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Oil and Gas Well Ordinance Timeline

2003

May 19

Town Council adopts ordinance amending Chapter 34 "Environment" of the Code of Ordinances and establishing Article VII entitled "Oil and Natural Gas Well Drilling and Operations"

December 15

Ordinance amended to clarify floodplain definition and delineation

2005

February 17

At a Town Council Work Session, Council requested that a stakeholder group consisting of all interested parties, including residents, land owners, and well operators, be formed to gain more information from the participants on proposed amendments

March 7

Ordinance amended by including language relative to floodplain and Environmentally Sensitive Area variance requests, site plan criteria, “outer boundary line” setback and “building used for human occupancy” clarification, general contractor registration, incident reports, and clarifying the basis of appeals

March-May

Stakeholder group identified: (4)Residents, (4)Landowners, (3)Operators, (1)Developer, (1)Noise Expert

June 8

First Stakeholder meeting to identify aspects of the ordinance that may need amending. Total of eight meetings were held to develop the proposal

2006

June 29

First public comment meeting, dedicated email account created to receive public input

August 17

First Town Council Work Session

November

Two public comment meetings

2007

January 25

Second Town Council Work Session

March 15

Ordinance Amendments Adopted