HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1998 (461) ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 226(89),
NONMETALLIC MINING AND RECLAMATION ORDINANCE
Ordinance No. 6 % C�
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, the County nonmetallic mining and reclamation ordinance limits permitted
sites to areas of twenty acres and periods of five years; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors believes that some commercial operations may
require larger sites to be mined over a longer period of time; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors believes that such operations can be effectively and
safely conducted with proper long range planning and permitting;
THEREFORE, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does hereby ordain and amends
Section F.2. of Ordinance No. 226(89), the County Nonmetallic Mining and Reclamation
Ordinance to read as follows (added language is underlined):
2. Active sites of up to twenty acres and for operation periods up to five years may be
permitted. Renewals of permits for up to five year periods and expansions of up to
twenty acres may be granted in the same manner as initial applications. In order to
accommodate larger nonmetallic mining sites, operators may submit for approval long -
range operation and reclamation plans which encompass more than twenty acres and an
operation period of more than five years. In no case shall an area greater than twenty
acres be open to extraction at any given time. Permits for such operations shall be subject
to an annual review and shall be subject to modification based on changes to current law.,
regulations or industry standards.
Dated this 17th day of March, 1998.
Offered by: Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee
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