* Sections 10-5.101 through 10-5.1305, codified from Ordinance No. 821, effective February 22, 1979, as amended by Ordinance No. 945, effective February 24, 1983, amended in their entirety by Ordinance 1191, effective September 5, 1996.
Sections:
Article 1. Title, Authority and Purpose
10-5.101 Title.
10-5.102 Authority.
10-5.103 Purposes.
Article 2. Definitions
10-5.201 Scope.
10-5.202 Abandon: Abandonment.
10-5.203 Act.
10-5.204 Agency.
10-5.205 Board.
10-5.206 CEQA.
10-5.207 Commission.
10-5.208 County.
10-5.209 Department.
10-5.210 Director.
10-5.211 Financial assurances.
10-5.212 Haul road.
10-5.213 Idle.
10-5.214 Interim management plan.
10-5.215 Irrevocable letter of credit.
10-5.216 Mined lands.
10-5.217 Mining waste.
10-5.218 Minor modification.
10-5.219 Operator.
10-5.220 Overburden.
10-5.221 Prime agricultural land.
10-5.222 Reclamation.
10-5.223 Reclamation plan.
10-5.224 Regulations.
10-5.225 Responsible agency.
10-5.226 Slope.
10-5.227 State CEQA guidelines.
10-5.228 Surety bond.
10-5.229 Surface mining operations.
10-5.230 Trustee agency.
10-5.231 Trust fund.
Article 3. Scope and Exemptions
10-5.301 Incorporation by reference.
10-5.302 Scope of regulations.
10-5.303 Scope: Area defined.
10-5.304 Exemptions: Defined.
10-5.305 Exemptions: Applications.
Article 4. Minimum Reclamation Standards: In-Channel Operations (Not used)
Article 5. Minimum Reclamation Performance Standards: Off-Channel Operations
10-5.501 Reclamation standards: Scope.
10-5.502 Aesthetics.
10-5.503 Backfilled excavations: Groundwater flow impacts.
10-5.504 Backfilled excavations: Improvements.
10-5.505 Backfilled excavations: Inspections.
10-5.506 Bank stabilization maintenance.
10-5.507 Drainage.
10-5.508 Erosion control.
10-5.509 Fence row habitat.
10-5.510 Fencing.
10-5.511 Field drainage.
10-5.512 Field releveling.
10-5.513 Floodplain development.
10-5.514 Habitat conservation plan compliance.
10-5.515 Habitat plan referral.
10-5.516 Lowered elevations for reclaimed agricultural fields.
10-5.517 Mercury bioaccumulation in fish.
10-5.518 Mining in reclaimed lands.
10-5.519 Motorized watercraft prohibition.
10-5.520 Operational areas.
10-5.520.1 Parkway Plan consistency.
10-5.520.2 Permanent easements.
10-5.521 Permanent stockpiles.
10-5.522 Phasing plans.
10-5.523 Planting plans.
10-5.524 Post-reclamation groundwater monitoring.
10-5.525 Farmland conversion.
10-5.526 Repair of damage due to natural disaster.
10-5.527 Recreational and habitat uses of permanent wet pits.
10-5.528 Sewage storage prohibition.
10-5.529 Shallow depths.
10-5.530 Slopes.
10-5.531 Soil ripping.
10-5.532 Use of overburden and fine sediments in reclamation.
10-5.533 Wetland habitat.
10-5.534 Exceptions.
Article 6. Reclamation Plan Approval Process
10-5.601 Applications: Contents.
10-5.602 Applications: Waiver of information.
10-5.603 Applications: Confidentiality.
10-5.604 Applications: Filing.
10-5.605 Applications: Review.
10-5.606 Applications: Public hearing.
10-5.607 Public hearing: Notice.
10-5.608 Public hearing: Review.
10-5.609 Public hearing: Conflict of comments.
10-5.610 Public hearing: Findings for approval.
10-5.611 Public hearing: Decision.
Article 7. Financial Assurances
10-5.701 Financial assurances: Scope.
10-5.702 Financial assurances: Form.
10-5.703 Financial assurances: Pledges of revenue.
10-5.704 Financial assurances: Budget set asides.
10-5.705 Financial assurances: Term.
10-5.706 Financial assurances: Calculations.
10-5.707 Financial assurances: Phasing.
10-5.708 Financial assurances: Annual adjustments.
10-5.709 Financial assurances: Review.
10-5.710 Financial assurances: Transfer.
10-5.711 Financial assurances: Release.
10-5.712 Financial assurances: Disasters.
Article 8. Amendments and Modifications to Approved Reclamation Plans
10-5.801 Amendments and modifications: Purpose.
10-5.802 Amendments: Applications.
10-5.803 Amendments: Exceptions and changes.
10-5.804 Minor modifications.
10-5.805 Interim management plans: Scope.
10-5.806 Interim management plans: Application.
10-5.807 Interim management plans: Incomplete.
10-5.808 Interim management plans: Review.
10-5.809 Interim management plans: Appeal.
10-5.810 Interim management plans: Term.
10-5.811 Interim management plans: Financial assurances.
10-5.812 Interim management plans: Abandonment.
10-5.813 Interim management plans: Conditions.
10-5.814 Interim permit review.
Article 9. Abandonment
10-5.901 Abandonment: Hearing.
10-5.902 Abandonment: Notice.
10-5.903 Abandonment: Forfeit of financial assurances.
10-5.904 Abandonment: Reclamation.
10-5.905 Abandonment: Use of financial assurances.
Article 10. Fees
10-5.1001 Fees: Applications.
10-5.1002 Annual reviews.
Article 11. Appeals
10-5.1101 Appeals: Planning Commission.
10-5.1102 Planning Commission: Hearings.
10-5.1103 Appeals: Board of Supervisors.
10-5.1104 Board of Supervisors: Hearing.
10-5.1105 Appeals: Scope.
10-5.1106 Appeals: Withdrawal.
10-5.1107 Appeals: State Mining and Geology Board.
10-5.1108 Appeals: Judicial review.
Article 12. Inspections: Notices of Violations
10-5.1201 Inspections: Purpose.
10-5.1202 Inspections: Annual.
10-5.1203 Annual inspections: Notification.
10-5.1204 Inspections: Designee.
10-5.1205 Annual compliance review.
10-5.1206 Violations: Notice.
10-5.1207 Violations: Order to comply.
10-5.1208 Violations: Hearing.
10-5.1209 Violations: Abandonment.
10-5.1210 Violations: Administrative penalties.
10-5.1211 Violations: Public nuisance.