§ 104. Oil and Gas Inspector.

A.

The Mayor shall employ an Inspector, and assistants, if necessary, whose duty it shall be to enforce the provisions of this title.

B.

The Inspector shall have the authority to issue any orders or directives required to carry out the intent and purpose of this title and its particular provisions. Failure of any person to comply with any such order or directive shall constitute a violation of this title.

C.

The Inspector shall have authority to enter and inspect any premises covered by the provisions of this title to determine compliance with the provisions of this title and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, or directives of the state. Failure of any person to permit access to the Inspector shall constitute a violation of this title.

D.

The Inspector shall have the authority to request and receive any records, logs, reports and the like relating to the status or condition of any well or project or the appurtenances thereof within the City. Subject to appropriate open records statutes, this material shall remain confidential unless necessary as evidence of the violation of any of the provisions of this title. Failure of any person to provide any such requested material shall be deemed a violation of this title.

E.

In the case of a well being drilled pursuant to an order granted by the Board of Adjustment of the City, the Inspector shall be bound by any conditions placed upon the order by the Board of Adjustment and shall have no authority to vary such conditions.

(Ord. No. 22189, § 1, 1-14-2010)