a.

Quarrying and mining includes removal, extraction and/or processing of any dirt, sand, soil, clay, rock, gravel, minerals, gas, oil or other fuels for sale or removal from the property in its extracted form, finished form or as a component of another product. Borrow pits are permitted where less than one and one-tenth acres of land will be disturbed.

b.

Prior to initiation of mining activities an application for a Special Use Permit must be submitted to the Planning Commission. Such application must provide:

(1)

Written stipulations that the activity will not have any harmful impacts on the environment (air, water, natural landscape), neighboring residents and businesses, or to livestock.

(2)

A specific site plan and time schedule for completion of mining operations.

(3)

Information as to how the operation will be buffered and methods to assure that no harmful off-site impacts will occur.

(4)

A transportation plan detailing routes to be used by vehicles serving the site, weight limits and traffic volumes.

(5)

Information on hours of operation and procedures (on and off-site) related to any on-site blasting that might occur.

(6)

Adequate financial bonding for damages (to be determined by the governing body).

c.

The removal area shall be completely enclosed with a fence not less than six feet in height.

d.

An earthen berm shall be provided that shields all operations from ground level view along all property lines.

e.

Drainage plans and a plan for the development of the site when the removal is completed shall be submitted with the application for a development permit.

f.

This section shall not prohibit the removal of earth and rock and filling and grading in any district done for land development purposes, upon issuance of a development permit in accordance with this Development Code.

g.

These uses shall be established only on a site of not less than 200 acres.