28-2.5 Permit to be Issued to Owner, Duration.

a. No soil movement permit shall be issued except to the owner(s) or contract purchaser(s) of the premises, and then only if the importation, deposition, excavation, moving or removing of soil to, from, in or upon the premises is necessary for the immediate development and the normal grading/regrading of the premises concerning which the application is made.

b. No soil movement permit shall be issued for longer than one (1) year from the date of issuance.

c. The permit shall expire on the earlier of the date of completion set forth in the application or one (1) year from the date of issuance.

d. Permit extension requests must be submitted in writing to the Planning Board Administrative Officer, a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of expiration of the permit.

1. The extension request must include the length of the requested extension, indicate the new completion date, specifying day, month and year, and indicate the volumes of soil remaining to be moved in each of the categories shown on the standard reporting form.

2. The extension request must be accompanied by acceptable proof of liability insurance coverage.

3. All requests for extensions shall be reviewed and approved or denied in accordance with the procedure set forth herein of the different types of applications.

4. If a soil movement permit expires prior to the applicant requesting, in writing to the Planning Board Administrative Officer, a formal extension of the permit, all soil movement shall cease until a new permit is obtained.

5. If a formal extension request has been submitted to the Planning Board Administrative Officer prior to the expiration of a permit, soil movement activities may continue past the expiration date until such time as the Planning Board, Board of Adjustment or Township Engineer, as appropriate, considers and reaches a decision on the extension request.



6. Any requests made for extension of a soil movement permit must include a fee of two hundred seventy-five ($275.00) dollars for the preparation of a report by the Township Engineer and the preparation of a resolution by the Approving Authority Attorney. (Ord. #1271, §28-2.5)