What requirements need to be met for a gas drilling site to be permitted?
A Specific Use Permit (SUP) is required to be issued by the City Council following a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to drilling operations occurring within Southlake’s city limits. Public hearings for the SUP to permit drilling are required at both the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council meetings. At these public hearings, citizens may provide comment to the City on the gas drilling proposal. If the SUP is granted, the gas company then must obtain a gas permit from the City. Obtaining a gas permit requires meeting the regulations of City Code (see Chapter 9.5) and SUP which regulate gas and oil drilling. The Oil & Gas Ordinance is also available here.
