(a) The Building Inspector shall investigate the statements contained in the application and shall submit the application and his or her findings to the Planning and Zoning Commission. When the Commission is to make a determination at a public hearing upon the application, notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the applicant and owner of the land and to all abutting property owners not less than ten days prior to the hearing, excluding the day of mailing and including the day of the hearing. If the Commission determines that the granting of the application will not adversely affect the public interest, health, safety or general welfare, it shall grant the application with conditions 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 general welfare, which conditions shall be made a part of the permit and shall 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 shall decide upon the application, subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter.
(c) Upon granting the application, the Building Inspector shall issue the permit containing the conditions imposed by the granting body. The permit shall be issued to the applicant upon the posting of a bond running to the Village conditioned upon the performance of the permit in accordance with its terms. Such bond shall be signed by the applicant and a surety company satisfactory to the Finance Director, or shall be a cash bond, as determined by the Finance Director. The bond shall be in an amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each acre or fraction thereof of property covered by the permit. The bond shall be filed with the Finance Director.
(Ord. 1996-119. Passed 8-27-96.)