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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAI~E, TEXAS, REGULATING THE
DRILLING AND PRODUCTION OF GAS AND OIL U~TELLS WITHIN THE CITY;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBI.IC.~TION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PR~~VIDING FOR REPEAL OF
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
wHFREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas, is a Home Rule Municipality located in Tarrant
County, Texas, created in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Local
Government Code and operating pursuant to the enabling legislation of the
State of Texas; and
~VHFREAS, the City Council of Southlake, Texas, finds that the drilling and production of
gas and oil without proper regulations, may affect the health, safety, and
general welfare of the public and may cause imminent destruction of property
or i n j ury to p ersons; and
wHF,REAS, the City Council of Southlake, Texas, deems it necessary to enact an
ordinance to govern the drilling and production of gas and oil within the
corporate limits of the City of Southlake.
NO~V, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOt!THLAKE, TEXAS:
Section l : THAT, the above findings are hereby found to be true and correct and are
incorporated herein in their entirety.
Section ?: THAT, Chapter 9.5, of the City of Southlake City Cade be hereby amended
by adding a new Article IV, Gas and Oil well Drilling and Production,
comprising of new Sections A through T, which reads as follows:
ARTICLE IV. Gas and Uil Well Drilling & Production
A. Purpose and Intent: The exploration, development, and production of gas and oil in the City
is an activity which necessitates reasonable regulation to ensure that all property owners,
mineral and otherwise, have the right to peaceably enjoy their property and its benefits and
revenues. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this section to establish reasonable and
uniform limitations, safeguards and regulations for operations related to the exploring,
drilling, developing, producing, transporting and storing of gas and oil and other substances
produced in association with gas and oil within the City tc~ protect the health, safety and
general welfare of the public, minimize the potential impact to property and mineral rights
owners, protect the quality of the environment, and encourage the orderly production of
a~l~ailable mineral resources.
B. Definitions: All technical industry words or phrases related to the drilling and production of
gas al~d oil wells not specifically defined shall have the meanings customarily attributable
thereto by prudent operators in the gas and oil industry. For the purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning.
f~ hanc~ortment: "Abandonment" as defined by the Railroad. Commission and includes the
plugging of the well and restoration of the drill site as required by this section.
A~~~licarrt: A person to wham a permit or certificate for the drilling, operation and production
of a well, or the installation or operation of a pipeline, is issued under this section, including,
but not limited to, his or her heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns.
C"r~~~: The City of Southlake, Texas.
C'r~v C~oz~~cil: The City Council of the City of Southlake.
I~~ill Site: The area used far drilling, completing, or re-working a well.
1.~~il~i~~g: Any digging or boring of a new well to develop or produce gas and oil or to inject
gas and ail, water, or any other fluid or substance into the earth, Drilling means and includes
tl~e re-entry of an abandoned well, Drilling does not mean or include the re-entry of a well
that has not been abandaned.
Environmentally Sensitive Area: An area under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Anny Corps of
Engineers where scientific, ecological, cultural or aesthetic features have been identified by
tl~e Corps of Engineers.
~'_~cploration: Geologic or geophysical activities, including, but not limited to, surveying and
seismic exploration, related to the search far gas and oil or other sub-surface hydrocarbons.
Crcis: Gas and or natural gas, as such terms are used in the rules, regulations, or farms of the
Railroad Commission.
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Clczs uncl ail Well: Any well drilled for the production of gas andlor ail or classified as a gas
andlor oil Well by the Texas Natural Resources Code or the Railroad Commission. For the
purposes of this ordinance, a "well" includes a gas andlor ail well.
G~zs and ail Well I~zspector Well I~zspeetor~: An independent qualified gas, oil, or petroleum
consultant familiar with and educated in the gas and oil industry who has been retained by
the City.
Cl{~s a~~d ail Well Permit: A permit applied for and issued air denied pursuant to this section
a~~thorizing the drilling, production, and operation of one ar mare gas andlor ail wells.
C~~ztheri~~g Station: The site where the gathering lines for all the wells converge.
H~rzu~~~dous Materials Nlat~agenzent Plan : The hazardous materials management plan and
hazardous materials inventory statements required by the Fire Cade.
;'d'ew Well: A new well bore or new hole established at th.e ground surface and shall not
ia~clude the re-working of an existing well that has not been abandoned unless the re-working
involves drilling to a deeper total depth.
(~percltion Site: The area used for development and production of gas and oil and all related
operational activities after drilling activities are complete.
(~~et°rztnr: For each well, the person listed on the Railroad t~ommission Form W-1 or Farm
P_4 for a well, that is, or will be, actually in charge and in control of drilling, maintaining,
operating, pumping or controlling any well including, without limitation, a unit operator. If
the operator, as defined herein, for any well is not the lessee of any premises affected by the
provisions oi' this section, then such lessee shall also be deemed to be an operator. In the
event that there is no gas and oil lease relating to any premises affected by this section, the
owner of the fee mineral estate in the premises shall be deemed the operator.
F'i~eli~~te Fasemerrt leap: A map indicating all gathering line easements. The easements must
he located separately from other utility easements.
Railroad Corrrr~zissio~~: The Railroad Commission of Texas.
~oc~cl Repair agreement: A written agreement obligating the operator to repair damage,
excluding ordinary wear and tear, if any, to public streets, including, but not limited ta,
bridges, caused by the operator or its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or
representatives in the performance of drilling or production of any gas and ail wells
authorized by the City.
l~ ell; A hole ar bore to any horizon, formation, ar strata for the purpose of producing gas, oil,
car other hydrocarbons.
(~. S ecific Use Permit Required: The drilling and production of gas andlor oil within the City
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shall only be permitted by Specific Use Permit in accordance with Sectzan 45 of ordinance
~~0, Com rehensive Zoning ordinance. A site plan is required with the Specific Use Permit
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application and must include all information required by Section 4~ and Section 45 of
prdinance 4S(~, Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
D. Road Repair Agreement: A Road Repair Agreement shall be submitted in conjunction with
the application for Specific Use Permit. The agreement must be signed by the operator. The
City Manager shall have the authority to execute the Road Repair Agreement.
E. Gas and Uil Well Permit Required
1. No person shall engage in the drilling and production of ,gas and oil wells within the City
without first obtaining a Gas and Oil V~ell Permit.
?. An application for a gas and oil well permit maybe filed with the City concurrently with
the application for a Specific Use Permit; provided, however, that the City shall not be
required to consider the application for a gas and ail well Permit unless and until a
Specific Use Permit is approved by the City Council.
3. V~~hen a gas and ail well permit has been issued covering a 'LNell, the permit shall
constitute authority for the following, so long as conducted in strict accordance with this
section: drilling, operation, production, gathering of production, maintenance, repair, re-
working, testing, site preparation consisting of rigs car tank batteries, plugging and
abandonment, and any ether activity authorized by this section associated with drilling or
production by the operator or its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or
representatives, A gas and oil well permit shall also constitute authority for the
construction and use of all facilities reasonably necess~~ry or convenient in connection
therewith, including gathering lines and discharge lines, by the operator or his employees,
agents, contractors, subcontractors or representatives, so long as constructed and used in
strict accordance with this section.
~, An original gas and oil well permit shall not, however, constitute authority far the re-
e~~tering and drilling of an abandoned well. Re-entry and drilling of an abandoned well
shall require a new gas and oil well permit.
~ In addition to obtaining a gas and oil well permit and before establishing a drill site and
access road, the operator must obtain all the necessary permits, including an Earth
Disturbance permit from the Building Services Department. Other applications including
grading permit, storm water pollution prevention, a drainage plan shall be approved by
the Public Works Department unless the City Engineer determines that they are not
necessary.
F. Application and Reviev~~ of Gas and Gil Nell Permit
l . A lications for gas and oil well permits shall be submitted in writing on forms provided
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by the City and signed by the operator.
?. A plications far gas and oil well permits shall be filed with the Planning Department.
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The following fees shall be charged for each application. a} an administration fee of
SC~~ and b a ~7,5~10 ins ection fee for each well covered by the permit. The
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administration fee is not refundable regardless of the outcome of the application.
Incomplete applications shall be returned to the applicant. The City shall return any
application as incomplete if there is a dispute pending before the Railroad Commission
regarding the determination of the operator.
3. No gas and ail well permit shall be issued if the proposed activities are not in
conformance with the approved Specif c Use Permit and associated site plan, provisions
of this section, Building Code, Fire Cade and all other applicable City Ordinances.
4. Each gas and oil well permit issued by the City shall:
(11 Identify the name of each well and its operator;
(21 Specify the date on which the City issued each permit;
(3) Specify the date by which drilling must commence on at least one (1) well
covered by the permit otherwise the permit expires (such date shall not be less
than one (1) year after the date of issuance). A one (1) year extension of time
may be granted if existing conditions are the same and an application for
extension is made to the Fire Marshal prior to expiration of initial permit;
~ 4 y Specify that i f drilling i s commenced on at least one ~ 1 } well covered by the
permit before the permit expires, the permit shall continue until the wells covered
by the permit are abandoned and the site restored;
~5) Incorporate, by reference, the insurance and security requirements set forth in this
ordinance;
~G} Incorporate, by reference, the requirement for periodic reports;
(7) Incorporate the full text of the release of liability provisions;
~S} Incorporate, by reference, the conditions of the applicable Development Plan,
and/or Specific tJse Permit;
~9} Incorporate, by reference, the information contained in the permit application;
~ 1 [~} Incorporate, by reference, the applicable rules, and regulations of the Railroad
Commission, including the applicable "field rules";
(11) Specify that t1o dr1111ng operations (including the construction of internal private
access roads) shall commence until the operator has provided the security
required by this Ordinance;
~ 12) Contain the name, address, and phone number of the person designated to receive
notices from the City, which persan must be a resident of Texas that can be served
in person or by registered or certified mail; and
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~ l ~} Incorporate, by reference, all permits and fees required by the City.
5. A decision to deny an application for a gas and oil well permit shall be provided to the
operator in writing, including the reason for the decision. The operator may appeal any
such denial to the City Council.
b. [f an application for a gas and oil well permit is denied, nothing herein contained shall
prevent a new application from being submitted to the City for the same well. Anew
application fee shall accompany each new application.
G. Insurance and indemnification:
The operator shall provide or cause to be provided the insurance described below for each
well for ~vhich a gas and oil well permit is issued, such insurance to continue until the well is
abandoned and the site restored. The operator may provide the required coverage on a
"blanket" basis for multiple wells if the site of each well is sufficiently identified, the limits
of coverage are cuff dent as determined by the City within its sole discretion, and the blanket
policy is otherwise approved by the City. The operator must provide to the City sufficient
documentation that the operator's insurance complies with the requirements of this section
before the issuance of the gas and oil well permit.
1. General Requirements: Indemnification and Express Negligence Provisions
a. Each Gas and oil Nell Permit issued by the City shall include the following language
and regardless of whether such language is actually included in the gas and oil well
permit it shall be deemed to be included therein: ~~PERATOR DOES HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY RELEASE AND DISCHARGE ALL
CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, AND EXECUTIONS OF ANY
AND ALL KINDS WHICH IT OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS EVER HAD,
OR NOW HAS OR MAY HAVE, OR CLAIMS TO HAVE, AGAINST THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEAS, ITS DEPARTMENTS, AGENTS, OFFICERS,
SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, SPONSORS, OR VOLUNTEERS, THE GAS AND
OIL WELL INSPECTOR., AND EACH OF TI~EIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS,
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS. AND ASSIGNS THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEAS AND ALL OTHER FCIREGOING PARTIES BEING
HEREIN REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS THIS "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES"}
CREATED BY OR ARISING OUT OF PERSONAL INJURIES, KNOWN OR
~;~NKNOWN, OR INJURIES TO PROPERTY, REAL OR PERSONAL, OR IN ANY
WAY INCIDENTAI: TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF
THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR UNDER A GAS AND OIL
V~ELL PERMIT. OPERATOR AGREES TO Ft1LLY DEFEND, PROTECT,
INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM
AND AGAINST EACH AND EVERY CLAIM, DEMAND, OR CAUSE OF
ACTION AND ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, :DAMAGES, OBLIGATIONS,
JUDGMENTS, LOSSES, FINES, PENALTIES, COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES
1NCt~RRED BY THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES CAUSED BY OR ARISING OUT
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OF, INCIDENTAL TO, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY VL~ORK
PERFDRMED BY OPERATOR UNDER A GAS AND OIL WELL PERMIT,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURIES AND DEATH IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH WHICH MAY BE MADE OR ASSERTED BY
OPERATOR, HIS AGENTS, ASSIGNS, OR ANY TI~IIRD PARTIES, OPERATOR
AGREES TO FULLY DEFEND, PROTECT, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD
HARMLESS THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM ANY CLAIMS,
LIABILITIES, 0R DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF CLAIMS,
DEMANDS, COSTS, OR JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES, CREATED BY OR ARISING OUT OF TIIE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF
THE ['ITY OF SOUTHLAI~E OR ANY OF THE OTHER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES, OCCURRING ON THE DRILL SITE OR OPERATION SITE IN THE
COURSE AND SCOPE OF INSPECTING AND PERMITTING THE GAS AND
OIL WELLS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED T0, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES,
AND DAMAGES ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THE NEGLIGENCE
OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, INCLUDING THE SOLE
NEGLIGENCE OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY, OCCURRING ON THE DRILL
SITE OR OPERATION SITE IN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF INSPECTING
AND PERMITTING THE GAS AND OIL WELLS.. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND
AGREI~fD THAT THE INDEMNITY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION IS AN
INDEMNITY EXTENDED BY THE OPERATOR TO INDEMNIFY AND
PROTECT THE (~~`ITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TI~XAS AND THE OTHER
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM THE CCENSE~UENCES OF THE
NEGLIGENCE OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, WHETHER THAT
NEGLIGENCE IS THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THE
RESULTANT INJURY, DEATH, ANDIOR DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING IS
NOT INTENDED 'TO REQUIRE THE OPERATOR TO INDEMNIFY THE
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES' GROSS
NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL HARM, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER
THAT GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAI:~ HARM IS THE SOLE OR
CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THE RESULTANT IN,TURY, DEATH, ANDIOR
DAMAGE.,
b. All policies shall be endorsed to read "This policy will not be cancelled or non-
renewed without thirty ~3Q}days advanced written notice to the owner and the City of
Southlake, Texas, except when this policy is being cancelled for nonpayment of
premium, in which case ten X10} days advance written notice is required".
c. Liability policies shall be written by: (i) carriers licensed to do business in Texas and
with companies with A: VIII or better rating in accordance with the current Best Key
Rating Guide, or iii) non-admitted carriers that have a financial rating comparable to
carriers licensed to do business in Texas and which are approved by the City.
d. Liability policies shall name as "Additional Insured" the City and other Indemnified
Parties. Waivers of subrogation shall be provided in favor of all Indemnified Parties.
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e. Copies of the pertinent portion of the insurance policies evidencing all coverages and
endorsements required by this section must be presented to the City before the
issuance of the gas and oil well permit, and the acceptance of a policy without the
required limits andlor coverages shall not be deemed a waiver of these requirements.
The City may, in its sole discretion, accept a certificate of insurance in lieu of a copy
of the pertinent portion of the policy pending receipt of such document by the City.
After the issuance of the gas and oil well permit, the City may require the operator to
provide a copy of the most current insurance coverages and endorsements for review
at any time. An adrn inistration fee of $150 will be charged to cover the cost of such
revieu~~.
f. Claims-made policies shall not be accepted except for excess policies and
Environmental Impairment (or Seepage and Pollution) policies.
?. Required Insurance Coverage:
a. Commercial or Comprehensive General Liability Insurance:
1. Coverage should be a minimum Combined Single Limit of Ten Million Dollars
~$1(),aDa,aaD) per occurrence for Bodily Injury and Property Damage, with a
Twenty Million Dollar ~$ZO,aDD,oDD} annual general aggregate. This coverage
must include premises, operations, blowout or explosion, products, completed
operations, blanket contractual liability, underground property damage,
underground reservoir far resources} damage, broad farm property damage,
independent contractors protective liability and personal injury.
2. Underground Reservoir for Resources} Damage shall be on an occurrence basis,
shall not be limited to sudden and accidental occurrences, shall not have a
discovery or reporting limitation and shall not exclude damage to water tables,
formation or strata.
3. En~~ironmental Impairment for Seepage and Pollution} shall be either included in
the coverage ar written as separate coverage. Such coverage shall not exclude
damage to the lease site. If Environmental Impairment for Seepage and Pollution}
Coverage is written on a "claims made" basis, the policy must provide that any
retroactive date applicable precedes the effective date of the issuance of the
permit. Coverage shall apply to sudden and accidental pollution conditions
resulting from the escape or release of smoke, vapors, fumes, acids, alkalis, toxic
chemicals, liquids, Gas and oiles, waste material, or other irritants, contaminants
or pollutants, Coverage shall be a minimum combined single limit of Ten Million
Dollars ~$1 a,aaD,ODa~, per occurrence. A discovery period for such peril shall not
be less that ~a days after the occurrence.
b. Automobile Liability Insurance: Minimum Combined Single Limit of Ten Million
Dollars ~$1 a,aaa,DaD} per occurrence for Bodily Injury and Property Damage. Such
coverage shall include owned, non-owned, and hired vehicles.
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c. 1~'orker's Compensation Insurance: In addition to the minimum statutory
requirements, coverage shall include Employer's Liability limits of at least One
Million Dollars x$1,000,000} for each accident, One Million Dollars x$1,000,000} for
each employee, and a One Million Dollars x$1,000,000} policy limit for occupational
disease, and the insurer agrees to waive rights of subrogation against any of the
Indemnified Parties for any work performed for the City by the Operator.
d. Excess (or Umbrella) Liability Insurance. Minimum limit of Ten Million Dollars
(Sl 0,000,000) covering in excess of the preceding liability insurance policies.
~:. Control of well Insurance:
1. Minimum limit of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) per occurrence, with a
maximum deductible of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($250,000) per
occurrence.
2. Policy shall cover the cost of controlling a Well that is out of control, reWdrilling
ar restoration expenses, and seepage and pollutio~~ damage. Damage to property
in the Operator's care, custody, and control with asub-limit of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000} may be added.
H. Security: A security instrument that covers each well must be delivered to the City before
the issuance of the gas and oil well permit for the well. The :instrument must provide that it
cannot be cancelled without at least thirty X30} days prior written notice to the City.
l . .~s to each well, the instrument shall secure the obligations of the operator to:
a. Comply with the Road Repair Agreement and the insurance provisions set forth in
this section; and
l~. Pay fines and penalties imposed upon the operator by the City for any breach of the
gas and oil well permit or Zoning Ordinance.
?. The security instrument may be in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a
hank located in the City of Southlake, Texas and approved by the City or a payment bond
issued by a surety approved by the City. The instrumer~t shall run to the City for the
benefit of the City, shall become effective on or before the date the gas and oil well
permit is issued, and shall remain in force and effect far a period not less than six ~~}
rtnonths after the expiration or termination of the gas and coil well permit or after the well
~ s plugged and abandoned and the site restored.
4 ~~ C~~tl~lCat~ Df deposlt maybe SUbStituted for the letter ~~f credit or payment band. The
certificate shall be issued by a bank located in the City of Southlake, Texas and approved
by the City, shall be payable to the order of the City t~~ secure the obligations of the
operator described above, and shall be pledged to the ~~ity with evidence of delivery
provided to the City and an appropriate control agreement signed by the issuing bank
sufficient to perfect the City's interest in the deposit. Interest on the certificate of deposit
shall be payable to the operator.
4. The amount of the security shall be Qne Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1 QO,o00} far any
single well and Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,~~0} for multiple wells an a
``blanket" hasis under the same gas and ail well permit,
5. The form and substance of the documents evidencing the security instruments described
above must be acceptable to the City within its sole discretion.
i. Periodic Reports
l . The operator shall notify the City of any change to the fallowing information within one
(1 }business day after the change occurs,
a. The name, address, or phone number of the operator;
b. The name, address, or twenty-four (24} hour phone number of the persons} with
super~lisary authority over drilling, production, or operations activities;
c. The name, address, or phone number of the person designated to receive notices from
the City, which person must be a resident of Texas that can be served in person or by
registered or certif ed mail; or
d. The operator's Emergency Action Response Plan including "drive-to maps" from
public rights-of way to each area covered by the applicable Specific Use Permit and
associated site plan.
Z. The operator shall. provide a copy of any "incident reports" or written complaints
submitted to the Railroad Commission or any other state or federal agency within thirty
~3~}days after the operator has notice of the existence of such reports or complaints.
3. Beginning on December 315t after each well is completed, and continuing on each
December 31st thereafter until the operator notifies the City that the well has been
abandoned and the site restored, the operator shall prepare a written report to the City
identifying any changes to the information that was included in the application for the
applicable gas and oil well permit that have not been previously reported to the City.
J. Amended Gas aid oil well Permits
1. .An operator must submit an application to the City (Planning Department) to amend an
existing gas and oil well permit, to commence drilling from a new drill Site that is not
shown on (or incorporated by reference as part o~ the existing permit, to relocate a drill
site or operation site that is shown on (or incorporated by reference as part o fl the
existing permit, or to otherwise amend the existing permit.
?. Applications for Amended. Gas and ~i1 well Permits shall be in writing on farms
provided by the City and signed by the operator, anal shall include the following;
a, An application fee in the amount of $5~0. The application fee is not refundable
regardless of the outcome of the application;
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b. A description of the proposed amendments;
c. Any changes to the information submitted with the application for the current gas and
oil well permit cif such information has not previously been provided to the City};
d. Such additional information as is reasonably required by the gas and oil well
inspector or City Staff to demonstrate compliance with the applicable Specif c Use
Permit and associated. site plan and the provisions of this section; and
e. Such additional information as is reasonably required by the gas and oil well
inspector or City Staff to prevent imminent destruction of property or injury to
persons.
3. If, in the judgment of the City or the gas and oil well inspector, the activities proposed by
the amendment require an inspection, an inspection fee of ~ l ,Zoo shall be charged. The
operator must pay the fee before the amended gas and oil well permit will be issued.
~. Incomplete applications shall be returned to the Applicant. The City shall return any
application as incomplete if there is a dispute pending before the Railroad Commission
regarding the determination of the operator.
5. if the activities proposed by the amendment are materially different and, in the judgment
of the City or the gas and oil well inspector, might create a risk of imminent destruction
of property or injury to persons that was not associated with the activities covered by the
existing permit or that was not otherwise taken into consideration by the current permit,
the amendment must be processed as a new gas and oil well permit application.
~~. A decision to deny an amendment to a gas and oil well hermit shall be provided to the
operator in writing, including an explanation of the basis for the decision. The operator
may appeal any such denial to the City Council.
?. No amended gas and oil well permit shall be issued if the proposed activities are not in
conformance with the approved Specific Use Permit and associated site plan, provisions
of this Article, Building Code, Fire Code and all other applicable City ordinances.
K. Transfer of Gas and oil V~ell Permits:
l . A gas and oil well permit maybe transferred upon written request by the operator with
the consent of the City:
a. If the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the current gas and
oil well permit and Road Repair Agreement;
h. If all information previously provided to the City as part of the current gas and oil
well permit application is updated to reflect any changes; and
c. If the transferee provides the insurance and security required by this section.
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?. The insurance and security provided by the transferor shall be released if a copy of the
written transfer is provided to the City. The transfer shall not relieve the transferor from
any liability to the City arising out of any activities conducted prior to the transfer.
~„ an-site operation Requirements
1. No drill site shall be permitted within six hundred (600) feet of the boundary of any
residentially zoned or residentially designated property according to the adopted City
Future Land Use Plan, and no drill Site shall be permitted within:
a. One thousand ~1,0~~} feet of the boundary line of any abutting property with a
public. building, hospital, institution, school, day care center, or
b. Six hundred (600) feet from any residential structure or commercial building.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this subparagraph (L)(1) to the contrary, a drill
site shall he permitted as close as three hundred (300) feet to any boundary line if
all affected property owners agree in writing.
2. No drill site or operation site shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of a railroad
right-of-way.
~. Erasion control shall comply with the storm water pollutic~n prevention plan approved by
the Public works Department.
4. A drill site or operation site may only be allowed in a floodplain with the approval of the
City or, where applicable, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
5. There shall be a locked entrance gate to the drill, productican, and operation site.
b. Permanent weatherproof signs reading "DANCER Na SM~KIN~ ALL~wED" in a
minimum of six inch ~~'"} lettering shall be posted. at the entrance of each drill site and
operation site. The sign shall also include the phone number for emergency services ~9-1-
1 }, the name and phone number for the operator, and the well designation required by the
Railroad Commission in two inch ~2"} lettering. The information on the sign shall be in
English and Spanish. The sign shall be reflective.
. All facilities used for parking, loading, unloading, dri~~eways and all other vehicular
access shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt or an alternative equivalent strength
surface which complies with all Fire Code standards, provided that the drive approach
from the street be constructed of concrete. The surface for such facilities and drive
approach must always be maintained in good condition and repair.
S. A temporary six-foot chain link or approved alternative fence with a minimum height of
six fib} feet shall be required around a drill site, and any gate to the site shall be locked
when no operations personnel are present.
9. The equipment or facilities on an operation site must be enclosed, individually or
collectively" by eight ~S} foot high screening. Low-profile equipment or facilities must
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be used on the operation site and must not exceed the height of the screening, Any gates
in the screening enclosure shall remain locked at all times when no operations personnel
are present, The operator must provide the City Fire Marshal with a knox box with a key
to access the operation site in case of an emergency. The screening may only be
constructed of the following materials:
a. Brick, stone orsplit-face concrete masonry unit;
h. Pre-cast concrete wall or pour-in-place concrete wall with a similar appearance as
brick, stone or split-face concrete masonry unit;
c. Earthen berm, appropriately landscaped; or
d. A combination of landscaped earthen berm and one of the construction materials
listed above.
l ~. No refining process, or any process for the extraction of hydrocarbon products shall be
carried on at a drill site or operation site, except that a dehydrator and separator maybe
maintained for the separation of liquids from gas and ail. Any such dehydrator or
separator may serve more than one well. All production equipment an an operation site
shall be maintained at all times.
l l . No person shall place, deposit, ar discharge or cause or permit to be placed, deposited, or
discharged any ail, naphtha, petroleum, asphalt, tar, hydrocarbon substance, refuse,
wastewater, brine or hazardous substance from any production operation or the contents
of any container used in connection with any production operation in, into, or upon any
public right-of way, storm drain, ditch or Sealer, sanitary drain or sewer, any body of
water, or any private property.
l ?. Electric lines to the drill site or operation site shall be located underground.
1 ~, All fire suppression and prevention. equipment required by any applicable federal, state,
or local law shall be provided by the operator, at the operator's cost, and the maintenance
and upkeep of such equipment shall be the responsibility of the operator.
14 No operator shall excavate or construct any lines for the conveyance of fuel, water, oil,
gas and oil or petroleum liquids on, under, or through the streets, alleys or other
properties owned by the City without an easement or right-of way license from the City,
at a price to be agreed upon, and then only in strict compliance with this section, other
City ordinances, and the specifications established by the Department of Public V~orks.
l ~ . The digging up, breaking, excavating, tunneling, undermining, breaking up, or damaging
of an ublic street or leaving upon any public street any earth or other material or
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obstruction, is prohibited unless the operator has first obtained written permission from
the City, and then only its compliance with specifications established by the City.
1 ~~. No gas and oil well permit shall be issued for any well to be drilled within any of the
public street or alley rights-of way of the City andlor future streets shown on the Master
Thoroughfare Plan. No street shall be blacked or encumbered or closed due to any
exploration, drilling, or production activities unless prior consent is obtained from the
City, and then only temporarily.
M. Uperatlons and Equipment Practices and Standards:
1. Adequate nuisance prevention measures shall be taken to prevent or control offensive
odor, fumes, dust, noise and vibration.
? . Na person shall permit any lights located an any drill site or operation site to be directed
in such. a manner so that they shine directly on public streets, adjacent property or
property in the general vicinity of the drill site or operation site. Site lighting shall be
shielded and. directed downward and internally so as to avoid glare on public streets and
buildings tivithin three hundred ~3~0} feet. In addition, all operations shall meet the city's
Lighting ordinance b93-B as amended.
3 ~ 'The operator shall at all times comply with the rules and regulations of the Railroad
Commission including but not limited to all applicable Field Rules.
4. Noise levels must not exceed seventy (70) decibels at any point three hundred (300) feet
from the drill site. All internal combustion engines used on a drill site must be equipped
with mufflers that will reduce noise to no more than the maximum decibel level set forth
herein. If noise levels at a distance of three hundred (300) feet from a drill site exceed
se~~enty (70) decibels, a sound reduction enclosure shall be required around a drilling rig
and any internal combustion engines. The noise level during fracturing operations must
not exceed the maximum decibel levels set forth herein.
5. Noise levels must not exceed sixty (60) decibels beyond the boundaries of an operation
site as defined in the Specific Use Permit and associated site plan. All internal
combustion engines used on an operation site must be equipped with mufflers that will
reduce noise to no more than the maximum decibel level set forth herein.
C~. An operator is allowed to construct, use, and operate such storage equipment and
separation equipment as shown on the applicable Specific Use Permit and associated site
plan and gas and oil well permit. The use of centralized tank batteries is permitted only
as shown on the applicable Specific Use Permit and associated site plan and gas and oil
well permit. However, all facilities and operations shall be landscaped to limit any
visibility from adjoing properties or from public rights-of way.
~'. A1.1 gas and oil wells located within 3a0 feet of a city street, county road, or state highway
shall be protected from accidents by the installation of steel and/or concrete barriers.
~, No open surface pits shall be allowed for staring or disposal of fluids used or produced in
the operations.
~~. In arallel to gas and oil gathering pipeline, a flow back line may be installed to handle
p
water and gas and oil flow back following well fracture treatment.
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I ~). vehicles, equipment, and machinery shall not be placed or located on a drill site or
operation site or on any public street, alley, driveway, or other public right-af way in
such a way as to constitute a fire hazard ar to unreasonably obstruct or interfere with
fighting ar controlling f res.
11. Except in the case of an emergency, well servicing operations and any deliveries to the
site shall be scheduled to occur between the hours of 7:(~0 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and ~:~0 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, only. The time limits
set forth herein do not apply during the well drilling and well completion process.
1 ~ Air, gas, or pneumatic drilling shall not be permitted.
1 ~. The operator shall immediately notify the City of any substantial accumulations of dirt,
dust, mud or other debris deposited on City thoroughfares by vehicles involved in the
~~ell drilling or ser~Ticing or pipeline installation process, if for safety or other reasons,
the City elects to perform the removal, the cost of such removal shall be paid by the
operator.
14 Within ~~ days of the completion of the well or within ~~ days of re-working a well, the
area around the well shall be cleaned up and cleared of all material and equipment, hales
car excavations filled, and the land graded and returned to its original condition including
replanting of vegetation to match the surrounding area.
N. Flaw Lines and Gathering Iaines
l . An operator shall place an identifying sign, in English and Spanish, at each paint where
the operator has constructed or caused to be constructed a flow line ar gathering line
across a public street or road.
2. An operator shall place a warning sign, in English and Spanish, far lines carrying
Hydrogen Sulfide ~H~S} gas as required by the Railroad Commission.
~. All flow lines and gathering lines within the City excluding City utility lines and
franchise distribution systems that are used to transport oil, gas, andlor water shall be
limited to the maximum allowable operating pressure of 100 psi and shall be installed
~~rith at least the minimum cover or backfill specified by the American National Safety
Institute Code, as amended,
4. All flowing lines lacated within the city must be equipped with adown-hole valve storm
choked to close the v~lell in the event the wellhead is knocked off as a result of an
i~cc~dent.
~. No open testing of gas and oil wells shall be permitted within the city. All testing must
be done in a closed system..
[~. Easements must be acquired for all flow lines, gathering }.fines and flow back lines. The
}acation of easements shall be shown in a Pipeline Easement Map.
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7. Structures shall not be built over flow lines or gathering pipelines.
S. All pipelines shall be located underground at a minimum of six ~6~ feet depth. The
location of all pipelines must be marked with warning signs in accordance with industry
standards. Within. the City of Southlake, the distance between such signs shall not exceed
five hundred ~SQQ} feet. In addition, during backfill of pipeline excavations, "Buried
Pipeline" ~~~arning tape shall be buried one ~l} foot above the pipeline to warn future
excavators of the presence of buried pipeline.
~. Additional Safety and Environmental Requirements:
l . The drilling and production of gas and oil and accessing the drill site or operation site
shall be in compliance with all State and Federal. environrriental regulations and shall not
occur within environmentally sensitive areas.
. Access to all operational wells shall be limited to state or federal highways within the
city. In addition, access within the well site shall be on p~~ved driveways and wells shall
be located on concrete pads.
~. (gas and oil wells may have a target location or bottom-hole location that is under an
Environmentally Sensitive Area when the well is drilled directionally from a location
outside the Environmentally Sensitive Area.
4. Fach producing well, flawline, and production facility shall be equipped with automated
valves that close the well in and safely shuts down the system in the event of an abnormal
change in operating pressure.
5. Fach storage tank shall be equipped with a level control device that will automatically
activate a valve to close the well or automatically call the operator's response personnel
to manually close the well in the event of excess liquid accumulation in the tank.
~~. Storage tank facilities shall be equipped with a secondary containment system including
lining with an impertilious material. The secondary containment system shall be of a
sufficient height to contain one and one-half ~l l/z~ times the contents of the largest tank,
and the impervious liner shall be covered with at least one ~ 1 } foot of sand. Drip pots
shall be provided at pump out connections to contain the liquids from the storage tank.
~. Tank battery facilities shall be equipped with a remote foam line utilizing a two and one-
11a1f ~2.5~ inch National Standard Hose Thread female inlet connection in locations
approved by the Fire Department. A lightning arrestor system shall be installed
according to the most current edition of the National Electrical Code.
~. .~4n approved Hazardous Materials Management Plan shall be on file with the Fire
Department. The costs of cleanup operations due to hazards associated with a well site
shall be the responsibility of the operator.
9. No salt-water disposal wells shall be located within the City.
1 ~~. All pits must have an impervious lining.
11. The fallowing inspections shall be required:
a. Surface Casing: An operator must set and cement sufficient surface casing to protect
all usable-quality water strata, as defined by state law. The operator shall notify the
well inspector in writing at least seventy-two ~7~} hours prior to setting and
cementing surface casing. In addition, the following shall be required:
1. Centralizers must be used at an interval of one (1) centralizer per one hundred
(100) feet, or ten (10) centralizers per one thousand (1,000) feet.
2. Netiv surface casing is required.
3. Proper floating equipment shall be used.
4. Class "H" or Class "C"cement with accelerators shall be used.
5. The operator shall circulate cement to surface; if not, the operator shall cement
with one (l) inch tubing and top off.
6. The operator shall wait on cement a minimum of eight (8) to twelve (12) hours
prior to commencing further drilling operations.
7. The operator shall test the blowout preventer before drilling out of surface casing
to one thousand (1,000) psi.
~2} Completion: The operator shall notify the well inspector in writing at least seventy-
t~vo ~7~} hours prior to starting completion procedures such as fracturing and
perforating. The well must be equipped with a blowout preventer or x-mas tree in
place before this operation is commenced. If a bridge plug is set over a producing
formation prior to additional completion, it must be pressure-tested to a Buff dent
pressure to ensure that it is not leaking.
(3) Pipeline: The operator shall notify the well inspector in writing at least seventy-two
(72) hours prior to the first sale.
(4) Final Inspection: After the site has been cleaned up and screened, the operator shall
notify the well inspector for a final inspection. Prior to the final inspection, the
operator must provide the City with geographic coordinates of the well bore, using
the North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83), Texas State Plane -North Central Zone
(4202), in United States feet.
1 ~ .The well inspector shall conduct periodic inspections at least once a year of all permitted
wells in the City to determine that the wells are operating in accordance with the
requirements of this section and all regulations of the Railroad Commission. ~f a
~-~ialation of the applicable Specific Use Permit and associated site plan or the gas and oil
well permit is found during an annual inspection, a reinspection fee of $1,204 shall be
charged.
l ~~. If a gas or oil field in the City is identified as a Hydrogen Sulfide ~H~S} field, the operator
shall immediately cease operation.
14. The surface locations of all dry wells andlor abandoned operations must be restored as
nearly as possible to its original condition. The city may require the operator to submit a
performance bond to cover the costs of any clean-up necessary.
P. Supplemental Drilling:
l . Supplemental drilling to deepen or directionally drill a well that has not been abandoned
shall be conducted in accordance with the conditions cif the applicable Specific Use
Permit and associated site plan and the gas and oil well permit for the well.
?. The operator shall. provide the City with a copy of additional Railroad Commission
permits that allow drilling to a deeper depth.
Q. Re-working of Well; Notice: Any person who intends to re-work a well using a drilling rig,
to fracture stimulate a well after initial completion, or t~~ conduct seismic exploration
in~~olving explosive charges shall give written notice to the City at least twenty X20} days
before the activities begin. The notice shall identify where the activities will be conducted
and shall describe the activities in reasonable detail, including but not limited to the duration
of the activities and the time of day they will be conducted. The notice must also provide the
address and twenty-four X24}hour phone number of the person conducting the activities. The
person. conducting the activities shall post a sign, in English and Spanish, on the property
gi~ring tl~e public notice of the activities, including the name, address, and twenty-four X24}
hour phone number of the person conducting the activities. No well shall be re-worked
without the approval of the tivell inspector. if the well inspector determines that an inspection
is necessary, the operator must pay an inspection. fee of $1,20~J prior to the inspection.
R. Abandonment of V~ells and Pipelines
1. Upon abandonment of a well or well site, within sixty ~~0} days, the well shall be
plugged in accordance with Railroad Commission standards, the site shall be cleaned and
cleared of all material and equipment, holes or excavations filled, and the land graded and
returned to its original condition including replanting of vegetation to match the
surrounding area. All well casings shall be cut and removed to a depth of at least ten X14}
feet below the surface.
No structures shall be built within ten (10) feet of an abandoned well.
~. Upon abandonment of a pipeline, within sixty X64} days cif abandonment, a pipeline must
be purged and plugged in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State of Texas
in effect at that time.
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S. Remedies of the City
1. If an operator or hislher officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors ar
representatives fails to comply with the conditions of the applicable Specific Use Permit
and associated site plan or any requirement of a gas and oil well permit including any
requirement incorporated by reference as part of the permit), or any applicable provisions
of this section ar any other City ordinances, the City shall endeavor to give written notice
to the operator specifying the nature of the alleged failure and giving the operator a
specified time to cure, taking into consideration the nature and extent of the alleged
failure, the extent of the efforts required to cure, and the potential impact on the health,
safety, and welfare of the community. if circumstances warrant proceeding without
notice, no notice shall be required. In any case, failure to give such notice shall not
prohibit the City from pursuing any available remedy.
2. If the operator does not cure the alleged failure within. the time specified by the City, the
City may notify the Railroad Commission and request that the Railroad Commission take
appropriate action. In addition, the City may pursue all other remedies allowed by law,
including but not limited to the following:
a. The City Manager may suspend the gas and oil well permit until the alleged failure is
cured; and
b. The City Manager may revoke the gas and oil well permit if the operator fails to
initiate and diligently pursue a cure; and
c. The City Manager may seek recourse against the security delivered pursuant to this
section.
~. The operator may appeal a decision to suspend or revoke the gas and ail well permit to
the City Council.
T. Enforcement, Right of Entry: City Staff and the well inspector are authorized and directed
to enforce this section and the provisions of any gas and oil well permit. Whenever
necessary to enforce any provision of this section or a gas and oil well permit, or whenever
there is reasonable cause to believe there has been a violation of this section or a gas and oil
~~~ell permit, City Staff and/car the well inspector may enter upon any property covered by this
section or a gas and oil well permit at any reasonable time tc~ inspect or perform any duty or
requirement imposed by this section, if entry is refused, the City shall have recourse to every
remedy provided bylaw and equity to gain entry.
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Sectio~~ 3: This ardinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Southlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting
provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
Section 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ~~rdinance are severable, and if
an hrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section cyf this ordinance shall be
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declared unconstitutional bythe valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ardinance,
since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
Sectio~~ 5: Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects ar refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be fined not mare than Two Thousand Dollars ~$Z,~~O.oo} for
each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section b: All rights and remedies of the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and
all violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 4~0, as amended, or any other
ordinances affecting zoning yard regulations which have accrued at the time of
the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all
pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whethea~ pending in court or not, under
such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but maybe
prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
Section 7: The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby authorized to publish this
ordinance in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public,
and the operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible
in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof.
Section S: The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish the
proposed ordinance or its caption and penalty together with a notice setting out
the time and place for a public hearing thereon at least fifteen X15}days before the
second reading of this ardinance, and if this ordinance provides for the imposition
of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of any of its provisions, then the
City Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance or its caption and penalty
in the official City newspaper one time within ten days after final passage of this
ordinance, as re aired by Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
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Section 9: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 1st reading the 21st day of September,2004.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on the 2nd reading the 5th day of October, 2004.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CITY ATTORNEY
Ordinance No. 880 21
INVOICE . ,,
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400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 246466631
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 9/18/04
Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days
Due Date: 9/30/04
Bill To: PO Number:
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 24646663
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AN ORDINANCE OF in the Municipal Court
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THI`e DRILLING AND to exceed the sum of . ;J f'-,,,
PRODUCTION OF Two Thousand Doi- y(i CHRISTY L.HOLLAND
GAS AND OIL WELLS lars ($2 000.00) for ?*• xI * MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
WITHIN THE CITY; each offense, and { r\ t,r;
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County of Tarrant a separate offense.
City f Southlake
Lori Farw•Farwell...
Before me,a Notary Public in and for said County anasttate,this day personally appeared Lisa Wesselman, Bid and Legal Coordinator
for the Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram, Inc.at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County,Texas;and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say
that the attached clipping of an advertisement was published in the above na ed paper on the listed dates: BIDS 8i LEGAL DEPT. STAR TLEGRAM
(817) 390-7320
Signed
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, THIS Saturday, Septem r 2 , 4.
a-44iNotary Public
Thank You For Your Payment
Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 246466631
Invoice Amount: $58.32
PO Number:
Amount Enclosed: $
INVOICE
Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
400 W. 7th Street Invoice Number: 247366991
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 10/8/04
Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days
Due Date: 10/31/04
Bill To: PO Number:
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 24736699
STE 440 Sales Rep: 073
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Description: CITY OF SOUTHLA
Attn JEAN . COLEMAN Publication Date: 10/8/04
Description Location Cod ' Dept l '. i $
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ORDINANCE NO 13580 1 59 59 LINE $0.81 $47.79
CITY OF
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amended hereby,
THE STA1 shall be deemed guilty
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in the Municipal Court
of the City of South-
lake, Texas, shall be
Before me, punished by a fine not for said County and State, this day personally appeared Lisa Wesselman, Bid and Legal Coordinator
to exceed the sum of
for the Sta Two Thousand DoI-y the Star-Telegram, Inc.at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County,Texas;and who,after being duly sworn, did depose and say
tars ($2 000.00) for
that the ati each offense, andvertisement was published in the above n ed paper on the listed dates: BIDS 8i LEGAL DEPT. STAR TLEGRAM
each and every day
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deemed to constitute
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PASSED AND AP- Signed Udiart
PROVED THIS THE •
5th DAY OF OCTO-
SUBSCRIB THE,R2at AR CITY EFORE ME, THIS Tuesday, October , 0
COUNCIL MEETING.
MAYOR: Andy
Wambsganss ,_ ,I
ATTEST: Lori Farwell, Notary Public
City Secretary
Thank You For Your Payment
Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WORTH, TX 76 1 0 1-205 1 Invoice Number: 247366991
Invoice Amount: $47.79
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