The title of the provisions of this chapter
shall be "Soil Replacement."
The definitions of the terms "excavation" and "natural ground surface" shall be the definitions of those terms as set forth in §Â
103-2 of Chapter
103 of the Kingwood Code.
As to all excavations undertaken in the Township
of Kingwood, once an excavation that is to be refilled to the level
of the natural ground surface has been completed, soil material shall
be replaced in the excavation in the reverse order that it was removed,
restoring the original soil layers, after which the soil material
shall be compacted and the area returned to the preexisting natural
ground surface to the greatest extent practicable.
[Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 21-20-2021]
Any person who willfully or knowingly violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalties, of the Township Code. Each day of violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense for which a separate penalty may be imposed.