Legal Opinion
Nalbone v. Borough of Youngsville
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1987No. Appeals, 3418 C.D. 1985 and 3419 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Colins,
John J. Nalbone, Jr. and Louis J. Nalbone (appellants) are property owners in the Borough of Youngsville, Pennsylvania (Borough). Appellants intended to drill oil and/or gas wells upon their property but were prevented from doing so by the operation of two ordinances enacted by the Borough as amendments to the existing zoning ordinance. The first ordinance, entitled the Youngsville Oil and Gas Development Permit Ordinance (Ordinance No. 456), required all persons to obtain a conditional use permit for the “drilling, fracturing, shooting and other treatment” of oil…
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