(a) It is the intent of this chapter, in addition to prescribing minimum standards, to make drilling as safe as possible within the City, and also to cause drilling activity to be carried on in those zoning districts where they are specifically listed as a conditionally permitted use.
(b) The City is aware of the difficulty in setting rigid rules as to the areas to be included in any one unit. It is the intent of this chapter to have property drilled, when reasonable and expedient in the City's judgment, on one permit encompassing all appropriate and compatible properties and to prevent the withholding of permission by a landowner for the sole purpose of later requesting individual permission to drill on the same lot or area.
(c) The Planning and Zoning Commission is herewith given full authority to impose such requirements as it shall deem necessary to give full force and effect to the intent as expressed in subsection (a) hereof. Each application for a permit shall rest solely upon its merits and the prudent use of discretion by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(d) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall evaluate each application for a permit according to procedures detailed in 13.07 of the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations of Hubbard, Ohio.
(Ord. 17-91. Passed 3-4-91.)