For those of you following the natural gas drilling issue, some possibly good news from PA. I say possibly because Oakmont is a suburb of Pittsburgh with relatively little open land and hence little room for drilling to occur, and NY is still decades behind PA in its state and local regulatory framework, including in the area of local zoning. Rural communities in PA will likely not be able to stop gas drilling through zoning, but the court decision has open the way for substantially increased oversight by local governments in terms of where companies will be able to drill and possibly for local governments to set conditions like minimum setbacks from streams and wells. George Frantz
Law of the Land /////////////////////////////////////////// Gas Wells Not Exempt from Local Zoning in Pennsylvania Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:15 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawOfTheLand/~3/bUEiaRcmF84/ The Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded that a local zoning ordinance requiring a conditional use permit for extraction of minerals that was applied to a application for the drilling of gas wells,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] /////////////////////////////////////////// Growth Management Reform Proposals Moving Through Florida Legislature Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:31 AM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawOfTheLand/~3/XmSq_HjuqK4/ Florida Department of Community Affairs Secretary Tom Pelham has issued a press release this week raising concerns over the House and Senate growth management bills. The following is from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -- You are subscribed to email updates from "Law of the Land." To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=j2Letp54ulQHwRznzrgF6QLBJyk If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Law of the Land, c/o Google, 20 W Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 Email delivery powered by Google. -- George R. Frantz, AICP, ASLA Visiting Lecturer Dept. of City & Regional Planning Cornell University 604 Cliff Street Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 256-9310
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