(A) The Village President and Board of Trustees of the village find as follows:
(1) Excessive quantities of soil are eroding from areas that are undergoing development for certain non-agricultural uses, including but not limited to, the construction of dwelling units, commercial buildings and industrial plants, the building of roads and highways, filling of land, and the creation of recreational facilities;
(2) The washing, blowing, and falling of eroded soil across and upon roadways endangers the health and safety of users thereof by decreasing vision and reducing traction of road vehicles;
(3) Said soil erosion necessitates the costly repairing of gulleys, washed-out fills, and embankments;
(4) The sediment from said soil erosion tends to clog sewers and ditches and to pollute and silt rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs;
(5) Said sediment limits the use of water and waterways for most beneficial purposes, destroying fish and other aquatic life, and that said sediment is costly and difficult to remove; and
(6) Said sediment reduces the channel capacity of waterways, resulting in greatly increased chances of flooding at grave danger to public health and safety.
(B) The Mayor and Board of Trustees therefore declare that the purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards to safeguard persons, to protect property and prevent the despoliation of the environment, and to promote the public welfare, by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials and use and maintenance of any development or other activity which disturbs or breaks the topsoil or otherwise results in the movement of earth on land situated in the village.
(Ord. 2008-O-004, passed 2-26-08)