(A) The reclamation plan shall comply with all the following requirements:
(1) Such plan shall apply to a specific piece of property or properties; and
(2) Such plan shall be based upon the character of the surrounding area and such characteristics of the property(ies) as type of overburden, soil stability, topography, geology, climate, stream characteristics, and principal mineral commodities; and
(3) Such plan shall establish site-specific criteria for evaluating compliance with the approved reclamation plan, including topography, revegetation and sediment, and erosion control.
(B) The reclamation plan shall include all of the following information and documents:
(1) The name and address of the surface mining operator and the names and addresses of any persons designated by the operator as an agent for the service of process.
(2) The anticipated quantity and type of minerals for which the surface mining operation is to be conducted.
(3) The proposed dates for the initiation and termination of the surface mining operation.
(4) The maximum anticipated depth of the surface mining operation.
(5) The size and legal description of the lands that will be affected by the surface mining operation; a map that includes the boundaries and topographic details of the lands; a description of the general geology of the area; a detailed description of the geology of the area in which surface mining is to be conducted; the location of all streams, roads, railroads, and utility facilities within or adjacent to the lands; the location of all proposed access roads to be constructed in conducting the surface mining operation; and the names and addresses of the owners of all surface interests and mineral interests in the lands.
(6) A description of, and a plan for, the type of surface mining to be employed, and a time schedule that will provide for the completion of surface mining on each segment of the mined lands so that reclamation can be initiated at the earliest possible time on those portions of the mined lands that will not be subject to further disturbance by the surface mining operation.
(7) A description of the proposed use or potential uses of the mined lands after reclamation and evidence that all owners of a possessory interest in the land have been notified of the proposed use or potential uses.
(8) A description of the manner in which reclamation, adequate for the proposed use or potential uses, will be accomplished. Such description shall include the following:
(a) A description of the manner in which contaminants will be controlled, and mining waste will be disposed.
(b) A description of the manner in which affected stream bed channels and stream banks will be rehabilitated to a condition minimizing erosion and sedimentation.
(9) An assessment of the effect of implementation of the reclamation plan on future mining in the area.
(10) A signed statement that the person submitting the reclamation plan accepts responsibility for reclaiming the mined lands in accordance with the reclamation plan.
(11) A specific description of each phase of reclamation. Such description shall include:
(a) The beginning and expected ending dates for each phase;
(b) All reclamation activities required;
(c) Criteria for measuring completion of each reclamation activity; and
(d) Estimated costs for completion of each phase of reclamation.
(12) The environmental setting of the site of operations and the effect that possible alternate reclaimed site conditions may have upon the existing and future uses of surrounding lands.
(13) The degree and type of present and probable future exposure of the public to the site.
(14) The designed steepness and proposed treatment of the mined lands' final slopes shall take into consideration the physical properties of the slope material, its probable maximum water content, landscaping requirements, and other factors. In all cases, reclamation plans shall specify slope angles flatter than the critical gradient for the type of material involved. Whenever final slopes approach the critical gradient for the type of material involved, an engineering analysis of the slope stability shall he prepared. Special emphasis on slope stability and design shall be necessary when public safety or adjacent property may be affected.
(15) Areas mined to produce additional materials for backfilling and grading, as well as settlement of filled areas, shall be considered in the reclamation plan. Where ultimate site uses include roads, building sites, or other improvements sensitive to conformance with good engineering practice.
(16) Disposition of old equipment.
(17) Temporary stream or watershed diversions.
(18) Any other information which the city may require.
(19) All information available on the impact of the mining operation on any underlying ground water or adjacent public bodies of water or streams or rivers including any conditions established on the operations by the State Regional Water Quality Control Board.
(C) An item of information or document required pursuant to division (B) of this section that has already been prepared as part of the application for a surface mining permit for the surface mining operation, or as part of an environmental document prepared for the project pursuant to CEQA, may be included in the reclamation plan by reference, if that item of information is attached to the reclamation plan.
(`83 Code, § 15.30.400) (Ord. 97-03 § 1, 1997)