The purpose of this Chapter is to provide comprehensive management of the geothermal resources and thermal ground waters within and adjacent to the City of San Bernardino. In furtherance of this overall purpose, this Chapter is specifically intended to serve the following sub-purposes:
A. Conservation and beneficial management of geothermal resources and thermal ground waters in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, so as to assure their continued availability and productivity;
B. Continued technical assistance for individual private geothermal resource and thermal ground water uses, including residential, commercial, and industrial activities;
C. Maximization of the public welfare and economic benefit to be derived from geothermal resources and thermal ground waters, by extending their availability throughout the City and elsewhere as much as practical with City and private heating services;
D. Minimization of the potential for damage or degradation to geothermal resources and thermal ground waters;
E. Protection of the surface and subsurface environment during development and utilization of geothermal resources and thermal ground waters;
F. Advancement of the scientific study of geothermal resources and thermal ground waters, through the collection and dissemination of resource data and the demonstration of geothermal technologies;
G. Implementation of the City's General Plan and its goals and policies for geothermal development and utilization;
H. Implementation of the authority and provisions of Section 40, Subsection (u) of the Charter of the City of San Bernardino, and any amendments thereto; and coordinated with the provisions of Division 3 and Division 6 of the Public Resources Code, and any amendments thereto.
(Ord. MC-298, 8-17-83)