Western Petroleum, LLC v. Williams County Board of Commissioners

Crothers, Justice.

[¶ 1] Western Petroleum, LLC, and Maxum Petroleum Operating Company, Inc., doing business as Pilot Logistics Services, appeal from a district court order affirming their appeal of the Williams County Board of County Commissioners’ decision to penalize Pilot for violating the county’s temporary housing regulations. We reverse and remand because the Board unreasonably interpreted. the regulations.

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[¶ 2] In September 2011 the Williams County Board of County Commissioners adopted temporary housing regulations relating to the use of “man camps” or “crew housing facilities” in the…