(A) A buffer zone of less than 500 feet may be allowed upon public hearing and approved only when the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates that the proposed buffer zone does not injure or interfere with existing land uses and enjoyment of other property nor substantially diminish or impair property values within 500 feet of the proposed area of disturbance.
(B) When the operator secures and provides a waiver from all adjoining or adjacent landowners within 500 feet of the proposed area of disturbance, a public hearing shall not be required.
(C) All land within the designated buffer zone shall be reserved and only access routes, utility rights-of-way, and haul roads, when necessary to remove materials from the extractive site, shall be permitted. In addition, other uses not involving actual mining such as reclamation and disposal of water may be permitted within the buffer zone.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 20, Art. 2, § 1.3; Ord. 16-03, passed 7-21-2017)