§ 245-12. General terms and conditions of operation.  


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  • No person to whom a soil moving permit has been issued shall:
    A. 
    Conduct or maintain on the premises any sand, gravel or similar kind of pit; any sand or gravel washing or screening machinery or equipment; any business or industry not permitted in the district in which said premises are located and classified by the Netcong Borough Land Use Ordinance, as amended and supplemented; or any endeavor or enterprise other than the grading or regrading of said premises in accordance with the provisions of said permit and, where applicable, the necessary disposal of soil incidental to said grading or regrading.
    B. 
    Conduct or maintain any soil and/or fill moving operations without having first made adequate provisions for the prevention of dust incidental to the use of vehicles, machinery and equipment on the lands described in the soil permit in compliance with the soil erosion and sediment control plan.
    C. 
    Neglect to dispose of, on or before the completion date stated in the application, any partially or wholly excavated boulders or other noncombustible debris resulting from the soil and/or fill moving operations, by burial or removal, and any partially or wholly excavated stumps, felled or uprooted trees or other combustible debris resulting from the soil and/or fill moving operations.
    D. 
    Conduct any soil and/or fill moving operations beyond the expiration date as set forth in the soil moving permit or extended expiration date as may duly be granted by the Planning Board.
    E. 
    Leave the site or enter the Borough with loose soil or mud attached to the outside of the trucks.
    F. 
    Utilize the Borough roadways without first making provisions for maintaining these roadways to a condition equal or better than the existing condition.
    G. 
    Allow the maximum height of a topsoil stockpile to exceed 20 feet.
    H. 
    Allow the maximum slope of the working face of an excavation to exceed 60° from horizontal.
    I. 
    Allow the maximum vertical slope of a working face to exceed 20 feet.
    J. 
    Allow the maximum slope of any excavated face not being worked to exceed 30° from horizontal.
    K. 
    Where the soil movement adjoins an existing building, an abutting property or a public or private road or driveway, the finished slope shall not exceed 5% for a distance of 25 feet from the property line or the public or private road right-of-way line.