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San Bernardino County, CA Code of Ordinances
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 2: PUBLIC MORALS, SAFETY AND WELFARE
TITLE 3: HEALTH AND SANITATION AND ANIMAL REGULATIONS
TITLE 4: BUSINESS AND SPECIAL LICENSES, REGULATIONS
TITLE 5: HIGHWAYS, TRAFFIC
TITLE 6: BUILDING REGULATIONS
TITLE 7: COUNTY AIRPORTS
TITLE 8: DEVELOPMENT CODE
DIVISION 1: DEVELOPMENT CODE AUTHORITY AND APPLICABILITY
DIVISION 2: LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS AND ALLOWED LAND USES
CHAPTER 82.01: LAND USE PLAN, LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS, AND OVERLAYS
CHAPTER 82.02: ALLOWED LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 82.03: AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.04: RESIDENTIAL LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.05: COMMERCIAL LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.06: INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.07: ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURE (AA) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.08: AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE (AP) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.09: AIRPORT SAFETY (AR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.10: ALTERNATE HOUSING (AH) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.11: BIOTIC RESOURCES (BR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.12: CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION (CP) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.13: FIRE SAFETY (FS) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.14: FLOODPLAIN SAFETY (FP) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.15: GEOLOGIC HAZARD (GH) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.16: HAZARDOUS WASTE (HW) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.17: MINERAL RESOURCES (MR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.18: NOISE HAZARD (NH) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.19: OPEN SPACE (OS) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.20: PALEONTOLOGIC RESOURCES (PR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.21: SIGN CONTROL (SC) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.22: SPHERE STANDARDS (SS) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.23: COMMUNITY PLANS, SPECIFIC PLANS AND AREA PLANS
CHAPTER 82.24: BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.25: BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.26: CREST FOREST COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.27: HILLTOP COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.28: HOMESTEAD VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.29: JOSHUA TREE COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.30: LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.31: LUCERNE VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.32: LYTLE CREEK COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.33: MORONGO VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.34: MUSCOY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.35: OAK GLEN COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.36: OAK HILLS COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.37: PHELAN/PINON HILLS COMMUNITY PLAN
DIVISION 3: COUNTYWIDE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
DIVISION 4: STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES AND ACTIVITIES
DIVISION 5: PERMIT APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
DIVISION 6: DEVELOPMENT CODE ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 7: SUBDIVISIONS
DIVISION 8: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
DIVISION 9: PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING
DIVISION 10
PARALLEL REFERENCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 82.17: MINERAL RESOURCES (MR) OVERLAY
Section
   82.17.010   Purpose.
   82.17.020   Location Requirements.
   82.17.030   Application Requirements.
   82.17.040   Development Standards.
§ 82.17.010 Purpose.
   The Mineral Resources (MR) Overlay established by §§ 82.01.020 (Land Use Plan and Land Use Zoning Districts) and 82.01.030 (Overlays) is created with the following intent and objectives.
   (a)   Intent.
      (1)   The extraction of mineral resources is essential to the economic well being of the County and the needs of the society.
      (2)   Certain privately owned land areas of the County contain significant amounts of mineral resources. Mineral Resources Overlays are created to protect these resources for present and future extractions. Since mineral extraction must take place on the physical site where the minerals naturally occur, special controls are needed to minimize conflicts with other land uses. The Mineral Resources Overlay functions as a “holding district” since the land will be redesignated and reclaimed for other land uses when mining operations cease. Also, the district will insure that land disturbances are minimized through regulations and through the prohibition of any other land uses in these districts that are incompatible with mining.
      (3)   Once the mining activity ceases, the mined lands shall be reclaimed for new uses in order to prevent or minimize adverse effects on the environment and to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
   (b)   Objectives. The MR Overlay shall have the following objectives:
      (1)   Prevent or minimize all adverse environmental effects.
      (2)   Reclaim mined lands to a usable condition that is readily adaptable for alternative land uses.
      (3)   Encourage the production and conservation of minerals while preserving areas relating to environmental and recreational amenities if such amenities are located within the mining locale.
      (4)   Eliminate residual hazards to the public health and safety.
(Ord. 4011, passed - -2007)
§ 82.17.020 Location Requirements.
   The MR Overlay shall be applied on the following areas:
   (a)   Areas with existing major surface mining activities;
   (b)   Areas where mining activity is expected to take place in the future; and
   (c)   Areas adjacent to current or proposed mining activity to prohibit the intrusion of incompatible uses.
(Ord. 4011, passed - -2007)
§ 82.17.030 Application Requirements.
   A Mining/Reclamation Plan describing the phasing of reclamation, in relation to the phases of the mining operation, shall be submitted for land areas which are to be included within a MR Overlay, subject to the requirements of this Development Code regarding surface mining and land reclamation and the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA).
(Ord. 4011, passed - -2007)
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