14-24-040 I-5 GRAVEL PIT ZONE: Reclamation

A. When the extracted material has been removed from a pit, the pit shall be immediately reclaimed pursuant to these standards: 1. The side walls of a pit or mound shall be smoothed and evenly contoured, and the floor of a pit or top of a mound shall be flattened and leveled, as the case may be. 2. Mounds of fill shall not remain after rehabilitation of an extraction operation, even if utility poles must be relocated at the operation expense. 3. No depression which lacks a surface outlet, shall exist on the rehabilitated site. No pond or intermittent lake is permitted. 4. No slope shall be steeper than 2:1. 5. All areas shall be covered with a minimum four-inch layer of topsoil and reseeded with an approved plant material to eliminate erosion. B. Pits which were excavated prior to annexation shall meet the Utah county reclamation standards in place at the time the excavation was concluded. For pits where disputes exist, as to either standards, dates, or any other matter, five acres shall be reclaimed with each new reclamation and prior to the issuance of a third open pit excavation permit as set forth in Section 1424-030(A)(2). Salem City may require all reclamation to be completed if it determines that reclamation was required, but that the applicable standards were not met. C. A new site plan shall be submitted showing current topography, roads, and how reclamation compares with the initial site plan.