§ 13.14.100. Security inspections and security fee.  


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  • (a)

    The Town Council finds that oil and/or gas well sites and their associated infrastructure create special and unique issues, which the Town is required to address to protect the safety of residents, and, therefore, it is reasonable to assess an annual security inspection fee, as set forth in this Section.

    (b)

    The Town Council hereby establishes an annual security inspection fee due to the Town for all oil and/or gas well sites which are not classified as shut-in by the Commission and are presently located within the corporate limits of the Town. This annual fee shall be payable in advance on or before the 31st day of January each year thereafter. The fee for this annual security inspection shall be established by the Town Administrator or the Town Administrator's designee.

    (c)

    Failure of any owner of an oil and/or gas well to make payment of this fee by January 31 of each calendar year shall subject the owner to a fifteen percent (15%) administrative surcharge fee. Interest on the unpaid fee shall be one percent (1%) per month for each month that this fee remains unpaid. In the event litigation is deemed necessary and appropriate by the Town in order to collect this fee, the Town shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

(Ord. 3.285 §1, 2011)