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154.49.01 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
154.49.01           GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
 
Structures and equipment, their use and operation shall comply with all requirements of the district in which said property is located, and with the following additional requirements.
 
154.49.01.01      Distance from property lines
No quarrying operation shall be carried on or any stock pile placed closer than seventy-five (75) feet to any property line, unless a greater distance is specified by the Commission where such is deemed necessary for the protection of adjacent property; provided that this distance requirement may be reduced to fifty (50) feet by written consent of the owner of the abutting property.
 
154.49.01.02      Distance from public right-of-way
 
                           In the event that the site of the mining or quarrying is adjacent, no part of such operation shall take place closer than seventy-five (75) feet to the nearest line of such right-of-way.
 
154.49.01.03      Fencing
 
                           Fencing shall be erected and maintained around the entire site or portions thereof where in the opinion of the commission such fencing is necessary for the protection of the public safety, and shall be of a type specified by the Commission.
 
154.49.01.04      Equipment
 
                           All equipment and machinery shall be operated and maintained in such manner as to minimize dust, noise and vibration. Access roads shall be maintained in dust free condition by surfacing or other treatment as may be specified by the City Engineer.
 
154.49.01.05      Processing
 
                           The crushing, washing and refining or other similar processing may be authorized by the Commission as an accessory use; provided, however, that such accessory processing shall not be in conflict with the use regulations of the district in which the operation is located, and shall be located within two-hundred (200) feet of any boundary of the site.
 
154.49.02           REHABILITATION
 
                           To guarantee the restoration, rehabilitation, and reclamation of a mined-out area, every applicant granted a mining permit as herein provided shall furnish a performance bond running to Richmond City Plan Commission as a guarantee that such applicant, in restoring, reclaiming and rehabilitating such land, shall within a period of time to be determined by and to the satisfaction of the Richmond City Plan Commission, meet the following minimum requirements:
 
154.49.02.01      Surface rehabilitation
 
                           All excavation shall be made either to water producing depth, such depth to be not less than five (5) feet below water mark, or shall be graded or backfilled with non-noxious, inflammable and non-combustible solids, to secure, (a) that the excavated area shall not collect and permit to remain therein stagnant water; (b) that the surface of such area which is not permanently submerged is graded or backfilled as necessary so as to reduce the peaks and depressions
                           thereof so as to produce a gently running surface that will minimize erosion due to rainfall and which will be in substantial conformity to the adjoining land area.
 
154.49.02.02      Vegetation
 
                           Vegetation shall be restored by appropriate seeds of grasses or planting of shrubs or trees in all parts of said mining area where such area is not to be submerged under water as herein provided.
 
154.49.02.03      Banks of excavations not backfilled
 
                           The banks of all excavations not backfilled shall be sloped to the water line at a slope which shall not be less than three (3) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical and said bank shall be seeded.
 
154.49.02.04      Additional requirements
 
                           In addition to the foregoing, the Richmond City Plan Commission may impose such other conditions, requirements or limitations concerning the nature, extent of the use and operation of such mines, quarries or gravel pits as the Richmond City Plan Commission may deem necessary for the protection of adjacent properties and the public interest. The said conditions and the amount of the performance bond shall be determined by the Richmond City Plan Commission prior to issuance of the permit.
 
                           (Ord. 35-1978)


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