by a person incidental to a
pipeline and which radiate or depart from such primary property, offices and operational
facilities.
Permittee shall mean the person to whom a permit is issued under the provisions of this
ordinance.
Person shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other entity,
however organized.
Pipeline shall mean any pipeline or part thereof, including pipe, valves and any appurte-
nances thereto,which is used for the transportation of a commodity into,across,under or over
the city. "Pipeline" shall include any pipe, valve, appurtenance or portion of any pipeline
crossing the operational boundary of any industry operating, in whole or part, in the city.
"Pipeline"shall not include any pipeline,pipe,valve or appurtenance when located entirely on,
within or under a person's operational boundary.
Relocation shall mean the horizontal or vertical movement of a pipeline.
Reposition shall mean the movement of a pipeline when such movement is necessary for the
public construction or public improvement: construction, maintenance and improvement of
streets, water lines, sanitary sewer lines, storm sewers, ditches and public utilities.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Cross reference—Definitions generally, § 1-2.
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Sec. 102-233. Exemption.
This article shall not extend to:
(1) Any person now or hereafter providing natural gas service for residential and business
use only within the city pursuant to a franchise from the city as a gas distribution
utility;
(2) Raw or potable water pipelines, valves and appurtenances; or
(3) City, county or state agencies for storm drainage or sanitary sewer service pipelines,
valves and appurtenances, except industrial wastes transported by pipeline to treat-
ment facilities outside the corporate city limits.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-234. Permit required.
No person shall commence the construction,relocation or reposition of a pipeline within the
city without a permit being obtained from the city for such pipeline under the terms of this
chapter.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-235. Application for permit
A person desiring a permit shall submit a written application to the director and
concurrently therewith shall pay a non-refundable fee to the city. The application form,which
can be obtained from the director, shall be submitted to the director, in duplicate, with the
following information contained thereon:
(1) The name,business address and telephone number of the pipeline owner and operator;
(2) The names, titles and telephone numbers of the following persons:
a. The person submitting the information;
b. The principal contact for submittal of information; and
C. The 24-hour emergency contact (and an alternate 24-hour contact), who
1. Can initiate appropriate actions to respond to a pipeline emergency;
2. Has access to information on the location of the closest shutoff valve to any
specific point in the city or its jurisdiction; and
3. Can furnish the common name of the material then being carried by the
pipeline.
(3) The origin point and destination of the pipeline being constructed,adjusted,relocated,
replaced, repositioned or repaired.
(4) A description of the commodity(s)to be transported through the pipeline.A copy of the
material safety data sheets for the commodity(s) shall be included with the submittal
if the owner or operator is required by federal or state law to have material safety data
sheets available;
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(5) The maximum allowable operating pressure on the pipeline as determined according
to the U.S. Department of Transportation and State Railroad Commission procedures
or the maximum design strength for unregulated pipelines, if applicable;
(6) The normal operating pressure range of the pipeline;
(7) The maximum allowable temperature under which the substance or product may be
pumped or otherwise caused or permitted to flow through any and all of the particular
portions of the pipeline, if applicable;
(8) Engineering plans, drawings, maps with summarized specifications showing the
horizontal pipeline location,the pipeline covering depths and location of shutoff valves
within the corporate limits and ETJ of the city. The location of shutoff valves must be
known in order for emergency responders to clear the area for access to the valves.To
the extent that information can be reasonably obtained, drawings shall show the
location of other pipelines and utilities that will be crossed or paralleled within five
feet;
(9) A summary description of the time, location, manner, means and methods of the
proposed construction, including but not limited to the following:
a. Detailed cross section/profile drawings for all public way crossings if requested by
the Director;
b. A plan accurately showing the location, course and alignment of the proposed
pipeline,including valve locations(existing and proposed),and all public ways in
which the proposed pipeline shall be laid, provided that the degree of accuracy
shall not be required to exceed the accuracy which can be practicably achieved by
using United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps.
(10) A statement that the pipeline will comply with the applicable standards required by
this article as well as all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations; and
(11) A statement that the permittee shall,at any time in the future,where such pipeline or
portion thereof crosses or is laid within, under or across any street, road or utility
right-of-way, drainage way or public way existing or projected at the time the permit
is issued,reposition such pipeline(which shall include lowering or raising the pipeline,
as well as casing it, if required) at the permittee's sole expense, when the city
reasonably requires such action incidental to public construction or public improve-
ment: Construction, maintenance and improvement of streets, water lines, sanitary
sewer lines,storm sewers,ditches and public utilities.The city shall give the permittee
prior written notice of the need for repositioning location, and such notice shall be
mailed certified mail, return receipt requested, to the permittee as designated in the
application. The permittee shall have six months to complete such repositioning.
(12) A statement that the permittee shall notify the director at least 48 hours prior to
performing any scheduled repairs or maintenance on the pipeline. For unscheduled
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emergency repairs or maintenance, taken to protect the public health, safety or
welfare, the permittee shall notify the city police department dispatcher as soon as
practical but no later than one hour after commencing repairs or maintenance.
The director expressly reserves the right to require the submission of additional information
if the director reasonably deems the information necessary to meet the requirements of this
article. Such supplemental information shall be submitted by the permittee to the director
within ten days, excluding weekends and city holidays, of the permittee's receipt of the
director's written request.While awaiting the requested information,the period in which the
city must process the application shall be suspended.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-236. City council consideration.
(a) Within 60 days from the date on which the official application is received at the official
address for the director,the director shall advise the applicant whether,based on the director's
professional judgment,the contemplated construction,relocation,replacement or reposition is
in compliance with this article.If the director does not deem the contemplated construction to
be in compliance with this article, the director shall notify the applicant, in writing, of any
deficiencies found.
(b) After the notice described in subsection (a)of this section is given to the applicant, the
director,based upon the assessment of the director and other city personnel,shall report to the
city council upon his examination of such application and plans,including such changes in the
plans as the applicant may have made upon his suggestion,with his recommendation as to the
granting or denying of the permit application,based upon compliance or noncompliance with
this article,at the next regularly scheduled city council meeting for which adequate notice may
be given. The director shall in such report and recommendation state whether the proposed
course or alignment of the pipeline and depth at which it is proposed to be laid thorough
undeveloped or unplatted areas is, to the extent economically feasible, consistent with the
probable future development of such areas,location and opening of future streets, and laying
of water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer lines, ditches and public utilities incident to such
probable future development.
(c) After the report and recommendation is made to the city council, the city council shall
consider approval or denial of the permit.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-237. Permits.
Upon approval, permits shall be executed in duplicate originals by the director. One
duplicate original shall be delivered to the permittee and the other shall be retained by the city.
A copy of the permit shall be conspicuously displayed at each point where the pipeline
construction,relocation or repositioning intersects any public street,right-of-way,easement or
public property within the corporate limits of the city.
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Sec. 102-238. Permit transference.
Permits may be transferred after prior written notice to the director, on a form provided by
the director, which notice shall set forth the full name and address of the transferee, the full
name and address of the transferee's registered agent or owner (if an unincorporated entity)
and an agreement that the transferee shall be bound by all provisions of the application and
permit as originally acted upon and granted by the city. The transfer application shall be
signed by an authorized officer, owner or representative of both the transferor and transferee
and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable transfer fee.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-239. Permit fees.
(a) Every permit requested under the terms and conditions of this article, with the
exception of those permits necessitated due to a repositioning of a pipeline at the request or
required by the city or another governmental entity, shall provide for the payment by the
applicant to the city of a non-refundable application fee of$1,000.00 per pipeline.
(b) Every permit granted under the terms and conditions of this article shall provide for the
payment of an annual fee thereafter in the amount of$800.00 per pipeline per year, payable
annually in advance on or before July 1 of each year.
(c) Every permit transfer shall be accompanied by a non-refundable transfer fee of$300.00.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-240. Permit expiration.
(a) If construction, relocation or reposition of the pipeline does not commence within one
year from the date of the permit,the permit shall be void unless the permittee makes written
application for an extension. The city council may grant an extension for one additional year
only.
(b) Pipelines abandoned after the date of this article shall have their permit voided and
shall not thereafter be subject to the terms of this article except as follows:
(1) The owner or operator shall report to the director, in writing, the abandonment of a
pipeline that has been permitted in accordance with this article.
(2) All known abandoned pipelines shall be purged, disconnected from all sources or
suppliers of gas,hazardous liquids and chemicals and shall be capped or sealed at each
end within the city limits.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-241. Construction requirements.
All pipelines shall be constructed in accordance with the following guidelines:
(1) All pipelines shall be constructed in accordance with the latest applicable minimum
standards,if applicable, established by the United States Department of Transporta-
tion,Texas Railroad Commission, or any other entity having regulatory authority over
pipeline safety and construction matters.
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(2) All pipelines shall be buried to specified depths, as follows:
a. Pipelines which run under or within 20 feet of any street or streets and/or any
proposed street which has been designated on the master plan for the city or the
official city map of the city,shall be buried to a depth of at least six feet measured
between the top of the pipeline and the natural surface of the ground.
b. Pipelines which run under any ditch and/or drainage area or structure shall be
buried to a depth of at least five feet measured between the top of the pipeline and
the ultimate channel or structure depth.Permittee is responsible for determining
the ultimate depths from the appropriate agency and reporting said information
with permit application.
C. Pipelines for areas not mentioned in a.or b. above shall be buried to a minimum
depth of four feet measured between the top of the pipeline and the natural
surface of the ground.
Provided further, if at any particular point or points the director determines that a
greater or lesser depth be required, such permit shall not be granted except upon
agreement by the permittee to comply with such depth requirement.
(3) All pipelines shall cross public streets, public properties and public rights-of-way as
closely as possible to a right (900) angle.
(4) All public streets,roads and ways in existence at the time of construction of a pipeline
shall be bored under and shall not be cut for the purpose of constructing,relocating or
repositioning a pipeline.
(5) All pipeline related excavations in any public right-of-way shall be backfilled in a
manner satisfactory to the city; and if after once refilling such excavation the earth
within the excavated area settles so as to leave a depression, the permittee shall be
required to make further necessary fills as ordered by the city.All areas shall be graded
and maintained so as to provide drainage of the area.
(6) The permittee shall be required to repair all portions of any street across or along and
under which pipelines are laid and place the same in as good a state of repair and
condition as they were at the time the construction,repair or removal was commenced,
such repairs to be to the satisfaction of the city.
(7) Upon completion of the pipeline, the permittee shall provide the director with three
as-built(or record)drawings of the pipeline, showing the route, distances and shut-off
valve locations. These drawings shall be submitted in digital format acceptable to the
city.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-242. Pipeline location.
(a) Where feasible, a new pipeline shall be located within existing pipeline corridors. The
feasibility of locating new pipelines in established corridors in the city shall be considered from
the perspective of the pipeline owner or operator, taking into consideration the following:
(1) The availability and cost of corridor space;
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(2) The availability and cost of right-of-way to and from the corridor;
(3) Technical, environmental, safety, efficiency and cost issues related to building, oper-
ating and maintaining both the portion of the pipeline that would be located in the
corridor and the lengths of pipeline required to gain access to and from routing through
a corridor;
(4) Any delays in right-of-way acquisition or pipeline construction that may result from
routing through a corridor;
(5) The availability of an alternative right-of-way to the owner or operator; and
(6) All other matters that a prudent pipeline owner or operator would consider in selecting
the route for a new pipeline.
Provided that the owner or operator has considered in good faith the use of existing
corridors within the city, the determination of the owner or operator as to the
feasibility shall be determinative, unless there is clear and convincing evidence that
contradicts the conclusion of the owner or operator.
(b) When it is not feasible for a new pipeline to be located within an existing corridor, the
pipeline should, to the extent practical:
(1) Follow property boundaries of fee parcels or existing easements to avoid unnecessary
fragmentation of land and avoid diagonal routes that would create slivers of land ("
between public ways, except if following:
a. Manmade or topographical features is in the public interest;
b. Boundary lines or existing easements is impractical under the circumstances;
C. Boundary lines or existing easements poses safety concerns; or
d. Boundary lines or existing easements would not be feasible.
(2) Avoid areas of unique recreational or aesthetic importance, environmentally sensitive
areas and areas of historical or cultural significance, unless appropriate mitigation
measures are undertaken to the satisfaction of the director; and
(3) Avoid conflict with existing or planned urban developments as well as the location of
Planned future streets and laying of planned water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer
lines, structures and ditches incident to such future development.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-243. Liability.
A condition of granting any permit shall require the permittee to save the city harmless
from liability for injury or damage to any person or person's property caused by the
construction, relocation, repositioning, maintenance, operation, repair or removal of any part
or all of such pipeline within any public right-of-way or easement; and shall require the
permittee to pay to the city all damages caused to the city by construction relocation,
repositioning, maintenance, operation, repair or removal of such pipeline or any part thereof.
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(1) Except in an emergency, the permittee shall notify the director 48 hours before
commencing at any time excavation in any portion of any said unpaved or unimproved
street,and not wholly close any street,but shall at all times maintain a route of travel
along and within such roadway area,to the extent such travel was allowed prior to the
excavation.
(2) In the event of an emergency, it being evident that immediate action is necessary for
the protection of the public and to minimize property damage and loss of investment,
permittee may, at its own responsibility and risk make necessary emergency repairs,
notifying the city police dispatch of this action as soon as practical,but not later than
one hour after commencing repairs or maintenance.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-244. Insurance and bonding requirements.
(a) Under this article, a permittee must furnish, prior to any construction, repair,
adjustment, relocation, reposition or replacement, and shall further maintain at all times
during the life of the permit, commercial general liability insurance for bodily injury and
property damage, including explosion, collapse and underground hazard, coverage in the
minimum combined single limit amount of$1,000,000.00 as it pertains to all pipelines or other
facilities owned by the permittee in the public way in the jurisdiction. Such policy shall name
the city, its officers, agents and employees as additional insureds.
certificate of insurance specifying the coverage required in subsection (b) of this
(b) A ce
section with an insurance company having acceptable insurance rating shall be furnished to
the director prior to the issuance of any permit. Such certificates of insurance shall provide
that at least 30 days prior written notice for the termination or modification of the required
insurance shall be given to the city.
(c) In lieu of liability insurance, a permit applicant shall furnish evidence of financial
responsibility which demonstrates the applicant's qualifications as a self-insurer. Such
evidence may take the form of the most recent corporate financial report which is acceptable
to the city council as giving assurance of the applicant's financial ability to comply with the
requirements of this section.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-245. Pipeline permit updates.
It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to provide,in writing,updated information on
the following aspects of each permit:
(1) Name and mailing address of the pipeline owner.
(2) Name and telephone number of two officers or persons available on a 24-hour basis
who can furnish or obtain immediately,information as to the pressure at the point or
points of input nearest to the city and the common name of the commodity carried by
the pipeline.
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(3) A description of the commodity(s)being transported through the pipeline.A copy of the
material safety data sheets for the commodity(s) shall be included with the update if
the owner or operator is required by federal or state law to have material safety data
sheets available.
This information will be provided with the annual update or upon transference or any change
in ownership.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-246. Pipeline signs.
Every pipeline,new or existing,within the corporate limits of the city shall bear at all times,
in plain,indelible lettering,signs denoting the ownership of said pipeline,permanently affixed
in the pipeline right-of-way where said pipeline rights-of-way cross public streets, public
properties or public rights-of-way.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
Sec. 102-247. Penalties.
Any violation of any section, subsection or part of this article shall be deemed a
misdemeanor and such violation thereof during all or any portion of any day shall be a
separate offense and misdemeanor; and upon final conviction, every person,firm, association,
corporation or partnership guilty of such violation shall be fined in a sum not more than 1`
$2,000.00 per each day of violation.
(Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04)
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