§ 62-4421. Required; prerequisites for issuance.

(a)

A permit for land alteration activities shall be obtained from the director whenever:

(1)

The total acreage of all excavations within a single parcel of land is greater than or equal to three-quarters of an acre, regardless of the depth of excavation, and the fill is removed from the parcel of land;

(2)

The total acreage of all excavations within a single parcel of land is less than three-quarters of an acre and where the excavation has an accumulation of water greater than six feet in depth, and the fill is removed from the parcel of land; or

(3)

The total acreage of all filled areas within a single parcel of land is greater than or equal to three-quarters of an acre.

(4)

Abandoned mine reclamation. Such reclamations shall comply with subsections 62-4398(2) through (5), section 62-4399, subsections 62-4423(e) through (i), section 62-4424 and section 62-4425, as applicable.

(b)

All persons desiring to excavate an area greater than five acres in size must obtain both a land alteration permit and a conditional use permit from the county for the excavation. The land alteration permit and the conditional use permit can be applied for at the same time. If the land alteration permit is denied, the conditional use permit shall not be issued. In cases where land alteration will cause a removal of vegetation, a land clearing permit or a notification of land clearing, whichever is applicable, will be required. No land clearing permit or notification of land clearing, whichever is applicable, shall be issued until a land alteration permit is issued. The land alteration permit can be revoked or suspended if other applicable federal, state or other local government permits are not obtained.

(Code 1979, § 14-112.2; Ord. No. 07-16, § 5, 4-27-07)