A. District Established: The Mountain Overlay District (MOD) shall include those privately-owned lands under Shoshone County jurisdiction visible from a public vantage point entering the City of Wallace or within the City of Wallace as shown in the Shoshone County viewshed map attached as Exhibit 1.
B. MOD Permit Required: Site alteration within the MOD is prohibited unless a MOD permit has been issued in accordance with this chapter, or the administrator has determined in writing pursuant to this title that the site alteration falls within a categorical exclusion. A MOD permit or a written categorical exclusion is required prior to issuance of a building permit within the MOD, and applications for any MOD permit shall include plans for all proposed buildings, structures, hillside roads, and any associated development or construction.
C. Mining: Mining activity on private property in the MOD is subject to a MOD permit.
(Ord. 170, 3-13-2024)