A.
A permit to remove turf shall require the licensee to
leave at least four (4) inches of topsoil after the completion of operations.
B.
No permit to remove turf shall be granted for any land
which is subject to flooding or which will adversely affect the drainage of
any adjacent lands.
C.
Dust-down, or its equivalent, shall be used and spread
to prevent dust.
D.
All access roadways and drives, if any, shall be watered
or protectively surfaced to prevent dust and to prevent drawing any accumulation
of dirt, grit or stone onto the highway if required by the Town Board.
[Amended 7-22-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
[Amended 11-9-1983; 7-22-1992
by L.L. No. 1-1992]
Any area from which turf has been removed and not replanted shall, 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, 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 6-24-24 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 the following seed mixture at the rate of twelve
(12) pounds per acre: timothy, four (4) pounds; and bird's-foot trefoil, eight
(8) pounds. Establish a cover, plow under and repeat the following crop year.
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.
The Town Clerk shall charge and collect, upon the issuance of each permit
pursuant to this article and for each crop raised thereon with the Town Board's
approval, the following fees:
