Kyle ordinance protects against pipeline incidents

The city of Kyle has approved an ordinance that protects the city and residents from damages and disasters that could be incurred by the installation of oil and natural gas pipelines.

Just more than a month after joining a lawsuit against Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline, Kyle city leaders have passed the Oil and Gas Pipeline Building Ordinance that creates a set of rules and regulations for any and all pipelines built within Kyle’s city limits.

“If the city has a high-pressure gas pipeline that runs through it, especially one that has a large diameter, there is a real danger to residences and buildings,” said Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers. “We are trying to protect our residents from any sort of potential threat.”