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7s ARTICLE V. REMOVAL OF SOIL, SAND AND GRAVEL AND SAND PITS Section 1. No top soil, sub soil, gravel, sand or other earth may be removed from the Town of Mashpee without first having obtained a permit from the Selectmen. A permit with conditions imposed where necessary may be issued for the removal of top soil, sub soil, .gravel, sand, and other earth if the Selectmen, after a public hearing, shall so order, pro- vided that no such permit shall be granted except upon writ- ten application and after a public hearing of parties inter- ested and consideration of their evidence by the Selectmen; notice of said hearing being given by publication of the time and place thereof in a local newspaper not less than two weeks before said hearing, the expense of publication to be borne by the petitioner. After such a hearing, the Selectmen shall render a decision in writing, stating the decision and the reasons thereof and file the decision with the Town Clerk and send a copy thereof to the applicant. Such permit may be removed. Section 2. No top soil or sub soil shall be removed from place to place within the Town of Mashpee from an area of ground consisting of more than 500 square feet unless the person removing such top soil or sub soil shall replant an- nually the entire area of such removal with rye, vetch, wheat, legumes or other soil improving plants, or plant with a per- manent cover crop or reforest the area. Section 3. No sand or gravel shall be removed from place to place within the Town of Mashpee, except that a sand and gravel pit may be opened and used for such pur- poses, if it is located 100 feet or more from a street line and no more than one entrance and one exit can be used. If such sand and gravel pit is opened and used, the owner shall burn or cart to the town dumping area all dead trees and stumps when any area thereof amounting to more than 5,000 square feet becomes unsuited for further use, and in such case, such area shall be replanted with trees or shrubs to prevent soil 'i erosion.