Cranston City Zoning Code
Chapter
17.40 TOPSOIL REMOVAL
§ 17.40.010 Removal of topsoil.
A.
Permit
Required. The removal of topsoil from any parcel of land in the city
by any person shall be allowed only under permit from the zoning board
of review. However, no permit shall be required wherein the amount
of topsoil to be removed is necessarily incidental to or in connection
with the construction, alteration, excavation or grading for a building
or road or other facility involving a permanent change in the use
of the land; provided, that there is reasonable assurance that the
construction will be completed. Further, no permit shall be required
where the area from which the topsoil is removed is less than two
hundred (200) square feet and where the topsoil is not removed for
sale.
B.
Location
of Removal Areas. It shall be determined that topsoil removal is not
seriously detrimental to the neighborhood. Removal operations shall
not be performed closer than three hundred (300) feet to a public
road or to any existing dwelling, school or park. No permit shall
be issued for more than two years. Removal operations as a nonconforming
use shall not be extended beyond the property lines of the particular
parcels upon which such operations are in progress at the time of
the adoption of this chapter.
C.
Treatment
of Land After Removal. All areas from which topsoil has been removed
shall be treated as follows:
1.
Edges
of area shall be graded to meet existing ground elevations.
2.
Plant
cover shall be seeded and maintained until well established.
In issuing a permit, the board of review may impose other reasonable
restrictions upon removal operations, such requirements in addition
to those above shall be considered as conditions of the permit.
(Prior code § 30-18(h))