[Amended 11-9-1983]
Any area from which topsoil has been removed shall, except land licensed pursuant to the provisions of §Â
93-23J between the period of August 1 to October 1 or between the period of April 1 to June 1, be prepared into a loose, level seedbed and limed, fertilized and seeded in the following manner:
A. Apply necessary ground limestone to raise the pH factor
to six point five (6.5) (acidity measurement).
B. Apply 15-15-15 fertilizer or equivalent at the rate of
two hundred (200) pounds per acre.
C. Disc area to work any limestone and fertilizer into soil
to a depth of at least three (3) inches.
D. Smooth area with smoothing harrow.
E. Sow rye or wheat at a rate of two and one-half (2 1/2)
bushels per acre.
F. Roll firm with ground roller or cultipacker.
G. Final field check by geologist, soil scientist, agronomist
or duly licensed engineer of the State of New York or qualified representative
of the Town to certify that the land has been fully restored according to
all of the parameters under this section.
H. Plow grain cover by June 1 of the following year, followed
by planting of four (4) pounds of timothy and eight (8) pounds of bird's-foot
trefoil, with fertilizer application 6-24-24 or equal at the rate of two hundred
(200) pounds per acre.
A bond or cash deposit shall be posted with the Town as required by §Â
93-9 of this Part
2, which bond or cash deposit, to be determined by Town Board, shall be no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.) for each excavation or removal.