The PIOGA Press
On September 14, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a much-anticipated ruling in Gorsline v. Board of Supervisors of Fairfield Township, 1735 C.D. 2014. The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision of the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas which found that the development of an unconventional natural gas well pad in a residential and agricultural zoning district was not similar to and compatible with other uses in that zoning district. The decision in Gorsline addressed the compatibility of natural gas development in a zoning district consisting of mixed residential and agricultural uses. This ruling is significant because a considerable amount of natural gas development in the Commonwealth takes place in similarly situated zoning districts.
