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Page 2 Excavation License D. Excavation Operations. Excavation operations shall comply in all respects with the Mineral Excavation Ordinance and shall also comply with and be consistent with the operations described in the application for this License, which application is hereby incorporated by reference in this License. No change in excavation operations from those described in the application for this License shall be implemented unless approved by the City pursuant to the procedure for issuance of this Excavation License. E. Area to be Mined. Excavation operations shall be conducted within the confines of the excavation site described in the application for this License. No expansion beyond the excavation site identified in the application for this License shall be made unless approved by the City pursuant to the procedure for issuance of this Excavation License. F. Reports to the City. Licensee shall submit annually in writing to the City Council the estimated quantity of minerals to be excavated. If the quantity of minerals to be excavated is for any reason likely to exceed the original estimate Licensee shall immediately notify the City Environmental Administrator in writing of the change in estimated quantity. II. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS A. Haul Roads. Material removed from the excavation site shall be transported within the City exclusively upon the following Haul Roads: Gravel shall be hauled via 225th Avenue NW to Highway 169 (from the pit entrance W to Hwy 196). Transportation of materials upon these Haul Roads shall not commence until the City Environmental Administrator certifies to the City Council that all upgrading and repairing required by the City Council as a condition to the granting of this License, if any, has been completed. It shall be the responsibility of the Licensee to maintain the Haul Roads during the period of this License and to make any necessary repairs to the Haul Roads due to abnormal wear from Licensee's operation as required by the City Environmental Administrator. B. Zoning Ordinance. The issuance of this License and the authority to conduct mineral excavation operations in the City of Elk River pursuant to this License is specifically conditioned on Licensee applying with the City for the necessary land use approvals to bring the property into compliance with Section 900 of the City Code, the City Zoning Ordinance. Failure to apply for the necessary zoning approvals and to supply the required application materials within 90 days of being directed by the City to do so shall constitute grounds for suspension, revocation, or non-renewal of this License.