(A) The application shall contain the following:
(1) Name of the owner or owners, of land from which removal is to be made or upon which operation will take place;
(2) Name and address of applicant making a request for the conditional use;
(3) Name and address of the person, firm or corporation who will be conducting the actual removal application;
(4) Location, size and legal description of the area from which the removal is to be made;
(5) Type of materials or resources to be mined, stockpiled or hauled away;
(6) Proposed method of removal and general haul route. General description of types of equipment to be used; and
(7) The estimated number of years to complete operations and number of phases, where appropriate.
(B) The applicant shall post a performance guarantee in such form and amount determined by the Township Board to be reasonably necessary to insure compliance hereunder. In the absence of any other information, the sum of the performance guarantee shall be $2,500 for each acre, or fraction thereof, of land proposed for active excavation. The condition of such guarantee being that if upon completion of applicant’s activities on the parcel described in the application, the land has been reclaimed to the satisfaction of the Township Board, the guarantee shall be void; otherwise, the township shall have the right to use the performance guarantee to the extent necessary to reclaim the parcel. This performance guarantee shall be kept in full force and effect by the applicant until the parcel or parcels have been restored as required by this chapter and until such time that the township, and its agents and contractors are hereby granted approval to go on the applicant’s premises to fulfill the guarantee requirement.
(C) Infixing the amount of the performance guarantee, the Township Board shall take into account the size and scope of the proposed operation, current prevailing cost of reclaiming the premises upon default of the operator, and other such conditions and factors as might be relevant in determining the sum reasonable in light of all facts and circumstances surrounding each application. The applicant shall notify the guaranteeing company and provide proof thereof that the township be notified in the event of any lapse in the effectiveness of the guarantee. For each acre restored and reclaimed in accordance herewith, or otherwise, said guarantee may be reduced pro-rata as determined by the Township Board.
(D) As a part of the application, the applicant shall submit a plan of operation and will be expected to comply with such a plan for the life of the license. If required by the Planning Commission or Township Board, said plan of operation shall include a topographic survey of the existing parcel drawn to a scale of 1 inch = 100 feet and prepared by a registered civil engineer or registered land surveyor with contour intervals not to exceed ten feet based upon U.S.G.S. datum. The drawing shall also clearly show the area to be mined, including existing areas and roads within 100 feet of all property lines, areas for stockpiling, maintenance areas, berms, fencing, and similar use areas. The plan of operation shall be accompanied by a projected schedule of mining operation, including the following specific dates:
(1) Commencement and completion of mining operations as provided by the plan of operation;
(2) Commencement and completion of erosion and drainage control measures to be instituted during mining operations; and
(3) Commencement and completion of fencing, roads, utilities, or any other structures or improvements to be located on the site as provided by the plan of operation.
(Ord. 28, passed 11-13-2017)