19.69.120 Inspection, reporting and violations.
A. Surface mining operators shall forward an annual surface mining report to the State Department of Conservation and to the City. New mining operations shall file an initial surface mining report with the State Department of Conservation within 30 days of permit approval, or before commencement of operations, whichever is sooner.
B. A schedule of periodic inspections by the City of the site shall be established to evaluate continuing compliance with the conditional use permit and the reclamation plan. The inspections shall occur no less frequently than once per calendar year and within six months of receipt of the annual report.
C. The operator shall provide to the Director of Engineering, by each July 1st, aerial photographs of the mining site taken in the same month of the second quarter of each year. The aerial photographs shall consist of:
1. Defined, marked and permanent ground controls; and
2. Planimetric map of the mining site based on the aerial models with five-foot contours and drawn to one inch equals 200 feet scale.
Upon the request of an operator, the Director of Engineering may waive the requirement for the aerial photographs on a case by case basis, such as when no excavation has been accomplished since the last inspection, or may adjust the quarter of each year in which the aerial photographs are taken.
D. If the City finds the operator is not in compliance with the provisions of the conditional use permit, reclamation plan and/or the provisions of this chapter, the subject violations will be handled in conformance with PRC Sections 2774.1 and 2774.2, as well as the provisions of the Chula Vista Municipal Code concerning violations and penalties.
E. Each operator shall pay an annual inspection deposit to the City by July 1st of each year unless otherwise stated in an approved reclamation plan. (Ord. 2921 § 3, 2003).