It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate a quarry within the corporate limits of the City without having first secured from the City Council a license to operate the quarry. The application for a license shall state the location of the proposed quarry and the number of years for which the license is required.
(Ord. 182 § 2, 1948)
Upon the request for a license to operate a quarry within the City limits, the City Council shall investigate such request, giving special consideration to the location of the proposed quarry and the desirability of a quarry in such a location. The Council’s decision shall be made without delay and shall be final.
(Ord. 182 § 3, 1948)
Upon the approval of the City Council for the operation of a quarry within the City, the Finance Director shall be instructed to issue a license without charging a fee.
(Ord. 182 § 4, 1948; Ord. 2355 § 14, 2011)
A. 
The operator of a quarry shall be required to pay to the City a business tax of two cents per ton on all rock removed from the premises, which is suitable for rockery work, construction work, rip-rapping or road work.
B. 
The operator shall pay to the City a business tax of five cents per ton on all coal removed from the premises but shall be privileged to leave on the premises, as waste, any coal of which he cannot profitably dispose.
(Ord. 182 § 5, 1948)
The operator of a quarry may remove dirt and waste material, as defined in this chapter, other than coal, from the premises without paying a business tax. Waste, as defined in this chapter, shall be only the material that will not be sold.
(Ord. 182 § 6, 1948)
No rock or coal shall be removed from the licensed premises without having been weighed upon an accurate and lawful scale, which shall be open to the inspection of the City Council or its authorized representative at any time.
(Ord. 182 § 7, 1948)
A record of each load weighed shall be entered, at the time of weighing, in a permanent bound book, to be kept on the premises, and the load slip for each truck load removed, showing the time, weight and type of material, whether rock or coal, shall be made out and signed by the weight-master and the driver of the truck, and shall be retained by the operator for the examination by the City Council or its authorized representative. Such load slips shall be on a special printed form bearing consecutively numbered serial numbers, and each slip shall be accounted for. All such records shall be made in duplicate and the City furnished with a copy. Records shall be carefully preserved by the operator and be constantly available to the City Council or its authorized representative for audit or inspection.
(Ord. 182 § 8, 1948)
On the 15th day of each month the operator shall furnish to the City Council a written statement showing the weight of all rock and coal removed from the premises during the preceding month, and at the same time shall remit therefor.
(Ord. 182 § 9, 1948)
The quarry shall be operated only on regular working days. The hours of operation shall be between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on regular working days.
(Ord. 182 § 10, 1948)
The operator of a quarry shall at all times conduct the operation of the quarry in compliance with all requirements of the laws of the State and the City, and legally authorized requirements of public officials, and shall not commit or permit any nuisance on the premises where operating.
(Ord. 182 § 12, 1948)
All wood waste and other debris shall be burned or removed from the premises by the operator and must not be allowed to accumulate.
(Ord. 182 § 13, 1948)
The operator shall post sufficient public liability and property damage insurance as required by the State for the operation of a quarry. Proof of such insurance must be filed with the Finance Director.
(Ord. 182 § 14, 1948; Ord. 2355 § 15, 2011)
The operator shall not impair the lateral support of any adjacent land and in any event shall not, as the result of any excavation, mining or quarrying done by him, leave the property with any slope thereon steeper than a fall of 100 feet and 25 lateral feet if the surface of the slope is solid stone, or such lesser grade as may be reasonably necessary to provide an angle of repose and safety if the surface of the slope is of softer material or liable to slough by reason of cracking or crumbling.
(Ord. 182 § 16, 1948)
If the lower level of operation shall be along a street or highway, the grade shall be left level with the street or highway for a depth of 100 feet. Grade level depth must be maintained parallel to the street or highway for the entire distance of operation.
(Ord. 182 § 17, 1948)
If any amount of the tax, to be paid under the terms of this chapter, becomes due and remains unpaid, or if default is made in any of the sections herein contained, the license so issued shall be revoked.
(Ord. 182 § 19, 1948)
The applicant for a license to operate a quarry shall be required to sign a guarantee to pay, or to have his insurance company pay, any and all damages that may be made against the City by any person or persons on account of injury or damage to persons or property occasioned by, or in any manner resulting from, the operation of a quarry under his license. In the event of any damage or injury occurring and an action being brought against the City therefor, the City shall promptly notify the operator and his insurance company of the commencement of the suit and notify him or them to take charge of the defense thereof.
(Ord. 182 § 20, 1948)