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10.) Restoration Plan <br /> <br />Restoration will be an ongoing process. As an area of mining is <br />completed, and mining advances to a subsequent phase, reclamation <br />will begin on the completed phase. Reclamation activities at the site <br />will consist of backfilling, grading, and seeding. Work will be <br />concentrated on the sideslopes around the perimeter of the site. The <br />base of the site may remain open to accommodate mining activities, <br />various haul roads, stockpile areas, etc. Final grades will range from <br />1% to 25%. Final restoration grades are shown on the Reclamation <br />Plan, Sheet 3 of 3. <br /> <br />Topsoil shall be placed on graded areas to be reclaimed. The area shall <br />be seeded within 6 months of completing the backfilling. Topsoil will <br />come from on-site sources, and be placed in a layer that is a minimum <br />of 3" thick in accordance with the city ordinance. <br /> <br />After placement of topsoil is complete, it shall be seeded and mulched <br />according to Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) <br />Standard Specification No 3876 and 3882. The seed used shall be <br />MnDOT seed mixture 50A. The mulch shall be Type I. It should be <br />recognized that portions of a given phase, for example, along borders <br />of subsequent phases, within the processing and operations area and <br />along haul roads, may be left at an intermediate stage of reclamation <br />until completion is practical. <br /> <br />1.) <br /> <br />2.) <br /> <br />III STANDARDS <br /> <br />Boundary: <br /> <br />Extraction operations shall be conducted within the confines of the <br />boundaries indicated within this application. <br /> <br />Setbacks: <br /> <br />Site setbacks will be fifty feet from property lines and right-of-ways <br />that are not adjacent to other areas where mining is allowed. The <br />fifty-foot setback is applicable along US 169, 221st Ave., the southern <br />boundary of the southern parcel. A 200-foot setback is maintained <br />along the western boundary that borders the abandoned railroad track. <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br /> <br />