This section is established to permit the drilling of gas and oil wells in the industrially zoned areas and in non-industrially zoned areas of the Village, and to prescribe, in accordance with, and as a compliment to, Ohio R.C. Ch. 1509, the minimum standards and requirements to make the drilling, fracturing, production, termination, and removal of the wells as safe and compatible as possible with other land uses and activities in the Village. Except where otherwise indicated, all terms are used herein as defined in Ohio R.C. Ch. 1509. The Planning Commission is herewith given full authority to make such recommendations as deemed necessary to give full force and effect to the purpose and requirements expressed herein. Approval of an appropriate application and review of compliance with the purpose and requirements of this section and all other applicable sections of the Village regulations shall be within the discretion of the Planning Commission. An approval of an application and issuance of one conditional zoning certificate shall not serve as precedent to any other application. Each application shall rest safely upon its merit and the prudent use of discretion by the Planning Commission. All provisions of this chapter shall apply to the proposed well site and drill unit property owner(s), heirs, executors, or assigns, and to the well drilling and production firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations and their successors and assigns.
(Ord. 84-127. Passed 2-4-85; Ord. 13-150. Passed 1-9-14.)