The E-1 Extractive District is established as a district in which the principal use of land is for the excavation and removal of sand and gravel and other extractive deposits. Specially, this district is designed and intended to allow for the removal of valuable mineral deposits, to protect land surrounding excavation projects from the inherent nuisance effects of mineral mining operations, such as dirt, dust, noise, vibration and traffic, and to assure that once the excavation operation is complete or otherwise abandoned, the land will be rehabilitated and restored in such a manner that it will not result in dangerous or unsightly conditions which could be detrimental to the general health, safety and welfare of residents and property owners in the City. Since the E-1 Extractive District is tailored exclusively to mineral mining operation and those functions directly related to extractive operations, this district is considered a finite district which will someday be replace by a more permanent zoning classification of the land.

(Ord. No. 802, § 1, 12-14-2020)

Principal permitted uses. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, constructed or altered and maintained, and no new use or change shall be made or maintained of any building, structure or land, or part thereof, except in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.

(1)

The excavation, mining, stockpiling or removal of sand or gravel deposits.

(2)

Processing plants used in connection with the washing, grading, or other similar procession of material excavated on the premises.

(3)

Stockpiles of sand or gravel as the product of an excavation operation being presently conducted on the premises.

(4)

Plants for the manufacture of concrete, commonly known as "ready-mix-plants."

(5)

Depository of fly ash and/or bottom ash.

(6)

Accessory buildings and uses, including those customarily incidental to the uses permitted in this district.

(Ord. No. 802, § 1, 12-14-2020)

Applicable conditions. The following conditions shall apply to all uses permitted in this district:

(1)

All mining, excavation, stockpiling or removal of sand or gravel deposits shall take place on not less than 50 contiguous acres of land.

(2)

All processing equipment shall be located no closer than 250 feet to the nearest abutting zoning district other than an E-1 District. This setback provision does not apply to stockpiling or conveyors, which may be placed no closer than 100 feet to the nearest abutting zoning district other than an E-1 District.

(3)

Limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lot by permitted land use, the maximum dwelling unit density permitted and building setback and development options are the same as the I-2 Heavy Industrial District.

(Ord. No. 802, § 1, 12-14-2020)