Removal of soil, sand, gravel, stone, and other earth materials shall be subject to the following conditions.
(A) There shall be not more than one entrance way from a public road to said lot for each 500 feet of front line.
(B) Such removal, processing, transportation, and activities relating to storage, such as stockpiling, shall not take place before sunrise or after sunset.
(C) On side lot, no digging or excavating shall take place closer than 100 feet to any lot line.
(D) On side lot, all roads, driveways, parking lots, and loading and unloading areas within 100 feet of any lot line shall be paved, piled, watered, or chemically treated so as to limit adjoining lots and public roads the nuisance caused by wind-borne dust.
(E) Any odor, smoke, fumes, or dust generated on side lot by any digging, excavating, processing, stockpiling, or transportation operation and borne, or able to be borne, by the wind shall be confined within the lines of said lot as much as it is possible so as not to cause a nuisance or hazard on any adjoining lot or public road.
(F) Such removal, processing, or storage shall not be conducted as to cause the pollution by any material of any surface or subsurface, watercourse, or body outside the lines of the lot on which such use shall be located.
(G) Such removal, processing, or storage shall not be conducted as to cause or threaten to cause the erosion by water of any land outside of said lot or of any land on said lot so that earth material is carried outside of the lines of said lot, that such removal shall not be conducted as to alter the drainage pattern of surface or subsurface waters on adjacent property, and that, in the event that such removal, processing, or storage shall cease to be conducted, it shall be the continuing responsibility of the owner or operator thereof to assure that no erosion or alteration of drainage patterns, as specified in this paragraph, shall take place after the date of the cessation of operations.
(H) All fixed equipment and machinery shall be located at least 100 feet from any lot line and 500 feet from any residential zoning district, but that in the event the zoning classification of any land within 500 feet of such equipment or machinery shall be changed to residential subsequent to the operation of such equipment or machinery, the operation of such equipment or machinery may continue henceforth but in no case less than 100 feet from any lot line.
(I) There shall be erected a fence not less than six feet in height around the periphery of the development. Fences shall be adequate to prevent trespass and shall be placed no closer than 50 feet to the top of any slope.
(J) All areas within any single development shall be rehabilitated progressively as they are worked out of abandoned to a condition of being entirely lacking in hazard, inconspicuous, and blended with the general surrounding grounds form so as to appear reasonably natural.
(K) The operator shall file with the Planning Commission and the Zoning Inspector a detailed plan for the restoration of the development area which shall include the anticipated future use of the restored land, the proposed final topography indicated by contour lines of not greater interval than five feet, steps which shall be taken to conserve topsoil, proposed and final landscaping, and the location of future roads, drives, drainage courses, and/or other improvements contemplated. Said plans shall be subject to review and modification from time to time by the Planning Commission.
(L) The operator shall file with the Township Board a performance bond, payable to the township and conditioned on the faithful performance of all requirements contained in the approved restoration plan. The amount of the required bond which will reflect the anticipated cost of restoration shall be fixed by the Township Board. The bond shall be released upon written certification of the Zoning Inspector that the restoration is complete and in compliance with the restoration plan.
(Ord. 5, passed 1-18-1973)