Model Ban Ordinances

Legal documents written by SAFE’s Legal Committee to help Cities, Townships, and Counties protect themselves from hydraulic fracturing

Model City Ordinance to Ban Fracking

Any Illinois municipality may adopt the following model ordinance to keep fracking out of its neighborhoods.

AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND RIGHTS OF THE COMMUNITY, ITS AIR, WATER AND LAND, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FROM UNCONVENTIONAL EXTRACTION OF SHALE GAS AND OIL AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.

Model County Ordinance to Ban Fracking

Any Illinois county may adopt the following model ordinance to keep fracking out of its jurisdiction.

AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND RIGHTS OF THE COMMUNITY, ITS AIR, WATER AND LAND, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FROM UNCONVENTIONAL EXTRACTION OF NATURAL GAS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.