No excavator may either excavate or level a parcel of land until first obtaining special exception approval from the City Council. The special exception application for excavation shall include the following:
(A) The name and address of the person seeking the permit;
(B) A legal description of the property;
(C) A map showing the exact location and boundaries of the tract of land in question, to include the location and type of trees existing thereon;
(D) Drawings to scale by a registered, professional engineer showing the dimensions of the proposed excavation to be undertaken;
(E) The applicant shall provide a topographical survey of the property including the location of water courses or water bodies;
(F) The exact location and means of vehicular ingress and egress to the proposed excavation;
(G) A detailed statement and plan for the proposed reclamation and future use of the property at the conclusion of the excavation operation;
(H) A detailed statement indicating the nature, purpose and method of the proposed excavation;
(I) An acknowledged written consent of the owner of the premises and mortgagee, if any, including their addresses;
(J) A proposed and precise vehicular route indicating the streets and roadways over which all vehicles utilized to remove and transport the materials removed from any excavation shall travel, together with a statement from the city's engineering director that such streets and roadways are capable of accommodating such vehicles. A statement granting permission to use such roads from the appropriate county, city and state officials shall also be included; and
(K) An affidavit from a person authorized to act on behalf of the applicant stating both a familiarity with all federal and state statutes, rules and regulations applicable to the project and that the applicant has fully complied with them.
('74 Code, § 13½-4) (Ord. 89-11, passed 4-27-89)