This chapter is adopted pursuant to § 295.14,
Wis. Stats., which is adopted by reference and made a part of this
chapter as if fully set forth herein.
The terms used in this chapter shall be defined
as provided in § 295.11, Wis. Stats.
This chapter shall apply to any portion of a
nonmetallic mining site, including unreclaimed portions of a site
which were mined prior to the effective date of this chapter.
This chapter shall not apply to the following
activities:
A. Excavations or grading by a person solely for domestic
use at his or her residence.
B. Excavations or grading conducted for highway construction
purposes within the highway right-of-way.
C. Grading conducted for farming, preparing a construction
site or restoring land following a flood or natural disaster.
D. Excavations for building construction purposes.
E. Any mining operation, the reclamation of which is
required in a permit obtained under Ch. 293, Wis. Stats.
F. Any activities conducted at a solid or hazardous waste
disposal site required to prepare, operate or close a solid waste
disposal facility under Subchapters II to IV of Ch. 289, Wis. Stats.,
or a hazardous waste disposal facility under Ch. 291, Wis. Stats.,
but a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance may apply to activities
related to solid or hazardous waste disposal which are conducted at
a nonmetallic site separate from the solid or hazardous waste disposal
facility, such as activities to obtain nonmetallic minerals to be
used for lining, capping, covering or constructing berms, dikes or
roads.
If any permit is revoked, cancelled, rescinded
or terminated, the operator shall be given written notice of any charges
or violations against him/her or the reasons proposed for revocation
and shall have an opportunity to be heard before the City Council.