(A) Mineral extraction, storage or processing shall not be conducted closer than 500 feet from any R District, nor closer than 200 feet from any structure used for human occupancy in any other district.
(B) Buildings and structures associated with mineral extraction, storage or processing, for which no future use is documented by the operator shall be demolished and removed.
(C) Prior to the issuance of a zoning certificate, the operator of the proposed use shall file with the Zoning Inspector a plan providing the items required by § 153.167 and the following:
(1) A location map which clearly shows areas to be mined and the location of adjacent properties, roads and natural features;
(2) Information on the anticipated depth of excavations and probable effect on the existing water table, public utilities, roads and surface drainage; and
(3) A detailed plan for the restoration of the area to be mined which shall include the anticipated future use of the restored land, the proposed final topography indicated by contour lines of no greater interval than five feet, the type and number per acre of trees or shrubs to be planted, and the location of future roads, drives, drainage courses or other improvements contemplated.
(D) The operator shall file with the Council a bond payable to the village and conditioned on the faithful performance of all requirements contained in the approved restoration plan. The rate, per acre of property to be mined, of the required bond shall be as fixed by ordinance of the Council. The bond shall be released upon written certification of the Zoning Inspector that the restoration is complete and in compliance with the restoration plan.
(E) When determined to be necessary for the protection of public safety, the Planning Commission may require fencing to be erected and maintained around the entire site or portions thereof.
(Ord. O-38-2020, passed 12-14-2020)