[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 80]
No person shall excavate or otherwise remove soil for sale or for use other than on the premises from which the soil shall be taken without first having procured a permit therefor from the Township Council.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 81]
The Township Council shall not consider any application for the removal of soil from any premises for sale or otherwise unless and until the owner of the premises shall file with the Township Clerk an application for a permit to do so, together with a map of the premises showing the present contour lines of the premises and the proposed contour lines and proposed contour grades resulting from such intended removal of soil in relation to the topography of the premises, and the proposed contour lines and proposed grades shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Engineering Department of the Township. No permit for soil removal shall be issued until such map has been filed and until the proposed contour lines and grades have been approved by the Engineering Department of the Township.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 84]
Before any permit for soil removal shall be granted or issued, the owner or applicant shall file with the Township Council a bond with satisfactory surety, the amount to be determined after a report of the Engineering Department of the Township as to the necessities and requirements in the undertaking, which bond shall be conditioned that the work of soil removal shall comply with this Code and any other ordinances and regulations on the subject and shall be done in a proper manner in accordance with the grades and contour lines approved by the Engineering Department of the Township, and that the top layer of soil, to a depth of 11 inches, shall be set aside and retained to be thereafter respread over the area when the rest of removal has been completed, and that repairs at the expense of the owner or applicant shall be made to any streets used in transportation of soil if the Township Council shall consider repairs are necessary because of such use of the streets, and that the work shall be done properly without detriment to adjoining properties or detriment to the Township, and without leaving any sharp declivities, pits or depressions, and will be leveled off properly and cleared of debris, and that the owner or applicant will pay the cost of inspection and supervision incurred by the Engineering Department in examination and inspection during the progress of the soil removal.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 82]
In the removal of soil, when a permit has been duly granted, the owner or person in charge shall conduct the operations so that there shall be no sharp declivities, pits or depressions and in such a manner that the area shall be properly leveled off, cleared of debris and graded to conform with the contour lines and grades as approved by the Engineering Department of the Township.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 83]
The owner of the premises or the person in charge of the removal of soil, when a permit has been duly granted, shall not take away the top layer of arable soil for a depth of 11 inches, but such top layer of arable soil to a depth of 11 inches shall be set aside for retention on the premises and shall be respread over the premises when the rest of the soil has been removed, pursuant to levels and contour lines approved by the Engineering Department of the Township.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 86]
All of the work described in this article shall only be performed between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any working day.