The name and address of the applicant. In the case of a lease agreement between landowner and mining operator, both the lessee and the lessor become joint parties to the application for a permit and are both bound to the conditions of the permit.

Approval from the Fairfield Township Planning and Zoning Board that the Existing resource extraction operation meets the requirements of this article

A statement by the applicant that it agrees to perform and comply with all applicable standards set forth in this chapter.

The posting of performance guarantees in the forms permitted pursuant to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, or such other forms as may be approved by Township Committee, in the amount reasonably determined by the Planning and Zoning Board engineer to assure compliance with the approved reclamation plan.

The name and address of the applicant; if the applicant is a partnership, the partnership name and business address, together with the names of all partners and their residential addresses; if the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation, the place of business of such corporation, the date and state of incorporation, the names and addresses of all officers and the positions held in such corporation, together with the names and addresses of all directors of such corporation, the names and addresses of all stockholders holding 10% or more of the stock of the corporation and the name and address of the legal representative of the corporation.

The name and address of the owner or owners of the premises involved; if the owner or owners are a partnership, then the partnership name and business address and the names of the partners, together with their residential addresses; if the owner is a corporation, the name of the corporation, its place of business, the date and state of incorporation, the names and addresses of all officers and the positions held in the corporation, the names and addresses of all directors, the names and addresses of all stockholders holding 10% or more of the stock of the corporation and the name and address of the legal representative of the corporation, if any.

A detailed description of the premises and its location, together with the Fairfield Township Tax Map plate, block and lot number or numbers where the excavation or soil removal is to be conducted.

A survey and site plan of the premises for which the permit is sought, showing the property boundaries, existing topographical contour lines of the land involved and abutting lands and roads within 300 feet, together with a copy of the United States Geological Survey quadrangle sheets showing topographical information within one mile of the premises; the proposed topographical contour grades which will result from the intended soil removal; all roads and buildings, streams and bodies of water within 300 feet of the premises: the names and addresses of adjoining landowners within 300 feet; existing water drainage conditions; all wooded areas; the limit of the area or areas on the premises within which the soil operations or removal is to be conducted and the dimensions of the premises or lot; the existing elevations of the lands, buildings, structures, streets, streams, bodies of water and watercourses on the premises or lot and the proposed final elevations at each point where existing elevations are shown on the map which are to be changed as a result of completion of the proposed work; the proposed slopes and lateral supports at the limits of the areas, upon completion of the excavations and soil removal operations; the proposed provisions and facilities for water drainage; and an accurate cross section or sections showing the location or locations and quantities, in cubic yards, of soil to be removed. The map shall be prepared by a licensed engineer and surveyor licensed by the State of New Jersey.

If the owner is not the applicant, written consent of the owner to the application and proposed excavation and soil removal shall be submitted with the application as well as a statement of the relationship between the owner and the applicant.

Plans showing the place or places where the entrances or exits to the excavation or area of soil removal operation, fences or buildings are to be located. The same may be included on the survey and site plan.

A statement of the type of equipment and apparatus to be used in the excavation and soil removal operations.

The applicant's best estimate of the total cubic yards of soil to be removed pursuant to the permit.

The applicant's best estimate of the period of time for which the excavation or soil removal operations will be conducted and the removal completed.

A reclamation plan for the eventual rehabilitation and use of the site covered by the permit after the resources have been removed, which conforms to the terms of this chapter. Such a plan, at a scale of not less than one inch to 400 feet, showing topographic contour intervals at not less than 10 feet, should be adaptable to the particular surroundings and in general agreement with the Township Master Plan, as adopted. The plan shall show the proposed treatment of the channel of any stream within the rehabilitation area and limits of excavation which will protect, as much as is reasonably possible, the natural or improved channel and any adjacent wooded areas considered vital to the function of the rehabilitated area.

An environmental impact statement in conformance with § 450-47.

Environmental impact statements shall be analytic rather than encyclopedic.

Impacts shall be discussed in proportion to their significance. As in a finding of no significant impact, there should be only enough discussion to show why more study is not warranted.

Environmental impact statements shall be kept concise. Environmental impact statement shall include a four-season study of the impact and effect of the operation on the environment and shall include a twenty-year projection and impact analysis.

Environmental impact statements shall serve as the means of assessing the environmental impact of proposed applicant's actions.

All factual representatives contained in the statement shall be under oath or affirmation.

Cover sheet.

Summary.

Table of contents.

Purpose of report.

Affected environment.

List of unavoidable adverse impacts.

List of preparers.

Index.

Appendixes (if any).

The title of the proposed action that is the subject of the statement.

The name, address and telephone number of the person who can supply further information.

A designation of the statement as a draft, final or draft or final supplement.

A one-paragraph abstract of the statement.

Direct effects and their significance.

Indirect effects and their significance.

Possible conflicts between the proposed action and the objectives of local land use plans, policies and controls for the area concerned, including a discussion of possible conflicts between the proposed action and the objectives of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission.

Energy requirements and conservation potential of various alternatives and mitigation measures.

Natural or depletable resource requirements and conservation potential of various alternatives and mitigation measures.

Means to mitigate adverse environmental impacts.

Consist of material prepared in connection with an environmental impact statement.

Normally consist of material which substantiates any analysis fundamental to the impact statement.

Normally be analytic and relevant to the decision to be made.

The minimum qualifications and scope of duties of said professionals and defining specific areas which will be addressed by each professional.

The frequency of inspections and reports which the Township Engineer feels is necessary to determine compliance with Township ordinances.

All equipment used for mining shall be constructed, maintained and operated in such a manner as to reduce, as far as is practical, noise, vibration and dust. The owner or operator of a land mining, earth and resource extraction operation shall ensure that vibration and dust occurring from the extraction of resources or from the operation of equipment or structures incident to the same are properly maintained and operated so as to utilize muffling or insulating devices to minimize vibration and conducted in such a way as to reduce or eliminate dust, including the spraying of water on and at the extraction point in dusty conditions.

Setbacks. Extraction shall not be conducted closer than 50 to the boundary of an adjoining property line, unless the written consent of the owner of property is first secured. Where operations are intended to be conducted on adjoining property, the adjoining landowner shall be included on any application for a permit under this chapter. extraction shall not be conducted closer than 150 feet to the center of the right-of-way line of any dedicated and accepted public street, road or highway.

Buildings, including accessory buildings, shall conform to the schedule of minimum requirements for established districts as set forth in this chapter of the Code of the Township of Fairfield.

Restriction of access. For any excavation within a one-fourth-mile radius of which there are more than 25 single-family residential units and which excavation results in or produces, for a period of at least one month, collections of water or slopes at least as steep as 1 1/2 feet horizontal to one foot vertical, there shall be placed a gate or guard across all access roads to public highways.

Roads. All access roads from extraction operations to public highways, roads or streets or to adjoining property shall be paved, treated or watered so far as is practicable to minimize dust nuisances. The owner and operator of a land mining, earth and resource extraction operation shall be responsible for cleanup of any earth, dust or other accumulation deposited upon the roadway by any motor vehicle, truck or common carrier traffic picking up or discharging extracted resources. The Township Public Works Department may conduct such cleanup and assess costs of the same against the owner and/or operator of the operation after giving notice to the owner and/or operator that cleanup of the roadway is required for the health, safety and welfare of residents and travelers upon the roadway.

Hours of operation. Unless modified by the Planning and Zoning Board, no land mining, earth and resource extraction operations pursuant to this article shall be conducted before 7:00 a.m. in the morning nor after 6:30 p.m. in the evening Monday through Friday, nor before 7:00 a.m. in the morning nor after 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays. There shall be no operations of any kind on Sundays.

Excessive noise prohibited. All activities shall conform with the applicable state noise regulations under the Noise Control Act of 1971, N.J.S.A. 13:1G-1 et seq.

Idling and standing by. The owner and operator of a land mining, earth and resource extraction operation shall clearly mark all entranceways to the premises sufficiently to give warning to any and all motor vehicle, truck or common carrier traffic picking up or discharging extracted resources that idling or standing prior to the hours of operation listed in Subsection A(6) above is prohibited. The owner and operator a motor vehicle, truck or common carrier traffic picking up or discharging extracted resources shall not idle or stand at the entrance to a land mining, earth and resource extraction operation prior to the hours of operation listed in Subsection A(6) above.

All mining operations shall be conducted in a manner not inconsistent with the rehabilitation plan and in such a manner that the objectives of the plan may be realized after the sand and gravel have been removed.

If overburden is stockpiled in either windrows or concentrated piles, it shall be stabilized in a manner so that it does not become a source of dust and dirt to adjacent property owners. Topsoil, when practicable, shall be stockpiled separately from the rest of the overburden.

No operation shall accumulate or discharge beyond the property lines any waste matter in violation of the applicable standards of the New Jersey State Department of Health.

The parties to the permit for extraction mining, including any applicant, owner or operator, are responsible for the rehabilitation of the area is substantial compliance with the rehabilitation plan on file with the Township Committee.

Dry-pit rehabilitation. The dry pit may be backfilled with sand, gravel, overburden, topsoil or other nonnoxious, nonflammable, noncombustible solids. For excavations backfilled and rehabilitated, the following requirements shall be met:

Wet-pit rehabilitation. Like dry-pit rehabilitation, the wet pit may be filled. Filling must be accomplished in accordance with the conditions set for dry-pit rehabilitation. In the alternative, the wet pit may be converted into a lake, in accordance with the rehabilitation plan approved by the Township Committee.