[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Section 27 of Article VI of the 7-10-1964 Compilation of Bylaws]
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
No person, firm or corporation shall strip,
sever, remove or convey away any soil, loam, sand or gravel from any
land in the Town, not in public use, unless and until such stripping,
severance, removal or conveyance away, is first authorized by a permit
issued by the Selectboard of Deerfield, except in conjunction with
construction of a building on the parcel, and except for the continued
operation of an existing sand and gravel pit; no such permit shall
be issued, unless and until an application therefor has been filed
with the Board.
Said Board shall then hold a public hearing
on the application, and notice of the filing of the application and
the date and the time of the holding of the public hearing thereon,
shall be advertised, forthwith, at the expense of the applicant, in
a newspaper, published in the county, seven (7) days, at least, before
the meeting.
The penalty for the violation of this article
shall be as follows: for the first offense, not more than fifty dollars
($50.); for the second offense, not more than one hundred dollars
($100.); for the third offense, not more than two hundred dollars
($200.). Recourse may also be had by suit in Superior Court for injunctive
and other equitable relief to compel compliance with this article.
[Adopted as Section 28 of Article VI of the 7-10-1964 Compilation of Bylaws]
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
It shall be the legal duty of every person,
firm or corporation owning land in Deerfield, which has been excavated,
to erect barriers around the same or take other suitable measures
to protect and guard the public therefrom, within five (5) days after
such owners have been notified in writing by the Selectboard of Deerfield
that, in their opinion, such excavations constitute a hazard and menace
to the public safety.
The penalty for the violation of this article
shall be the imposition of a fine not to exceed the amount of two
hundred dollars ($200.).
