The application and accompanying documents of the annual mining permit required in Section 3-9-3 of this Chapter shall be filed with the City. The application and accompanying documents shall be signed by the operator and property owner and submitted to the City no later than sixty (60) days prior to the date for which the annual mining permit is to take effect. The application shall be made in the names of the operator of the mine and the owner of the land to be mined. The application shall contain the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant and of the owner of the land.
B. A legal description of the lands from which it is proposed to mine.
C. Names of all adjacent landowners within a one-half (½) mile radius.
D. Copies of any portions of agreements indicating the duration of any lease, if applicable.
E. The purpose of the removal.
F. The estimated time required to complete the removal.
G. The highways, streets or other public ways within the City upon and along which the material removed shall be transported.
H. The plan of operation, including soil processing (any operation other than directed mining and removal), nature of the processing and equipment, the area, depth and grade of such processing, the estimated quantity of earth deposits to be added to or removed from the premises, location of the plant, source of water, disposal of water and reuse of water. In the event that water is used in the operation of a pit, approval from the State Department of Natural Resources and other appropriate State or Federal agencies shall be obtained as to the type, location, and depth of such well and shall be contained within such application. A separate map drawn to scale or other scale as determined adequate by the Director of Community Development, prepared by a landscape architect or engineer, shall be submitted showing the following proposed activities for the permit year:
1. Clearing operations, including a written statement describing removal and processing techniques and timing.
2. Stripping operations, including a written statement describing depth of soil and overburden, removal techniques and timing.
3. Stockpiling operations, including location of topsoil and overburden stockpiles, and a written statement describing timing and simultaneous extraction and reclamation program, if any.
4. Extraction operations, including location of proposed drilling, blasting, loading, dewatering, proposed pit depths and cross-section of typical pit area and slope bank.
5. Transportation facilities, including proposed on-site roads, proposed barge loading and fleeting areas, and estimated barge capacity of each area.
6. Proposed sequence of extraction and reclamation by at least a ten (10) year interval, for the projected lifetime of the proposed mining site.
7. An estimate of the total number of tons of material to be removed or stored on the site during the permit year.
I. To provide for an orderly, sequential rehabilitation of all land permitted to be excavated, and to prepare the mined land for its ultimate reuse in accordance with City plans, policies and regulations, a reclamation plan shall accompany each annual mining permit application. The reclamation plan shall be submitted by the applicant in three parts: (1) a general plan for reclamation; (2) a reclamation contour plan; and (3) a description of reclamation and materials proposed for renewal of topsoil and planting.
1. General Plan for Reclamation: A general plan for reclamation, prepared by a landscape architect, engineer or surveyor, drawn to a scale or other scale as determined adequate by the Director of Community Development, shall be submitted showing:
a. Area and acreage of completely reclaimed land as of the date of the annual mining permit application.
b. Area and acreage of reclamation under way as of the date of the annual mining permit application.
c. Area and acreage proposed for reclamation during the proposed permit year.
d. Proposed final land use and supporting facilities, prepared in the same manner as described above.
2. Reclamation Contour Plan: A reclamation contour plan of the area to be reclaimed during the permit year shall be prepared by a landscape architect, engineer or surveyor, and drawn to a scale or other scale determined adequate by the Director of Community Development, indicating grading and sloping of mined areas, including:
a. Landform topography at two-foot (2') contour intervals.
b. Specific slope of banks and cross sections of representative slopes.
c. Average depth of topsoil and overburden of reclaimed landforms.
d. Water impoundment areas, including surface acreage and elevations, public or private access and typical cross sections.
3. Topsoil and Replanting Plan: A general plan for replacement of topsoil and replanting during the permit year, prepared by a landscape architect or engineer, and drawn to scale or other scale determined adequate by the Director of Community Development, and accompanied by a written report, shall be submitted describing the following:
a. Seedbed and seed mix.
b. Species, size, quantity and location of trees, shrubs and grasses.
c. Planting season.
d. Visual screening.
e. Wildlife species to be introduced, if any.
f. Required topsoil fertility.