(A) The drilling for coal, and the mining and removal thereof by underground mining methods shall be exempt from the provisions of this zoning code, and the preparation and transportation hereof shall be a permitted use in the Agriculture District, and a special use in all other districts, except that, after the effective date of this zoning code, and preparation plant erected in the Agriculture District shall be located not less than 1,000 feet from any then existing dwelling not owned by the operator of the coal mine. Prior to the beginning of any mining operations, the operator of the mine shall prepare and file with the Zoning Administrator a plat showing the location of the preparation plant and the line showing the 1,000 feet from the preparation plant. Any owner, lessee, or optionee of the site upon which a coal preparation plant and its ancillary facilities are to be located shall make application for a special use permit, subject to the other provisions of the zoning code, for the location thereof in any district other than the Agriculture District. In any district the owner, lessee or optionee shall submit plans for the treatment of mine refuse to the county for approval before the beginning of mining operations. (See § 93.098)
(B) The drilling, recovery and transportation of oil and gas, and the underground storage thereof shall be exempt from the provisions of the Zoning Code except that any and all surface installations in connection therewith shall require a special use permit in all except an Agriculture District and shall be in full compliance with the laws, rules and regulations of the State of Illinois and the United States. (See § 93.098)
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)