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Staff proposes replacing special‑use permit for oil wells with public‑hearing resolution to align with NDIC jurisdiction
Summary
To align city code with North Dakota Industrial Commission authority, staff proposed removing the city's conditional/special‑use permit for oil wells and instead requiring a site plan submittal and a city commission resolution following a public hearing to provide municipal feedback for NDIC applications.
City planner Natalie Burczyk told the commission the municipal code currently requires a conditional or special‑use permit for oil wells in some zoning districts, but state law and North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) rules govern oil‑well permitting.
Burczyk proposed removing the city's special/conditional permit requirements and…
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