No person shall excavate or regrade any property, public or
private, within the Town of Elsmere without first obtaining a permit
as provided herein.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
be defined as follows:
EXCAVATION
The removal of more than six cubic yards of any natural material,
including earth, black dirt, peat, sand, rock, gravel, or sod from
any property.
REGRADING
The redistribution of more than six cubic yards upon the
same lot of any natural materials including earth, black dirt, peat,
sand, rock, gravel, or sod.
This chapter is intended to cover the excavation and regrading
of natural materials from lands but shall not apply to lands located
within the floodplain, basement excavation or other excavation or
earth removal activities which are already covered by the building
or other codes.