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Marcellus Shale Resource Area
Municipal Ordinances

The municipal ordinances listed below have been enacted to regulate oil and natural gas activities. These ordinances have been obtained directly from the enacting municipalities. Be aware that this information is subject to change as a result of subsequent amendments. Please consult the municipality if you are in need of the most up-to-date information.

Bradford County

• Athens Township: Code of the Township (Dec. 23, 1991)

Fayette County

• Fayette County: Zoning Ordinance (Nov. 1, 2006)

Greene County

• Jefferson Township: An Ordinance Defining Requirements for Certain Extractive Industry (Dec. 2, 2010)
• Morgan Township: An Ordinance Defining Requirements for Certain Extractive Industry (Dec. 2, 2010)

Lycoming County

• Hepburn Township: Code of Ordinances of the Township (Aug. 8, 2008)
• Lycoming County: An Ordinance Amending the Previous Zoning Ordinance (Feb. 24, 2011)
• Muncy Creek Township: Code of Ordinances of the Township (Oct. 19, 2009)
• Old Lycoming Township: Code of Ordinances of the Township (Sept. 15, 2009)
• Picture Rocks Borough: An Ordinance Providing for Oil and Gas Drilling (Dec. 3, 2007)

Susquehanna County

• Harford Township: Industrial Noise Ordinance (Feb. 15, 2011)
• Lanesboro Borough: Zoning Ordinance (Mar. 20, 2011)
• Susquehanna County: Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Jan. 26, 2011)

Washington County

• Buffalo Township: Providing for the Land Use/Zoning of Oil and Gas Drilling Operations (Aug. 3, 2011)
• Cecil Township: Providing for the Zoning of Oil and Gas Drilling Operations (Mar. 22, 2010)
• Cecil Township: Providing for the Zoning of Natural Gas Processing Plants (July 1, 2010)
• Cecil Township: Providing for the Regulation of Geophysical/Seismic Testing (Oct. 24, 2010)
• Chartiers Township: Providing for Oil and Gas Extraction (Dec. 18, 2007)
• Cross-Creek Township: Providing Requirements for the Drilling and/or Operation of Gas and Oil Wells (Aug. 15, 2006)
• Independence Township: Providing for the Extraction of Oil and Gas within the Township (Aug. 15, 2006)
• Morris Township: Inclusion of Conditional Use Approval of Extractive Operations (Apr. 21, 2009)
• Morris Township: Amending the Definition of “Extractive Activities” (Nov. 3, 2009)
• Mt. Pleasant Township: Requiring the Issuance of a Permit for the Drilling and/or Operation of Gas and Oil Wells Within the Township (Jan. 3, 2005)
• Mt. Pleasant Township: Amending the Township Zoning Ordinance to Incorporate Oil and Gas Operations (June 22, 2011)
• North Franklin Township: Providing for the Zoning or Oil and Gas Operations Within the Township (Jan. 12, 2011)
• North Strabane Township: Authorizing Oil and Gas Wells as a Conditional Use Within Certain Districts Within the Township
• Nottingham Township: Providing for the Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations (Sept. 7, 2010)
• Robinson Township: Providing for the Zoning of Natural Gas Processing Plants and Compressor Stations (Apr. 12, 2010)
• South Franklin Township: Providing for the Regulation of Geophysical Seismic Testing (Sept. 7, 2010)
• South Franklin Township: Providing for the Zoning of Oil and Gas Operations Within the Township (Oct. 5, 2010)
• South Strabane Township: Comprehensive Ordinance (extracted)
• Union Township: Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the Township (July 26, 2010)

Westmoreland County

• Manor Borough: Specifying the Minimum Regulations Applicable to the Use of Land for Direct Recovery/Extraction of Subsurface Oil and Gas (July 21, 2010)
• Murrysville Municipality: Moratorium on Natural Gas Extraction Actives (July 21, 2010)
• North Huntingdon Township: Providing for the Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations (June 15, 2011)
• Rostraver Township: Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the Township (June 1, 2011)