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WEIRTON -- A request for a conditional use permit to allow a mineral extraction operation within the city limits will, once again, go before the Weirton Zoning Board of Appeals during its next meeting.
The Zoning Board will convene in regular session at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center.
Included in its agenda is a request for a conditional use permit by SWN Production Company, also known as Southwestern Energy, to allow the installation of a natural gas wellpad off of Park Drive.
Representatives of the company initially appeared before the board during its Aug. 3 meeting, with the board opting to table the request following more than two hours of comments from SWN officials and residents.
SWN officials have proposed the operation for the Brownlee property behind the Rue21 distribution center located on Park Drive. It would be established on a 300 acre site approximately one-half-mile behind the distribution center, officials explained.
If approved, this would be the first such operation to be located within any municipality in West Virginia.
The Zoning Board has three other items listed on its agenda for Tuesday's meeting, including a tabled request for a conditional use permit to allow the operation of a bed and breakfast on Orchard Street. Concerns had been expressed in August on a potential lack of available parking for the site.
New requests include a conditional use permit for Michael Chek to build multifamily dwellings on Greenbrier Road, and a variance to allow Charles Schenich to have a 3-feet rear setback on property located on Freedom Way.