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Commission recesses oil-and-gas zoning hearing after extensive industry input on road fees and CUP rules
Summary
After hours of testimony and redlines from operators, commissioners recessed the public hearing on ordinance 24-409 (oil and gas CUP and related definitions) to Nov. 18 to allow staff, counsel and stakeholders to reconcile language — notably the transportation mitigation fee and exemptions for vertical wells and gravel roads.
The Duchesne County Commission reopened a lengthy public hearing on proposed changes to the county zoning code (Ord. 24‑409) that would require conditional‑use permits for oil‑and‑gas drilling and related facilities and expand the definition to include compressor stations and water‑handling operations.
Staff framed the amendments as a response to increased drilling activity and community concerns, saying the draft would move such facilities from being outright permitted to requiring a CUP in all zoning districts and would add compressor and water‑handling facilities to the…
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