The following regulations shall apply to all future excavations
of sand, gravel, stone, loam, dirt and other earth products within
the Town of Lawrence. This article shall regulate all existing gravel
pits and stone quarries within the Town of Lawrence.
The following uses shall be exempt from the provisions of this
article:
A. Excavation and removal of less than 500 cubic yards over a period
of one year from any single parcel of land recorded in the Brown County
Register of Deeds office.
B. Necessary foundation and trench excavation only in connection with
work on the premises for which a building permit has been issued.
C. Normal agricultural activities.
D. Landscaping or site preparation for building uses.
See Chapter
182 of this Code for the regulation of nonmetallic mining.
The following information shall be required on a site plan prior
to issuing an excavation permit:
A. A map showing the location of the premises and the adjoining properties
within 500 feet. The map shall be drawn at a scale not smaller than
one inch equals 200 feet.
B. Contour intervals of the proposed site at intervals of 20 feet when
available.
C. Existing and proposed drainage patterns of the site.
D. Proposed regrading and revegetation of the site after completion
of the excavating operation.
E. Proposed truck and machinery access to the site.
F. Types and location of temporary or permanent building to be erected
on the site.
G. Approximate amount of earth material to be excavated or removed at
the site.
H. Approximate number of trucks and other types of machinery to be used
at the site.
I. Designated hours of operation.
The excavation of earth materials shall be allowed as a conditional
use in the A-1 Agricultural Zone and as a conditional use in the AG-FP
Agricultural-Farmland Preservation Zone, if the excavation is a public
(governmental) operation or if it is incidental to the farm operation.