Any person desiring a permit to remove loam or topsoil shall file with the Director of Buildings a written application therefor, which application shall contain the following information:
(a) The full name and address of the applicant; if the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each of the partners thereof; if the applicant is a corporation, the name of its principal officers;
(b) A description of the land from which the topsoil is to be stripped and removed, specifying the quantity of land involved;
(c) If the applicant is not the owner of the land described, the name and address of the owner and the owner's written consent to the work proposed;
(d) The method of stripping and removal to be employed;
(e) The time within which the work will be commenced and completed;
(f) The type of reseeding or replanting proposed for the land;
(g) The depth of topsoil now on the property, the amount proposed to be removed and the amount to remain;
(h) The method of drainage to be used during the operation and after its completion, and the topography of the land after removal;
(i) The ultimate proposed use of the land after removal of the topsoil;
(j) A statement that the applicant will bear the expense of a City inspector during the operation under the permit;
(k) A statement that the applicant is capable of and will furnish a performance bond in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each acre or fraction thereof included in such permit, or a cash deposit in a maximum amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in lieu of such bond; and
(l) Such other information as the Director of Buildings deems necessary.
(Ord. 1985-29. Passed 10-14-85; Ord. 1990-18. Passed 4-23-90.)