§ 656.905. Borrow pit.

The following requirements shall apply to excavations for a borrow pit:

(a)

The provisions of Section 656.906 shall apply to an excavation or borrow pit usage;

(b)

An excavation or borrow pit shall be excavated in a manner that the sides of the excavation or pit shall slope at not greater than 25 degrees (1:2 slope) from the surrounding ground surface, throughout the excavated area, and where the borrow pit will be filled with water, it shall then slope not greater than 15 degrees (1:4 slope) from the water's edge to a depth of eight feet and not greater than 25 degrees (1:2 slope) thereafter;

(c)

In no event shall an excavation or borrow pit exceed the maximum depth fixed by the final order approving a zoning exception for the excavation;

(d)

The excavation may not include any type of processing, manufacturing or other activity that converts the natural earth materials into a product unless the activity is a permitted use in the district or is specifically approved by a final order approving a zoning exception.

(Ord. 91-59-148, § 1)