80-98 GRANTING SPECIAL USE PERMIT - OIL EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION

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r. , ,e � . ,., �I\i�l�'�� ORDINANCE N0. � O - g X ORDINANCE GRAI�TTING SPECIAL USE PERMIT - OIL EXPLOR.ATIOtd AND EXTR.ACTION - WHEREAS, on the 4th day of September, 1980 , upon due notice, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public hearing upon the petition of E. H. Kaufman for a special use permit under the provisions of Section XXI (A) (1) (q) of the Zoning Ordinance to drill, explore for and extract oil on premises located in the City of Decatur, Illinois, and described as: The Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 16 North, Range 2 East of the 3rd P.M. , situated in Macon County, Illinois; and, WHEREAS, said Decatur City Plan Commission recommended that such special use permit be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS : Section 1 . That the report and recommendation of the Decatur City Plan Commission be, and the same are hereby, received, placed on file and approved. Section 2 . That upon the conditions hereinafter mentioned, a special use permit be, and it is hereby, granted to E. H. Kaufman to drill, explore for and extract oil from the premises aforesaid substantially as shown on the site plan of said premises attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and hereby made a �art hereof. Section 3 . 'That said special use permit authorized hereby be, and the same is hereby, expressiy conditioned as follows: (a) That access to and from both the drill site and the storage area be limited to the "Farm Road" as shown on Exhibit "A" hereto. (b) That those areas shown on Exhibit "A" hereto as "Woods" be left substantially as shown and disturbed only to the extent necessary for construction and operation of the we11 and storage area. (c) That no drill tower, well or storage tank be located closer than 200 feet to any residence , as measured to the nearest lot line thereof.