(a) The Building Official shall investigate the statements contained in the application and shall report the application and his or her findings to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Commission shall set a date for a hearing upon the application and shall notify the applicant of such date. If, after a hearing, the Commission determines that the granting of the application will not adversely affect the public welfare, health, safety and convenience, it shall grant the application with such conditions as it may specify relating to the method of stripping and removal, the term of the permit, the amount of topsoil or loam to be left on the land, which shall not be less than three inches, the reseeding or replanting, the drainage or topography and such other conditions as the Commission may deem necessary for the protection of the public interest, health, safety and welfare. Any conditions imposed by the Commission shall be made a part of the permit and constitute limitations thereon.
(b) In the event the Commission denies an application, the applicant may appeal its decision to Council within thirty days, and Council may, by majority vote, act on the application, subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter.
(c) Upon granting the application, the Building Official shall be instructed to issue the permit containing the conditions imposed upon it, if any, by the granting body, and the permit shall be issued to the applicant upon the posting of a bond running to the Village and conditioned upon the performance of the permit in accordance with its terms. Such bond shall be signed by the applicant and a surety company or two good and sufficient sureties satisfactory to the Mayor. The bond shall be in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each acre or fraction thereof of property under the permit. The bond shall be filed with the Clerk.
(Ord. 2014-03. Passed 4-8-14.)