[Amended 5-10-2021 ATM by Art. 44]
No person shall remove nor cause to be removed any soil, loam, sand, or gravel for commercial purposes from any land in the Town, not in public use, unless such removal is authorized by a permit issued by the Select Board members, except in conjunction with and for the purpose of construction of a building on a parcel and except for the continued operation on the same parcel of any existing sand or gravel or clay pit. No such permit shall be issued until the application therefor is filed with said Board. Said Board shall hold a public hearing on the application, and the date and time of the public hearing thereon shall be advertised in a local newspaper at least seven days before the public hearing.