No excavation, site alteration, topsoil stripping
or filling of land involving the deposit, removal or relocation of
more than 15 cubic yards of soil for purposes other than the construction
of a wall or building or part thereof for which a permit has been
previously granted by the Building Inspector or site development plan
approval previously granted by the Planning Board shall be commenced
or continued in the Village of Irvington except in conformity with
the provisions of this chapter.
No such excavation shall be made within 10 feet of any street line, unless adequate barricades are erected satisfactory to the Department of Public Works. Any excavation made upon property above the level of an abutting highway shall be so made that neither the excavation nor any deposit of topsoil, earth, sand, gravel or rock or other substances removed from the excavation shall interfere with any natural watercourses on or the natural drainage of the property, and at the termination of the permit, the premises shall be rough graded in such manner that the natural drainage shall be fully restored. Any excavation upon any property at or below the level of the abutting highway shall be refilled to the natural grade of the property with clean nonburnable fill containing no garbage, refuse, offal or any deleterious or unwholesome matter. Materials specified in §
175-2C(3)(a) shall be acceptable, and materials specified in §
175-2C(3)(b) shall be unacceptable. All materials must comply in all respects with the provisions of this chapter.