§ 23-7. Additional requirements.

A. 

No gas well shall be drilled in a location that does not have adequate free access to the well site from a public highway for fire or emergency vehicles.

B. 

A landscape screen planting of pine, spruce or other conifer shall be planted adjacent to the fence required in § 23-7L. Such conifers shall be planted a minimum of 10 feet on center and shall have a minimum height of five feet when planted.

C. 

After construction is complete all construction debris shall be removed and the site shall be graded back to original conditions. Any access road shall be maintained in serviceable condition and shall be provided with a locking gate which will prevent access to the site by unauthorized personnel. A sign of a permanent nature no larger than four square feet, shall be displayed and maintained at the gate, indicating the drilling company's name, address and telephone number(s) for day or night emergencies. Where an access road runs from a public right-of-way, a locking gate shall be placed on the access road within 20 feet of the edge of said public right-of-way. Where an access road runs off of a private way, lane or drive, a locking gate shall be placed on the access road within 20 feet of the private way, line or drive.

D. 

Notice shall be given to the Building Inspector or such other individual or agency as the Board may designate and to the Fire Chiefs of the Town of Lancaster at least 24 hours prior to fracturing and prior to any blowoffs of any well.

E. 

The drilling site and gas well location shall be available for inspection at any time by the Fire Chiefs of the Town of Lancaster and by the Building Inspector.

F. 

A fire department coupling with two-and-one-half-inch National Standard threads shall be attached to the blowout preventer. This connection shall be located in such a manner that a fire company may connect its hose to it unobstructed in order to pump water into the well.

G. 

Conduct of the drilling operation shall be in accordance with the best accepted industry standards so as to limit nuisances inherent in the drilling operation. Specifically, noise shall be limited, and disposal of fluids at the well head shall be done in a manner to save surrounding lands and property from damage.

H. 

At least two hours prior to commencement of the drilling operations, the Fire Chiefs of the Town of Lancaster and the Building Inspector shall be notified by the drilling company of the exact time that drilling operations are to commence in order that the Fire Chief or his duly designated assistant and the Building Inspector shall have an opportunity to make a further inspection to determine compliance with this local law. Immediately after the cement of the casing has hardened and the blowout preventer is installed, the drilling company shall again notify the Fire Chief and Building Inspector of such fact in order that the Fire Chief or his duly designated assistant and the Building Inspector shall have an opportunity to make a further inspection to determine compliance with this local law, and there shall be no further drilling until such inspection has been made. Both inspections shall be made as soon as practicable, but within at least 24 hours of notification by the drilling company.

I. 

In the event that noncompliance is determined after either of the above inspections, the Building Inspector or, in his absence, the Fire Chief or his duly designated assistant I shall have the authority to immediately revoke the permit.

J. 

This section shall not be deemed to waive the right of the Building Inspector or the Fire Chief or his duly designated assistant from making further inspections to ensure compliance with all parts of this local law.

K. 

The Town Clerk of the Town of Lancaster shall, within five days after issuance of the permit for gas drilling in the Town of Lancaster, send notification to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Mineral Resources, or its successor that such permit was issued by the Town of Lancaster stating the applicant's name and the location of the proposed drilling site.

L. 

Any gas well and appurtenances thereto shall be completely enclosed by a metal security fence, six feet in height with posts imbedded in concrete foundations with all gates or doors opening through such enclosure equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices designed to keep and capable of keeping gates or doors securely locked and closed at all times when such gas well is not attended by authorized personnel. All such necessary security fences shall be securely closed and locked at all times when the gas well is not attended by authorized personnel. All such necessary security fences shall be constructed and completed within 10 days after the completion of the drilling operations. Such gates or doors shall be securely closed and locked at all times when the gas well is not attended by authorized personnel. The fence shall be constructed by the leaseholder and, if there is no leaseholder, then by the owner or owners of the premises upon which the gas well is located. lf weather conditions impair installation of permanent fencing, the driller may, with written permission from the Building Inspector, erect temporary fencing. Any such permit to delay permanent fencing shall indicate the date that the permanent fencing will be completed. A metal sign with an emergency phone number shall be affixed to the gate.

M. 

No access road to be used in connection with a gas well site shall be constructed within eight feet of any adjoining property unless written permission is obtained from the adjoining owner and a copy of said permission is filed with the Building Inspector.