(A) Intent. This Quarrying District and regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(1) To provide Quarrying Districts in appropriate areas for the removal of natural resources;
(2) To protect adjacent residential areas by establishing yards and buffer areas at the boundaries; and
(3) To regulate the noise, vibration, dust, explosions and other objectionable influences so as not to endanger the health and safety of the surrounding neighborhoods.
(B) Permitted uses. In the Q Zoning District, the following uses are permitted:
(1) Mining, quarrying, excavating, processing, removal, and stockpiling of rock, sand, gravel, clay and soil for sale, resale, barter or gift;
(2) Accessory uses incidental to the main use, such as rock crushing plants, batching plants, mixing plants for either Portland Cement or asphaltic concrete, block or tile plants, equipment, storage building and other similar uses.
(3) A dwelling used exclusively by a caretaker or watchman; and
(4) Any other use deemed to be similar in accordance with § 152.085.
(C) Conditional uses. All uses permitted, or conditionally permitted within the I Manufacturing, Processing, and Wholesale District, except micro-breweries and/or brew pubs.
(D) Prohibited uses. All permitted uses in any other zoning district besides I Manufacturing, Processing, and Wholesale District. However, micro-breweries and/or brew pubs are prohibited in the Quarrying District as a permitted use, conditional use and/or similar use.
(E) Performance standards. All equipment used in the removal and production of rock and gravel shall be constructed, maintained, operated, and all blasting operations shall be performed in such a manner as to minimize noise, vibration, dust, or fragments of stone which are injurious or annoying to persons living in the vicinity.
(1) Fences. The boundary of the property or boundary of operations of a quarry shall be fenced. The fence shall be at least six feet high, No. nine wire, six inch mesh, agricultural fence with two barbs on angle brackets. Equivalent fences may be approved by the Zoning Inspector.
(2) Slope. All open pits shall have a slope which is no more steep than vertical without overhangs or excessive back-breaks.
(3) Subsequent use of pit. Whenever production on any property, or part thereof, is completed, the pits shall not be used for dumping of rubbish, unless so designated as a dumping area by the Village Council, and the Ohio EPA, and/or other governmental authority.
(4) Restricted hours of operation. Quarrying operations shall be limited between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. except in emergencies (local time), but when a boat must be loaded it will be permissible to run the conveyor and necessary equipment for loading a boat at any time. All blasting shall take place between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Normal maintenance of equipment and facilities may be carried on at all times.
(5) Shock load machinery. No electrical shock load equipment shall be permitted. Shock load machinery shall be considered as those machines causing a 5% or greater fluctuation in the balance of the village electrical system.
(6) Bonds. To guarantee the restoration, rehabilitation, and reclamation of areas where mining has ceased, every new or expanded mining area shall provide a bond to the village in an amount of $25,000 plus $2,500 per acre for each acre over ten involved in the mining operation. Such bond shall guarantee that all work involved with the eventual restoration of the property will be done in a satisfactory manner, and all such restoration plans shall be approved by the village Planning Commission prior to the issuance of a permit.
(F) Yard regulations. Minimum front, side and rear yard depths: Every main or accessory building shall be set back at least 100 feet from any public road. (See § 152.010(C) for additional yard and buffering requirements). Production or quarrying of principle product or operation of accessory plants, shall not be permitted less than 100 feet from a residential district or public road right-of-way, excepting use of conveyor over/under road, or shall this buffer area be used for the stockpiling of stone or for the placement of roads to be used in the operation of the quarry, except with the permission of Planning Commission and Village Council.
(G) Permit for quarrying operations. No person, agency, corporation or partnership shall operate a quarry or mine stone in the village without first obtaining a zoning permit.
(H) Plans. The application shall be accompanied by plans, specifications and proposed format setting forth location, conditions, time of operation, number of people to be employed and other related matters as to the quarrying of work or operation that is to be carried on.
(J) Revocation of permit. A permit may be revoked if the permittee has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of this chapter or of the permit granted.
(Ord. 1993-0-2, passed 3-13-93; Am. Ord. 2000-O-17, passed 3-9-00)