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1. Mineral extraction operations including washing, crushing, quarrying borrow pits, or other processing or removal of mineral resources, the erection of buildings and the installation of necessary machinery used in said extraction or processing, and the preparation of hot blacktop mix and ready -mixed concrete are conditional uses and may be permitted in the A -2 Agriculture District provided that: 2. An application for a permit shall be submitted by the owner and shall include an adequate description of the operation; a plan of the site showing the proposed and existing roads and drives, the sources, quantity and disposition of water to be used, if any; estimated dates for completion of the extraction and commencement and completion dates for the reclamation; a reclamation plan and such other information as may be necessary to determine the nature of the operation and the effect on the surrounding area. 3. The reclamation plan shall contain adequate provision that all final slope around the area be flatter than a three (3) to one (1) horizontal slope in a sand, gravel or borrow pit operation, or in a safe angle of repose in a quarrying operation; excavations below the grade of the nearest abutting public street or highway shall be setback from the street or highway a distnace not less than that required for buildings and structures under this ordinance; excavations made to a water producing depth shall be not less than three (3) feet measured from the low water mark, all final slopes shall be covered with topsoil from the original site and seeded to prevent erosion; the plan shall require that after completion of the anticipated operation that the area shall be cleared of all debris and be left in a workmanlike condition, subject to the approval of the Dane County Zoning Committee or its agent. 4. Application for a conditional use permit for a mineral extraction operation or for a hot mix blacktop mix plant or ready mixed concrete plant, shall be submitted to the Committee for a public hearing and approval. The conditional use permit shall be for a period of tiem stated in the application or as modified by the Committee. Modification of the application or reclamation plan may be permitted or additional conditions may be required upon application. The Committee shall consider the effect of the proposed operation and the proposed reclamation upon existing and future conditions, including streets, neighboring land development, land use drainage, water supply, water pollution, air pollution, soil erosion, natural beauty and land value of the locality. The Committee may approve, approve conditionally or reject the application and reclamation plan. 5. All existing mineral extraction operations shall be considered non - conforming uses and may be continued providing that they have been worked prior to the date of adoption of this ordinance and thatthey have been registered with the Dane County Zoning Administrator within one year of the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.