Finding F1
The Planning Department does not update the Board of Supervisors on surface mining issues on a regular, annual basis, therefore the Board of Supervisors, as lead agency under SMARA, is unaware of the results of annual inspections, and is unable to adjust and approve annual financial assurance cost estimates or consider enforcement actions for surface mines within its jurisdiction.
Jury report: Calaveras County Planning Department: Are We Running Out of Rock? · PDF page 14
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Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
The County agrees and says the zoning code and General Plan do not require these updates.
Read official response · PDF page 1The agreement covers the finding, identifies the local provisions behind its explanation, and leaves the jury’s legal interpretation unresolved.
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