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<br />(bY Th.;'Clty Council shall Issue. an,
<br />exc.vation license only upOn a find-
<br />ingthat.the proposed'excavation
<br />actlvttl8$WIll not be dangerolls or
<br />othe~ise detrimental . to.. person~
<br />residing or worklng,lnthevjclnlty
<br />thereof, or to the, public health,
<br />safety,or welfare; and will not
<br />impairthei use, enjoyment, or,vililue
<br />of any "property; , (c) , The City
<br />COullclI,ln" it~dlscretlon, may attach
<br />conditions to, protect thepuj)lIc
<br />health/safety' and w!!lfare', to aI/old
<br />traffic', congestion, or ,.hazard) or to
<br />promote conformity Qf'a,proposed
<br />use with the character of. adjoining
<br />ro rty and uses. ';'
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<br />soli. Such ground cover shall be
<br />, tended as necessary until It Is self-
<br />sustaining; (Iv) Slopes to Water
<br />B9dies. No slope descending to a
<br />water body shall exce!!d one (1) foot
<br />vertical to six (6) feet horizontal;
<br />(v) ,Wat!!r Bodies. All water, areas
<br />resulting from excavation shall be
<br />rehabilitated asfolloVl!s: all standing
<br />water bodies shall either be-filled
<br />with acceptable fill material at the
<br />end of each excavation construction
<br />season or preserved In the discretion
<br />or TOe l;ITY, consistent with the public
<br />,health, safety, and welfare. '
<br />Section 23.07 Special Require-
<br />ments. The City Council, as a pre-
<br />requisite to the Issuance of an
<br />excavation license, or after an exca-
<br />vation .license has been granted,
<br />may require the applicant or owner
<br />of the licensed premises to: (a) Re-
<br />imburse the City for the cost of
<br />periodic inspections by the City
<br />Engineer, City Building Inspector or
<br />other City employees for the purpose,
<br />of determining that the provisions of
<br />the excavation license and this
<br />cl1apter are being followed; (b)
<br />Submittothe City Council a detalledr
<br />map of the highways, streets, roads[
<br />or other public ways within the City
<br />. upon and along which the material
<br />#";'''~emoved shall be'.transpQ,rted (haul
<br />rClads). The' City shall Inspect the
<br />haul roads proposed to be used by
<br />the applicant or, owner iah~shalll
<br />;recQlTlmend, .to the '. City '(:QlIncll
<br />fleCessclry upg(adihgOr 'repali"t'ng of
<br />th!! haul roa~s priortoth!!rr use by
<br />the.jlPPllqmt, or oWl1er.Jh~'~ity
<br />Counlill .shall, designatl!. tl1~,t:laul
<br />roads"l'ndshall ,lncorP.Orate"1he
<br />recommendations, of the 'City Into
<br />the excavation IIcen~ IS$uedto the
<br />applicant. I,t shall be'the responsibil-
<br />ity 'of the applicant or owner to
<br />malntain'tl1e haul roads In, accor-
<br />dance with the provlsion~t forth in
<br />the, excavation IICllhs!!. The City
<br />snail periodicallylhspect the haul
<br />rO'ad$ to Insure compliance with the
<br />ex<;avllltion license. During the per-
<br />iod ofClr. upon completion of the
<br />excavation operations, the applicant
<br />Qr,olNner shallmake anY necessary
<br />repairs to the haul roads as :recom-
<br />mended by the (:lty.AIl'CO'sts of
<br />, Inspection p,rovidedfor In this para'
<br />graPh soallbe born!! by the appli,
<br />cantor owner. The use of file haul
<br />'rOadS shali befui'fher sublett to any
<br />.)tOAld and weight' restrictions im-
<br />PGSlld, .~bY'ithe, City;. (c) Submit
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<br />fpr agriCUltural purposes., .'. i'i .
<br />23.04 Excav.tlonUcense'Ap le'-
<br />tlon.p.ppllj:atlonfor theexcl!v ,tlon
<br />1IC;!!nse rl!",ulrl!~j)V fl'1lsct;l., pttlr
<br />sl'1aU.bemade irrwrlting,toth 'City
<br />9p\!nc:1iIn the,fqrm ~pecifled j)the
<br />cityCI!i!rl<.. Thtlapplfcatlon hall
<br />contain the fC)lIowlng.nform Ion:
<br />(a) The correct legal descript n of
<br />the land IIpoflwl'1lch !i!xcavati n Is I
<br />prC)posed; (b) Tt'!i!' name, an ad'r
<br />dress of the applicant and ow rof I"
<br />.the land;, (c) The nlilmes an ad-
<br />dresses of all adjacent landa ers
<br />within, a one-half mile r ius!
<br />(d) The purpoSe of the propos . ex..
<br />cavation; (e) The estimated tl ere-
<br />qulre<l tq .complete the pro sed
<br />excavation ,,' and 'rehablllt ion;
<br />(f) The' names of the' high ays,
<br />streets or other public roa ays
<br />wltl'1in the, City upon and along hlch
<br />the material shall be trans ed;
<br />(g) Specifications of, the foil Ing
<br />using appropriate maps, oto-
<br />gr>'~"'s and surveys: (I) The phy-
<br />s' 'elationship of the pro sed
<br />!!~ ,mon site to the com unity
<br />aria existing <:ommunltyde elop-
<br />ment; (ii) Site an.lysis Infor at Ion
<br />S\lch 'a~ trees, depth of topsol, ad-
<br />jac;entl!ndon-slte bull~ings an land
<br />Uli!!li,flOOd I!!vels; watercour , and
<br />elevation. and percent slope Ithln
<br />on!! hundred (100) feet' bevO the
<br />perm iter of, the site; (Iii), The
<br />!!stimlllted quantity of minerai to be
<br />excavat!!d; (Iv) The depth of ater
<br />tables. tI1rqughout the propo ex-
<br />cavatlon,sit!!; (v).. The a rage
<br />thickness 'of overburden on t pro-.
<br />posed excavation site; (h) Th plan
<br />of operation, including proces ng, if
<br />any, the nature pf the processi g and
<br />equipment, location of, the lant,
<br />source of water, disposal of ater,
<br />reuse of water, and use of xplo-
<br />slves;' (I) The plans' for dra nage,
<br />Wind and water erosion c trol,
<br />sedimentation and dust c trol,
<br />maintenance of security on t pro-
<br />posed excavation site, cont 01 of
<br />access to open excavation an con-
<br />trol of weeds and unSightly get.-
<br />tion; W A comprehensive re ablli-
<br />tatlon plan showing suitable rovl-
<br />slon for rehabilitation of t ex-
<br />cavated area to a usable co Itlon
<br />compatible with the adjacen land
<br />such that It will not become a ealth
<br />or safety hazard or a nuisanc Such
<br />plan shall, as a minimum, I elude
<br />anticipated final elevations,lopes
<br />and plan for the return of sub land
<br />topsoil. Where the City uncil
<br />deems it practical and nec sary,
<br />such plan shall also Include I~in:
<br />ingrelated areas where exca tlons
<br />haveprevio\lsly l?~n,lTIjl9 ' anQ
<br />wI. :; i n!l'naln'urjder'the"con ' 01 of
<br />the ap~lici!ntpr,m,qWner the
<br />land o~ ' . ,Iil,jlYil ,. n .Is
<br />pro "'."" . ,IT
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<br />cen,_;, ,,', tl9!':(liI) Upon
<br />refer".l '0 th!i! lIppll1latlol'l f ,the
<br />C1tY~~J.lIr~" ItIl',C1ty J:ounc:I, shall
<br />evalinlf!ll'th&'appliC'lith!tl!n-ccor-
<br />dance':W,lth the-standards"., d,':fe.
<br />auirements;set fortl1ln this c.-.pter;
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<br />io' C)th!!r.ttlawqrlc'
<br />~!!~IOPf!~ . IdeS
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<br />....hqfl:!:qntal.tq,Pne, fqptvert" ,', '. . ,U~leSlj
<br />'ast~!'lPer'sIClPf! 1~,approvedbYt~e
<br />City.'Wh!!re lIxcavatlClnS arejldlac;-
<br />ent/to ap\jbllcrOacfway,or'Qther
<br />" rilJlltTOf:way; the,!!XcaVjltlon sl'1jlll'
<br />" hlllvelllmal<lmum ljlQpe of four feet
<br />horizontal 'to one, foot vertical.
<br />Slppesa~la(:entto water bodies'shall
<br />not exc!!ed siX,feet hqrlzontal to one
<br />fqpt vertical; (viii) Council W,iver.
<br />TheC;ity Council,at the timeofis~u:
<br />ance Of tl'1e eXcallatlonllcense, may
<br />WaiVtlormqdify any of th!! foregoll1g
<br />provisions in this SeCtion 23.06, or
<br />in'lposeadditional r!!quirements,if it
<br />fln~s ,that the pian of operation or
<br />other materials S\lbmltted,wlth the
<br />application or other factors make
<br />appropriate more suitable measures
<br />for standards, qlnsistent with the
<br />pUblic health, safety and welfare;
<br />(f) Rehabilitation Standards; (I)'
<br />Rehabilitation shall be a continuing
<br />procelis occurring as quickly as pos-
<br />sible after the excavation operation
<br />has moved into another part of the
<br />excavation site; (II) Slopes., All
<br />DanKS ana slopes snail De renabll-
<br />itated in accordance with the re-
<br />habilitation plan submitted with the
<br />excavation license application. No
<br />rehabilitated slope shall be steeper
<br />than four (4) feet horizontal to one
<br />(1) fqpt vertical, except that steeper
<br />slopes may be permitted, In accor-
<br />dance with the rehabilitation plan
<br />when 'said slopes are planned for
<br />Slope-related uses Including, but not
<br />limited to, ski hills and sliding hills;
<br />(ill) Cover and Planting. Slop!!s,
<br />graded and back filled areas shall be,
<br />surfaced with at least. three (3)
<br />Inches of topSOil and planted with
<br />araund cover sufficient to retain the
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<br />!'Sectlon'2.This ordinance shall be
<br />~ - In ful(,forc!I,andtlffect from and
<br />i after tile date of Its 'p\lblication: '
<br />" PjlSsed and adopted' by 'the City
<br />Oouncil 9f the City of Elk River this
<br />Hlth day pf June, 1979. ,
<br />.i Attest: ' ,Franklin Madsen, Mayor
<br />; Robert C: Middaugh,
<br />City Adminlstrat,or
<br />(JyS)
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