1262.12 MINERAL EXTRACTION, STORAGE, AND PROCESSING, INCLUDING OIL AND GAS WELLS.

    (a)    Extraction, storage and processing of minerals of all types shall be allowed only in those districts where expressly permitted, except that the extraction and storage of sand or gravel on farms of five acres or more shall be exempt when such sand or gravel is for use on such farm.

   (b)    Mineral extraction, storage, or processing shall not be conducted closer than 200 feet from any structure used for human occupancy.

   (c)   The operator shall file with the Zoning Inspector a location map which clearly shows areas to be mined and the location of adjacent properties, roads, and natural features.

   (d)    The operator shall submit information on the anticipated depth of excavations and on depth and probable effect on the existing water table, unless exempted by Village Council.

   (e)    The operator shall file with the Zoning Inspector, unless exempted by Village Council, a detailed plan for the restoration of the area to be mined which shall include the anticipated future use of the restored land, the proposed final topography indicated by contour lines of no greater interval than five feet, the type and number per acre of trees or shrubs to be planted, and the location of future roads, drives, drainage courses, or other improvements contemplated.

   (f)    The operator shall file with the Village, unless exempted by Village Council, a bond, payable to the Village and conditioned on the faithful performance of all requirements contained in the approved restoration plan. The rate, per acre of property to be mined, of the required bond shall be fixed by the Council. The bond shall be released upon written certification of the Village's designated inspector that the restoration is complete and in compliance with the restoration plan. State bonding shall be acceptable in lieu of Village bonding when applicable as determined by Council or law.

   (g)   No mineral extraction, storage or processing shall be started prior to issuance of a zoning permit and no zoning permit shall be issued prior to posting of a bond with the Village, unless such bond is exempted.
(Ord. 19-83. Passed 4-4-83; Ord. 75-96. Passed 11-18-96.)