316 Strub, Sandusky, OH 44870

Mineral Aggregate District

It is the intent of this District to ensure the orderly extraction of mineral aggregate resources while minimizing any negative environmental, social and aesthetic impacts of mineral extraction. The Mineral Aggregate District and regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes: 1) To provide the Quarrying District in appropriate areas for the removal of natural resources; and 2) To protect adjacent residential areas by establishing yards and buffer areas at the boundaries; and 3) To regulate the noise, vibration, dust, explosions and other objectionable influences so as not to endanger the health and safety of the surrounding neighborhoods. 4) For the purposes of this Resolution, the following definitions apply: a) Mineral aggregates shall mean topsoil, subsoil, sand, gravel, shale, limestone, dolostone, sandstone and other mineral materials suitable for construction, industrial, manufacturing and maintenance purposes, but does not include metalliferous minerals, fossil fuels, or non-aggregate industrial minerals; and b) Borrow pits refer to extraction areas used to supply mineral aggregates on a temporary basis for uses in public projects and operated by public authorities or their agents