Finding F6
Instead of charging each surface mining operation the actual cost of time and materials associated with the completion of inspections, the Planning Department charges all operators the same amount regardless of the size of the operation and complexity of the issues associated with each one.
Jury report: Calaveras County Planning Department: Are We Running Out of Rock? · PDF page 16
Permanent linkOfficial response
Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
The County agrees and cites the Board’s 2019 reduction from $615 to $205.
Read official response · PDF page 6The dated fee action supplies concrete support for the flat-fee practice and a checkable Board record.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.