(A) Any person may apply to the county for a permit to excavate and/or remove archaeological resources from or to impact cultural resources in the county and to carry out activities associated with such actions.
(B) Each application for a permit shall include:
(1) The nature and extent of the work proposed, including how and why it is being conducted, proposed time of performance, location maps, and proposed outlet for public written dissemination of the results;
(2) The name and address of the individual(s) proposed to be responsible for conducting the work and carrying out the terms and conditions of the permit, institutional affiliation, if any, and evidence of education, training, and experience in accord with the minimal qualifications listed in § 153.07(A)(1);
(3) Evidence of the applicant’s ability to initiate, conduct, and complete the proposed work, including other permits issued for the work, evidence of logistical support and laboratory facilities;
(4) Where the application is for the excavation and/or removal of archaeological resources from the county:
(a) The name of the institution in which the applicant proposes to store all items derived from the proposed work;
(b) Reasons, if any, why the items cannot remain in the county for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the county’s residents and visitors; and
(c) Proposed plans for returning the items for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the county’s residents and visitors.
(5) Where the application is for the destruction, elimination, diminishment, or removal of any cultural resource listed on the County Register of Cultural Resources:
(a) The scientific information justifying the action;
(b) Resources allocated for in kind replacement and/or equal compensation for loss of the resource;
(c) Alternatives available for completing the action without impacting the resource; and
(d) How the action complies with the county’s no net loss of cultural resources policy.
(6) Where the proposed activity (including management actions) positively or negatively impacts an outstandingly remarkable or relevant-important feature:
(a) Evidence the feature is listed on the County Register of Outstandingly Remarkable/Relevant Important Cultural Resources;
(b) Proposed impacts to the feature, including improved opportunities for public benefit, use, and enjoyment; and
(c) Alternatives to the proposed action and comparative benefits and detriments to the resource, including opportunities for public benefit, use, and enjoyment;
(C) The county may require additional information, pertinent to cultural resource protection responsibilities, to be included in the application for permit and shall so inform the applicant.
(Ord. 2013-1, passed 7-8-2013)