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Town of Frederick adopts land-use amendments for oil and gas, rescinds moratorium
Summary
The Town of Frederick Board of Trustees approved Ordinance 1,400, which adopts Article 9 amendments governing oil- and gas-related drilling and production and rescinds the temporary moratorium (ordinance 13 92). The ordinance adds reporting, setback incentives for recently abandoned wells, faster leak-repair requirements and other operational standards; vote was 6–0.
The Town of Frederick Board of Trustees on a 6–0 vote adopted Ordinance 1,400, a package of land-use code amendments governing oil and gas drilling and production and rescinded ordinance 13 92, the temporary moratorium. The board opened the item as a continued public hearing and heard presentations from town staff and the town’s special counsel before taking the final vote.
Town special counsel Matt Metzger summarized the changes staff made after industry and referral comments. Among the edits, the ordinance clarifies required plugging-and-abandonment documentation (the town will require an ECMC well abandonment report), allows wells plugged within the last five years and fully improved by ECMC to qualify for a reduced…
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