(A) The Zoning Administrator shall have the power to suspend, revoke, or not renew the permit of any swine feeding operation after a hearing and after an administrative determination that such swine feeding operation has violated or has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this article.
(B) The Zoning Administrator shall have the power and duty to reinstate any such suspended or revoked permits, or review such permits, upon a satisfactory and acceptable showing and assurance that such swine feeding operation is conducted in conformity with, and in compliance with, the provisions of this article and that such conformity and compliance will continue.
(C) In order to protect the public health and safety and the environment of this county, the Zoning Administrator, pursuant to this article, may deny issuance of a permit to establish and operate a swine feeding operation on and after September 25, 2000, to any person or other legal entity which:
(1) Is not in substantial compliance with a final agency order or any final order or judgment of a court of record secured by any state or federal agency relating to swine feeding operations; or
(2) Has evidenced a reckless disregard for the protection of the public and the environment as demonstrated by a history of noncompliance with environmental laws and rules resulting in endangerment of human health or the environment.
(Ord. 00-29-271, 9-14-2000; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)