When required by this chapter, a reclamation plan for mined lands shall include, at a minimum, the following information, taking into account the particular characteristics of the mined lands and the surrounding area, including the type of overburden, soil stability, topography, geology, climate, stream characteristics, groundwater resources and principal mineral commodities:
(A) All information required by state regulations §§ 3500 through 3505;
(B) All information required by state guidelines §§ 3700 through 3713 for any reclamation approved after January 15, 1993, or reclamation plan for a proposed new mining operation or for any substantial amendment to a previously approved reclamation plans;
(C) The environmental setting of the operation site and the effect that possible alternate reclaimed site conditions may have upon the existing and future uses of surrounding lands;
(D) A description of the proposed or potential uses of the mined lands after reclamation and evidence that all owners of a possessory interest in the mined lands have been notified of the proposed or potential uses;
(E) The methods to be used to reclaim the land, including a detailed schedule of the sequence and timing of all stages of the reclamation;
(F) The manner in which derelict machinery, mining waste and scrap will be removed from the reclaimed site and how contaminants will be controlled;
(G) The manner in which affected stream bed channels and stream banks will be rehabilitated to a condition minimizing erosion and sedimentation;
(H) The methods to be used to ensure that the site will contain stable waste piles and slopes;
(I) The anticipated physical condition of the site upon the completion of all reclamation and the proposed use or potential uses of the reclaimed site;
(J) A map or maps which will delineate through the use of cross-sections and elevations the physical characteristics of the land upon the conclusion of reclamation, including a topographic map showing the location of the reclaimed land;
(K) An explanation of how reclamation of the site may affect the future use of the area for mining purposes, including the effect the proposed reclamation may have upon the site’s remaining resources;
(L) An explanation of how the reclaimed site shall be, to the extent reasonable and practicable, revegetated for soil stabilization, made free of drainage and erosion problems, coordinated with present and anticipated future land use and rendered compatible with the topography and general environment of surrounding property;
(M) A statement of how the public health and safety will be protected for the duration of the mining operations, giving consideration to the degree and type of present and probable future exposure of the public to the site;
(N) A statement that the applicant accepts responsibility for reclaiming the mined lands in accordance with the reclamation plan.
(`78 Code, § 19.08.040.) (Ord. 2386 § 1 (part), 1999.)