To guarantee the restoration, rehabilitation, and reclamation of a mined-out area, every applicant granted a mining permit as herein provided, shall furnish a performance bond running to the Village in an amount of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000 as a guarantee that such applicant, in restoring, reclaiming and rehabilitating such land, shall within a reasonable time and to the satisfaction of the Commission meet the following minimum requirements.
(a) Surface Rehabilitation. All excavation shall be made either to a water producing depth, such depth to be not less than five (5) feet below the low water mark, or shall be graded or backfilled with non-noxious, non-inflammable, non-toxic and non-combustionable solids, or secure:
(1) That the excavated area shall not collect and permit to remain therein stagnant water; or,
(2) That the surface of such area which is not permanently submerged is graded or backfilled as necessary so as to reduce the peaks and depressions thereof – so as to produce a gently running surface that will minimize erosion due to rainfall and which will be in substantial conformity to the adjoining land area.
(b) Vegetation: Vegetation shall be restored by appropriate seeds of grasses or planting of shrubs or trees in all parts of said mining area where such area is not to be submerged under water as herein above provided.
(c) Banks of Excavations not Backfilled. The banks of all excavations not backfilled shall be sloped to the waterline at a slope not less than three (3) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical and said bank shall be seeded.
(Ord. 1986-06. Passed 5-27-86.)