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supplying electric communication, or similar or associated service. The clerk of the council shall notify by mail, all affected property owners and utilities concerned as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the time and place of such hearing at least ten (10) days prior to the date thereof. Each such hearing shall be open to the public and may be con- tinued from time to time. At each such hearing all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard. SECTION 17: Section 41-612 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 41-612. Oil well regulations. No person shall erect, establish or maintain within an agri- cultural, residential or commercial district, any oil well or derrick, or the business of drilling or operating for the disco- very or production of oil, gas, hydrocarbons, or other kindred substances. No person or entity shall conduct any surface-based survey for the discovery of oil or hydrocarbons, or similar substance without receiving and holding a valid permit so to do from the director of public works. Such permit may be sought by use of the following procedures: (1) Any person or entity seeking a permit to conduct a sur- face-based survey for the discovery of oil or hydrocar- bons, or similar substances shall file an application therefor with the director of public works. Said appli- cation shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars ($5.00). (2) The applicant, in addition to completing the application, shall answer any relevant questions concerning either himself or the proposed survey operation. (3) The director of public works shall issue the permit if he shall be satisfied that the proposed survey opera- tion will not interfere with the comfort and repose of the citizens of the community or damage property by the creation of excessive vibration, noise or other pheno- mena; or unduly interfere with vehicular traffic within the city. The per~it will be limited as to area and time of operation, and may be subject to such conditions as the director of public works feels are necessary to protect the public interests. ~4) The issuance of a permit may be subject to: The permlttee's furnishing a cash or surety bond conditioned upon his operation's being performed in conformance with the permit issued; Cb) The permittee's providing the City of Santa Ana with a certificate or public.liability and pro- perty damage insurance naming the City of Santa Ana as an additional assured for the permitted survey operation in an acceptable amount. (5) Following the issuance of a permit, if the permittee fails or refuses to comply with any of the conditions of the permit, the director of public works shall forth- with revoke the permit and declare any bond forfeited.