§ 17.720.050 — Conditional use permit and reclamation plan required

17.720.050 Conditional use permit and reclamation plan required.

No person shall conduct surface mining operations or permit another person to conduct surface mining operations on his or her property unless a conditional use permit and reclamation plan have first been approved pursuant to this chapter and section 17.808.200, except as otherwise provided in section 17.720.060 and section 17.720.170. Conditional use permit and reclamation plan approval are required for all surface mining operations in all zones where surface mining is allowed, and shall be required for the expansion or substantial change of operation of any surface mine for which such expansion or changes have not been previously approved. Reclamation plan approval is also required for those portions of existing surface mining operations that claim to have vested rights pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 2776, unless otherwise exempted from SMARA by its provisions, or subject to an exception as provided by section 17.720.060. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)