Extraction shall be subject to the following specific requirements:
(a) A license to operate shall be obtained from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Failure to maintain said license shall constitute abandonment.
(b) An application for such operation shall set forth the following information (compare to DNR requirements):
(1) Name of the owner or owners of land from which removal is to be made.
(2) Name of the applicant making request for such a permit.
(3) Name of the person or corporation conducting the actual removal operation.
(4) Location, description and size of the area from which the removal is to be made.
(5) Type of resources or materials to be removed.
(6) Proposed method of removal and whether or not blasting or other use of explosives will be required.
(7) Description of equipment to be used.
(8) Anticipated ending date for extraction and the method of rehabilitation and reclamation of the area.
(9) The means that will be used to prevent the deposition of mud and debris from trucks on public streets and highways.
(10) The means of controlling fugitive dust from the extraction.
(11) Certification that all state and federal regulations can and will be met.
(f) Extraction shall not occur within 1,000 feet of an R District.
(g) Extraction shall not occur within 100 feet of abutting property or a street.
(h) The applicant shall demonstrate that such operations will not be detrimental to the vicinity or surrounding properties.
(i) The banks of an extraction site less than five (5) feet deep, shall be sloped at a grade of not less than three (3) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical, and such banks shall be surfaced with at least six (6) inches of suitable soil and seeded with a vegetative cover to prevent erosion.
(j) Whenever the floor of an extraction site is more than five (5) feet below the grade of the site's perimeter or the site contains more than three (3) feet of water, the site shall be completely enclosed by a barrier consisting of a fence on not less than a six (6) foot high mound of earth planted with suitable dense planting or other suitable material sufficient in either case to prevent persons from entering the site. Such mound shall be located at least 25 feet from any street, road, highway or boundary of the quarry property.
(k) All quarrying, blasting, drilling or mining shall be carried out in a manner and on such scale as to minimize dust, noise and vibrations and to prevent adversely affecting the surrounding properties. A blasting permit shall be obtained from the Springfield Fire Division for all blasting that is done.