There shall be no excavation or removal from
the premises in any district of sand, gravel, stone, topsoil, loam,
dirt or other earth products except in connection with necessary excavation
or removal of not more than 500 cubic yards of surplus material resulting
from a bona fide construction, landscaping or agricultural operation
being executed on the premises, except in conformity with the following
regulations.
An application for permission to excavate or
remove the above materials in excess of 500 cubic yards shall be submitted,
in writing, to the Planning Board by the property owner or authorized
agent. The statement of application shall be accompanied by a plan
of operation, including the following:
A. The location of the property on which the excavation
is to take place, the location of the area to be excavated, the estimated
amount of material to be removed and the names of abutting owners.
B. Grading plan showing existing topography in the area
to be excavated and proposed future topography. Contour interval shall
not exceed two feet unless larger scale is required by the Planning
Board. Contour lines shall include the surrounding area within 100
feet of the excavation. The North arrow, scale and date shall be indicated.
The Planning Board may require that the grading plan shall be prepared
by a land surveyor licensed to practice in the State of New York.
C. Existing and proposed drainage on the site.
D. Proposed truck access to the excavation, the machinery
to be used on the site, the type of processing to be used and the
location and type of any buildings to be erected.
E. Written permission for the inspection of the site
at any reasonable time by a duly authorized representative of the
Planning Board.
F. Any other information which the Planning Board deems
necessary.
The Planning Board shall approve the plan of
operation and grant a permit to excavate for a period of not more
than one year, only when it is satisfied that the following conditions
will be complied with:
A. The premises will be excavated and graded in conformity
with the plan, as approved, and any deviation from the plan without
the consent of the Planning Board shall be cause for the Planning
Board to revoke the permit. Topsoil removed shall be stockpiled on
the premises.
B. There will be no excavation or removal within 50 feet
of any property line or street line except to an elevation equal with
or above the established grade of the adjoining property or street.
C. No screening, sifting, washing, crushing or other
forms of processing of a permanent nature shall be conducted upon
the premises.
D. At all stages of operation, proper drainage shall
be provided to prevent the collection and stagnation of water and
to prevent harmful effects upon surrounding properties, and proper
slopes shall be maintained to prevent dangerous overhang.
E. During the period of excavating and removal, such
barricades or fences shall be erected as are necessary for the protection
of pedestrians and vehicles.
F. Truck access to the excavation shall be arranged as
to minimize danger to traffic and nuisance to surrounding properties.
That portion of access road within the area of excavation shall be
provided with a dustless surface when necessary.
G. When excavation and removal operations or either of
them are completed, the excavated area shall be graded so that no
gradients in disturbed earth shall be steeper than a slope of one
over three (vertical-horizontal). All debris shall be removed. Topsoil
shall be spread uniformly over the excavated area to a minimum depth
of two inches in accordance with the approved contour plan. The area
shall be seeded with a perennial rye grass or other equally suitable
vegetation and maintained until approved by the Planning Board.
Before the permit is granted, the applicant
shall file a performance bond or other form of surety with the Town
of Putnam Valley, in form approved by the Town Attorney, and in such
amount as the Planning Board shall deem necessary to ensure compliance
with the conditions set forth herein.