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February 25, 2012 I Volume 6 I No. 4 Zoning Bulletin <br />Authority— Non - home -rule City's Zoning <br />Ordinance Prohibits Oil, Gas Operations <br />Within City Limits <br />Oil and gas company argues non-home-rule units of <br />government lack authority to prohibit such operations <br />Citation: Tri -Power Resources, Inc. v. City of Carlyle, 2012 IL App <br />(5th) 11 0075, 2012 WL 34253 (111. App. Ct. 5th Dist. 20.E 2) <br />ILLINOIS (01/06/12)—This case addressed the issue of whether a <br />non - home -rule unit of government has the authority to prohibit or bar <br />the drilling or operation of an oil or gas well within its municipal limits. <br />The Background/Facts: In June 2005, Tri -Power Resources, Inc. <br />("Tri-Power") obtained a permit from the Illinois Department of Natural <br />Resources (the "Department") to drill for oil on land it leased in the City <br />of Carlyle (the "City")—an unincorporated part of Clinton County. <br />The City's zoning code did not allow for the drilling or operation of <br />oil or gas wells within the City's municipal limits. Although the drilling <br />or operation of oil or natural gas wells was not expressly prohibited by <br />the City's zoning code, it was precluded by exclusion. It was not listed <br />r autho riza on to -- t c <br />r ; ase con a <br />o e <br />PY P rft <br />the ;Da ncers, MA,01923 " t�S , 97,§)15 0 -84 f ax 978 64 - 8600 or <: e <br />0: 0 er: a > D r v <br />n _ - <br />=1VIN 5 5:123 fax" 65 587 755: - <br />i e - Ea an <br />in vol v ed , the o f . co pi Os w!sh. to distribute and :the, u ose:or_fo <br />.....:.... <br />pub l ication was c r e ated t o rov ou wit accura au t hor itative'i far ation' <br />- 'the subje matter co howev ;this pu ; was not: ne prepared b p er s o n <br />licensed to practi law in°a p a rticu l ar juri ;T h e publishera e n gag e d i n re n d ering l e g al <br />or other professional advice a nd t h is pubi�cation is not a siibsfiitu t e for t he - a d v ic e of ar i attorneys <br />vice; -you should :se h s ervices of :a compet : attorne <br />f �ou- r:e. uire -le al;:orother-:ex e <br />Y q .9. P� <br />orot: - <br />h rofe's '� <br />WEST® <br />Zoning Bulletin is published and copyrighted by Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box <br />64526 St. Paul, MN 55164 -0526. For subscription information: call (800) 229 -2084, or write West, <br />credit Order Processing, 620 Opperman Drive, PO Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 55164 - 9753. <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes to, Zoning Bulletin, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. <br />Paul, MN 55164 -0526. <br />610 Opperman Drive • P.O. Box 64526 • St. Paul, MN 55164 -0526 <br />1- 800 -229 -2084 • email: west.customerservice@thomsonreuters.com • west.thomson.com /quinlan <br />ISSN 0514 -7905 • © 2012 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />QuinlanTM is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />2 © 2012 Thomson Reuters <br />