(a) No person shall remove topsoil, loam, sand, gravel or other similar substances from any land within the Village without first filing with the Building Commissioner a written application for permission to carry on the operations, which application shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) A description of the land on which the operations are to take place.
(3) The method of removal to be employed, the time within which the work is to be commenced and completed, the depth to which the removal is to take place, the type of reseeding or replanting proposed and the proposed ultimate use of the land. The application shall also contain a statement that the applicant shall furnish a performance bond in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per acre or fraction thereof if the permit is granted.
(b) The application shall be forwarded to the Board of Zoning Appeals by the Building Commissioner, together with his or her report and recommendation thereon.
(1986 Code § 1341.01)