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M1NUTE lTCM - . . . This Calendar Item No. f.IA was SP-proved as Minute item No . ..:J1< by ~h.e State Lands Commi5;')tor• oy a vote of...L.. to o jtitt. zo-;H-t7 meeting.

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CALENDAR ITEM

-10/21/87

c f3 W, 2403'2 PRC. 7132 N .. Sm'ith ,,

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APPLICANT~

GENERAL LEASE - INDUST~tAL PS~

Billiton Minerals· U.~.A., Inc. P.O. Box 2906 HoQston. Texas 77252

AREA, TYPE LAND AND LOCATION: A 25.60-acre parcel of Stat~ lieu land~ three

LAND USE:

·mil~s south of Mojave in Kern county.

Water pipeline, monito~ing well, and portion of a proc~ssing pond.

TERMS OF PROPOSED LEASE: Initial period: Ten ye~~s beginning' August 1,

1981_.

Sure.t-y bo.nd: $5,000.

public :liability insurance: Combined single limit coverage of $2,000,00~-

CONSU>ERATION: $2,304 per annum; with the State reserving the right to fix a different renta.l on ea.ch fifth anni~ersary of the lease.

BASIS FOR CONSIDERATION: Pursuant to 2 Cal. Adm. Code 20Q3.

PREREQUISITE CONDITIONS, FEES AND EXPENSES: f~ling fee has been re~eiued.

STATUTORY AND OTHER REFEREt'.CES: A-. ? .• R.C.:. Oiu. 6, Part:s l and 2·,.; Oiu. 13.

B. Cal. -Adm. Code: Title 2, Div. 3;· Titl,e ,14, Diu. 6.

AB 884: 03/08/88. \\

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CALENDAR ITEM tJ0.0 1 3 (CONT'rJl - .

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION: 1. Billi ton ·M;i.n.e17als. ·a gold ore extraction

company~ has obta±~ed a mining permit from the Bureau of Land Management for mining and reclamation at Standard Hill Mine. It was later determined ·that a portion o·f the processing facilities, a ~ater pipeline, mani.toring well. and port:l:on or a processing pond, are located on State lieu land, and Billiton Minerals immediately contacted State lands ~ommission to lease the affected lands.

~. Since this project ±ncludes the use of hazardous substances to process the gold ore, this lease is also subject to. all State- and Federal statut,~s ~nd regulati-ons regarding the use, stora~~. arid disposal of toxic and hazardous substances.

3 . ·A Negative Oeclarat:fon 1'..'ils pr.ep~red and adopted for this project by Kern County. The State Lands Commission's staff has ~euiewed such document-=and believes that it complie~- with the requirements of the CEQA.

·APPROVALS OBt(AINED: · Kern C9u~ty, California Regional W~ter Qualit~

Control B'oard t an.t Urii ted States Bureau of Land Management.

EXHIBITS: A. Land Description. B. location Map. c. Negative Declaration.

tT IS .REC0"1MENOED THAT THE CGMMISS~ON:

1. FIND THAT A NEGATIVE -DECLARATION WAS PREPARED AND ADOPTED FOR THIS PROJECT BY KERN COUNTY.AND THAT THE COMMISSION AAS' REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.-

2. DETERMINE THAT THE p,ROJ'ECT, AS APPRO\LED, WILL NOT tthVE A SIGN~FICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONME~T.

CALENDAR ITEM NOC 13_ccoNT11 Dl

3. AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE TO BILLITON MINERALS U.S.A., INC. OF A TEN-YEAR GENERAL LEASE - INDUSTRIAL USE BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1g57; IN· CC>N"'S!OERA-tiON OF ·ANNUA'L RENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,304, WITH THE STATE RESERVING THE ·RIGHT TO FIX A DIFFERENT RENTAL ON EACH FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEASE; PROVISION OF A $5,000 SURETY BOND; PROVISiON Or PUBLIC : . LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR COMRINEO SINGLE LIMIT COVERAGE OF $2,000·,COO; FOR' A WATER P~PEL!NE, MONITORIMC WELL, ANO F'ORTlON OF A PROCESSING POND ON -THE LAND :DESCRIBED ON ~XHIBIT 11 A1

" ATTACHED AND BY REFERENCE MADE A PART HEREOF.

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LAND DZSC!?IPTION w 2403:2

A parcel of C~llf.ornia State lieu iands in Ke.en Cou11~y. Califo.rnia._ described as .fol,~o~:

UCEPTIRG Tmuttm1 that portion thereof patented_ Auqilst ~o. 1971 to the California State Departaent -of Pubric- WorJ~_s,. Division of-Hiqhwats. c:-

DJ> OP D!!SCRIPTIOll:

PREPABED S~PT!:MBBR 9. 1987. BY BIU 1.

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In ttie·•atter.of:

EXHIBIT "C"

lmE 11£: 80.Wl'Of ZOIUIG,AQJUSTIEIT

~ OF XQK, STATE.. OF CALIFUUl!_A.

Am.ICATICtl··fOR COllllTIOML U:\E PDKIT CASE Ill. 16. MP llO. ~96 Approx 3/4 !!1 $ of' 'the tntet'!ee of Purdy AW! I St tNy 14,. S of MojaYe ,, Shell Hinin~ ~pan~

FUl>INGS AMI) 1>£TERMtMnOK

Kern, State of California,. do ~reby cert1f,y that the -fotlo.rlng ruolution, proposed b~ ·Mr.

Froehlich • .Hcond«f by ff.-. z1~,..,. wu duly pustd am adopted by nfi:I Bo&rd of :~6,1ng AdjustlM!rlt ~ an official Meeting· hereGf this atts dly-of' Octtller. ·I997. ~ ~--!61.\~"i.

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AYES: Aftte,. Birb1ch. froehlfch. Z1Neratn.,. Young

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·(•) -Pwi'Suant ~ the ~lffornfo Govenwient .code. Title. 7.~~on-65000. et ·seq.

(krc..m Ii the .. Plannfng and Zontng J.aw). the. K~Ccunty B~rd of Supervhqrs has ,ldof!Ud

the ..Dfftc:1al ~nd Use ·and Zoning Ordf11tnct fOr tM County cf Kern -(Ord1nHCtt Code oMCem· ·

C!)unty,. ~t1cn- 7000. et seq.), herein called the Zo'ntng Ordfnanc1: ·&nd

(b) The. ~ontng Ordinance establishes various class~ of zOMs. presc:riba· land· uses.

uld regulations f~r the nr1ous. zones. and odopts. uiitng ~·for. t~wrpcsu of dividing . -· . . -

th<! County tnto zewtes and showing'the ~OM bcund1r1nc .and

(c) The Zonirig Ordtn111ce ~lites the. use.. of buildings. .stru~ures. and" i111d0

as

bl!twl!ift 19riculture, tndustty, bustrsess. l'."1$fdenc:e, .and :tiler purposes-, and other uses 110re

speciffc:any set fort); fn, Section 6585!l of said Govenwetit Code; arui' .

(d) -The K'ern County ~·~ of PllMing w Dcve1~p!ltnt Serv1c:~s has recehed lft I' "' ,

1ppltc:1tton pertaining to a parcel of re~1 pro~rtj .mtch is !ocattd'~~hin th11~ pQrt1on of

the ~·ncorp_otated.•rea of~~ County for "'11ch an offlct~l Zonfn~·Map .has been fdoptltd·

und!: :J~ion 7297.,177 of satd Ordfoance Code and fot ..n_tclt·-,ree:f.se ·lil(lid use and zoning .. ' •·

~~~~ACE " 1 MINiJ:tE.WS:A~IPaaL.1 ___ ~.§ ~ 1 l

(e}. Said paN:el of real propert,Y is described 'IS fo11°"5:

m: 297-290"°6. oe. 2t. ,- 21; 297-300-01. 03. os. and 09; 297-Z90-09; 297-300-o4, 01, oa. ind 10

Portions of Sec.ttons 28. 29. 32, ~d 33 of Tlllt. R12V, S8B&H, County of ~em. St3te of CalifOM'ia; ttte JtV/4 of Section 33, TllH, P.12W. S8B&H. according to' the ~ff1c1al plat thereof.

Exr.ept that portion lying ~asterly of the ~esterly Hne of State Kighway Route 23· (U.S. 6) as corwe)'ed to ~ State of Ca\1fomia by deeds recorded June s. 1931, in Book 413, page 366 ~f Official R~ords, ind dune 2Ss 1931, in Boot-413, page 419. P' ·Official Records. said state highway being 90 feet

"'~· Also except that portion ~~b~d &s 1oll(Jl(_S: beg1nn1~g ~~ the southwest corner of the KW/4 of said Section 33; thence HOO•oo•oo• along t~·west line of said HV/4 of'Sect1on.33. a distance of 2,281.42 feet to a potnt; thenct! S569 18'36•E, a distance of 1,061.67 fee~· .to a point; th1H1Ce Sl5!04'2o•E, a distance of 1,130.06 feet to a point; thence sao•oo 146•£, a ·distanu of 127.34 feet to a pc>tnt; ~· MBS-05 105•£, on a line th&t fs parallel to the south line of Si1d ttW/4 of S~t.1011 33. a distance of 7SO.OO fet:t to a i>otnt that falls in the e~st 11ne of satd lftf/4 of SKtion 33; · thtnca , soo:ei3•42•E9 ·along. said east line of the·W/4 of ~ton 33, a distance of 400.17 fett to the southeast comer of said !IW/4 of Secti~~i thence saa-os•os-v. along~ ·south line of said MY/4 of Sect.ion 33, a d1stlftce of 2.662.84 fHt to the Point of Beginning.

Also eJ:cept that portion describtd as follows: beginning at a point , on the north line of said MW/4 .tilhtch Ues .distant sss•.c•09•w. -969~05 feet fraa ·the·usao concrete MonURnt with btass cap .. rktng the ~rth quarter corner of said secticn. s.1d .point also lid distll'lt .Jl88•43•09•£. 201'•75 feet froa th~ Engineer's StatiOS\ 695 + 81.05 on the baseline of the Stete Dellart.nt ;:;f Pvb11c; Worts'* Survey for State­Freeway 1n K~rn (Q\11\ty ftca 1.2 lriles .north of ~osairiond to 2.1 anes south of ',HQjavo, Road Me~l4-PH'4.2/14.0; thence (t) fr'Oill said Pot~t of Beginning, S2Q•56 1E. 1,230.97 fe~t; then~ (2) .alof!IJ 11 tangsnt , cum· to the· r1iht with a radtus of 6,190 feet~ tf.rough an angle of 10937'41 , an ire distance of 1.148.20 feet to a line Whtch lies parallel with and 400.oo. feet northerly cf (11e1sured at right angles} the south 1 fne ·of said KW/4; t~enc• ·(3) alcrig said parallel l'lne SS8823 119•w, 527.50 feet; thence (4) cont1nuiny -~88823'19~W; 14.79 feet; thente (5) 1179•39•29•w 36 .. DO fut; thence (6) K15928'08•E, 356.07 feet; thence (7J fro. I tangent .beArtng of M14°25'07•w. along a·cul"'tt to the 1eft·:wfth a rlldius of 5,790 fttt, through an angle of .. 06930 153•. an, ire distance of 6513.35 feet; thence (8) M20°56'H, 1.313.81 feet to tht l'IOr-tti 11 c of said llV/4; thence (9) K88°43•og•E. 424.7-4 fnt to the Po\!!t cf 91111~n1ng.

Als~ except all on. gase iiiMr•ls .• · and othtr hydrocarbon substances fn ard .u~r or that MY' :te prcductd frui said land, ~ich prov1d• tJ;i~t ·t!!ere·shall 1H no entr; upon tM surface of said 1and Gt ·any port10l'I thert-Qf above a depth of 300 feet for ~· purP,ose of prospect11'19 or •fntng cir l'flDO'ling< sa1d substances as excepted tn de~ froa R.E. Brantley. dated Septuber Z4. 1956, recorded August U, 1957. in !ook 2833. page 240 of Official Records; and

(f) Said app11cat1on h4s be~n lllde pi.arsuant to prov1s1ons of .Article 7286 o1 said

Ordinance Code, at.d r~uesu a c~it.1onal use pendt n..pruwtded: in -Sect1o!' 7020.03.G.3,

·CUP-·116. ·Mt>"fl~ Octobtr .8, l~l ~ CAuNO,\R PA•tti 2. ''

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insofar as said requtreaents are applicable to the aforedescr1bed parcel ot real property,

and more part1cular1~ to ~11ow tti• .Xpansion of • suffae1ng llintn;,e;=rati~n and,s1te ~ reclesaatfon plan in accordance w1th the Sul"face,M1n1ng ioo Recl.-.ation Act of 1975 1n an

A~l (Li•ited Agriculture) D1st~1ct;, iiitd

(g) S;&td applfc~tion has ~ liicr~ 1h th.• f~,. Wld ·fn. ~ J!MitMr pre~cribed by safd

Zoning Ordinance and fs on tile wfth the Secretary cf this B~rd, designated as above, and

refel'ence is hereby made tti,ntto for fu~her particular.; and

(h) The Sficretary of this Board has c;used notice to-&e duly gfJeti ot a public hear-,

1ng in this •atter in accordance with law. as evidenced by the afficavtt of publication and

the affidavit ,~f aaf11ng on f11e with the Secret&:ry Of ttits Boird;•,aftd . ' ' ~ .

(i) Said netice of bearing stattd that a negatfve aeclaratf~\lft11 be presented tfhfch

state$· that the 1et1vtty 1n question ~11 not have a.st,niffcant effeet on the e'nvff'On11ent

and that ~n envtt101111tntal i11p1ct report 1s. therefore, mt ~1ted Yftdtr the ,provisions of

the Califort'!il Environmtntal Q~~1ity Act 1rd that it" is proposed to dfsP!'fts• with any envi­

ron11ental 191p1c:t report 1n the ·Cflft51d•ratfon··of such utt•r'~ and

(J) Said public: httr1ng· has Ileen dul1 and t1•1Y 'CO~td. durtng which the propo!ll

~as-expl&fned by a ~pre~tative o~ the Deparblent of:f!11nning anc1·0evelopment Servfces

and all peMons so desiring were du1,y liiard; :arid

(Ii:) During said heartng ancf pr.tor to eonsf~r1tfon· of the 11eriti of sa1d ntter. this

Board called for any .obJect1on!' to .th! dii'j)eftS1ng wttlt ·an emfrenMnt~l ,1111paet report or to

said.negative ,declaration; and

(1) This Bo.rd has considered .the. ~attOn of tbe Depa·rtment of Planning and

Develop11er.t Sa1"11Ce5 arid all the test1110ft)' presented' during safd public heal"ing, after •

which said P'.1Jbl1C hearing lOIS conclvdE'!•

s,ECTION 2. t«N. 11El£FaAE. M rt HBEBY AESULYED by the Board of 2ontl'tg Adjustaent ~f the

County of kem, as follows:

(a) lhb Board finds that ttle·.f&cts recited ~ve are tn:! and that this Board has

ju~~sd1ction to con1t4er the subject of th1s.N!Solvt10f!i; and

(b) This Soard hereby adopts satd negat1v• declarit1ori .-nd. 1ftet· careful c:qnsfdera­

tfon of all facts and evidence as prestnted at safd hear1n1j1 ft ts the decision of the

Board of Zoning AdJust-.nt that'. the ep~11cation l'ier~tn descr1bid 119, •nd ·1t 1s hereby.

!.!.f.!,!!.!g,J!, with dewell>)~nt to be fh substantial confona1ty with the phn as present•

ed. subjftet to the following conditions:

(1) .All necessary btitldir.g penntts must be-obtained.

(2) Th~ •ethod of water supply and ·sewaue dfsposa1 shGll bQ ~s rtqU1red tnd approved ~;1 the Karn,'County·Health Depart:aent.

a.· 116~ ""p 119& ~ober··a, 1987

(3} 'Fire f101CS, -and fire protection fac'Hfties -shell bt u requtrtd and appr\ )ed by th,e Kern" County Ft re Oipartiilent. ,

(4} Pr1o~ to,coa.enceaerit 'Of the cxpansi~ aetfv1ty. tht:applicji\~-. shall subltit .,n exact legal descr1ptfon for ,flch l!!xcavatton site. wut~ rcick dtmp Si-e. IS Well as for the expal'lded ore proc:esstng, facility. The· legal descrtpt1on ~hall c~tain ·e bre~idown of the lllO\lnt of tach area located on·publ1c and private 11~1.

'(5) Prior to caa.nencement af "infng:activ1t1~s. the applicant shall sublatt a ccpy ot legal descrtptton, requtred - ~1 Condfti~n 4~ to the Kern County PubH~ Works Depart11ent. Th1! app11cant _shall post and ••tnt~ln (wfth tht Di'""tcr of PubHc,Works). 1 •surety bond i~ ;.tie ';tlOUnt dett~ 111intd by tha Public W!)rlts Dep&rtNn_~. but not to excffd t500 per acre,. to guarantee the reclamation wort wnl be cC11$i1eted in accordance wttll the· approved rtelaeatton plan. Ind the surety ca.pany shill gtve the County 1t lea•t stx 1110nths not.1ct of tnte-nt ~o tenetriate the bond.

(6) Prior to ccmenceqnt Of 11tning aethtttes. the applicant shall submit r revised plot plan .for each heap 1each7•t11111f1 f1c11tty. including those, on Bureau of Land'Hana9aient land. tm1ch s~ffies tb9 exact locatton of an ·fac:11ft1es to be conta1n_ed tberetn, tncludtng leach J)lds, ponds. ,and cameretat .coaches. with ~tst~nces provided to all

(7)

(8)

(9)

property lines, sect1ort• and •fdsect1cn lin.S. -~

No bufldtngs or stnietures shall bo located wtthfn 70 feut of any •1dsecticn Une or w1tbftd!O feet of any sectfon line qnless a setback dev~at1on study is rtqUlSttd 1n wr1t1ng by tt!e ~11cant and approved by the Director of Pbnnfng and Dev.iloPMestt ServicH.

Recreational vehicles shall not b• utilized exc1tpt for t19porar1 periods 4urtnv on-stte·ccnst~ct1on ai:t.1vttfes only.

For any ldd1t1ona1 ~pans1on or .1nttnsiftcadcrn-· Of· the, operation fn conjunctton wfth the. project~ the applicant !h;ill subatt a revised operational ~tate11ent and plot plan to 'ti'nl Dtr..ector ot Planning and DevctloPtent Sent1cri. A new condtttGnal use ptiraft -~ b~ rtfcufncs at that u.-.

• (10) ft~tshl!d d•pth ~'the ptt shall ·pot exceed 250' feet .below original

terrain ·l•vel ·ilnles.. .._ Jflan to exceed thts· depth :1s sut.ftted and ~P­proved by the Dtrector oi Planning and Devel~Plltftt Services '&S-betng fn· confol'lll1ty with ttiit intent ~ this si-nau!'

(11) ~11 processed wastewater sha''' be •otntatnCd within the boundlrftS·Of the s1te and outside the ex1st1ng drafnag. cl:~!!~'ise tf any. ,,

*(12) The ~p11cant shall a.ply with tfte requfrt11tnts listed by the Afr Poliution Control District as indicated in their •Authority to Construct• ~el'llllit.

*(13). The 1ppl1c:&nt stit•,~ '~ply 'dth all recmmendattons U.::e .b.Y !.. Hayn1rd Hoe, PhD. tn'report dated "-Y 30. 1~5. prtor' to comeiic"-nt of eich tt1wre ph11se. __

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~(15)

The -sipHcant shaU <e111ply with all rtecmtendat1ons 1Qde,b7 Robert A. Schffftllln in report ifated ·August 30~ 1!;8S, prfo'r to Cm.en~nt Of Heh future phase. · -

All app11c:&ble •tttgatfon 11e1sures Qde a· .put of Conditional ·Use Pena1t 12. '°'IP 195 sha11 be •ade ·a- P.rt of this proj~. .

*(16) ih~ storage ~ cyanide salts shall be wtthfri .-id restricted to l.SOO~ pound •r1ow btn•, or sfmflar contaf~its. as depicted tn the subllttted spacffications fo~·tti• subject eontai~r.

•(17) The applfca~ shall cmply with the n:gulatiortS lUtd/or pt01tt require­unts of the Ettvtrcmtnt~l Protectfon 'Agency, Reg1oql Wlur Qua1~ty Control 8oard/Lahontitn Region. fnd Sumau of Land Hanagmem: shall suta1t a list of StoNd Chalfcals a~ Hater1.:1 Data ~ts Wthe 'ltm County fire Deparblent; Ind shell report to local law enforcelriin~

ap 11~. Map fl~ Octob(1r e. 1987

agene1~ (California Highway, patral and Kern County Sheriff!s D~part­rnerit) the date,. ti•. and route(s) .of cyan1de .. tl'anspartat1cn.

(18) All s1gns shall' be sub~ to reYiew by the 01r&ctor of' Planning and Develop111ent-Services as, to height, size. and d~siun and must be ap­proved by.tbe Di~i!Ctot''Prior to installation.

(19) Hfning shall be confine~ to the four excavation sites 1dent1f1ed in the applicant's devel~eilt plan •• Before any excavation can ~Oll'lllenee on any othl!r are&. all necassary. penaits shall be obtained frOll al.1< apRro~r1ate,agenc1es.

(20) Prior to ce1111encetD!n~ of i~y •1n1ng or proce~s1ng a~~vities to be . . conducted on federally owned· land• the appltcant shall obtain all nteessary P9nnits fro. the Bureau of Land Kanag"""'t.

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(22)

F4n~1 pit slq,es sh!11 ~e consistent with:t~ requireaents of a Mining and Safety ~ld Health Acllafnistration (HSHA) Ground CoritroT Plan ond consistent with the a~proved Bureau of· Land·Hanage.ent oper.&t1rtg plan.

Ally ;;aste rock d\i:llp aru· shall be• finished __ to a f1nal sloQe not to eXCeed ane-foot horiiontal 't{' ~fe?:Jt Vertical.

(23) A thret!-fOot•h1gh earthen benii· shall be placed around open pit with wamtrlg s1gns".siosted to provide for public safety ..

{2.4) Af>Plieant shall comply witll- all th~ app1tcable regu1attons of the Kern Countx Health.Oepartaent. The applicant .shall tran!a~t·eop1es of all approvals obtained frOll the Health Departaient to the Director of Planning and Developaeiit Services.

(2$) A1u.inu•·sk~~t1ng shall be 1~st~11ed ar.d ••1ntafn~ fn place ~round the base of eoth coaaereial -coach at all t111eS. Skirting cf equal lftlterial durability lJtj d~s1gh..111ay be appl"QVed by-the Direttor of' Planning and Divelopnent Services. ·

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(25) A1t'l heap leac.., ~ds. processing ponds. and taiJ1ng ponds shaH be adequately f~n;Cld tri provide for public safety ahd safety of etployees •

• (27) All tai~1ng pond slppas shall be graded· to a 2:1 (two-root hort~ontal t~ one-fo!)t ve~ical) slope at. tha. cmiplet1on ·of use;

(28) Construct~on and ••in~•~•nce of pr0cessin9 equipaient on the project s1ttt shall b~ within ttu! boundaries outlined on the subliitt1!<1 plot plan.

(29) All -stockpiles shall M 111111ted to the confines of the subject site unless· .~pans1on 1s approved tn accordance_,\fith:.condftions of approval of thi~. -~"'rmit.

. ' {30) All d1~ aceess ro1dways 9 ,park1ng1 and maneunrh:g areas shall ht!

treated with ,a dust ·binding agent ur- w.tt•r at re<Jular- intervals to avoid the PfOd~tion of a1~me dust.

(31)

(32)

During t~ grading and excavation period. sbOUld an1·;rchaeo,ogical or historical art~les bi un~ovaf'ed. all wi:lrk 1n said grading area shall cease ~ntil sueft tiiil! as the findings are proper1y.e~llll1ned by a regt~­tered archaeologist.

Upon eanpletion of. all acth1ty, all of the per111Utee•s bu11d1ngs and equis-ent • ..exelud1ng ut11it1es. shall.be rtllOVed or converted to othor. perait~~ uses coillpatible with the existing zoning. ~oncrete slabs an~ !-90t1ngs shall be bur1.- in place or -rtlltOYC!d•

(33) Surface mining operat1on shall be in aecordan(i>,,wf.th.~rticle 7265 of the Zoning•Ord1nance. ,

(34) Tht operator shall notify the County, w1th1a 30 days of the -cessation of •1n1ng operat1o~s. · ·

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(37)

(38)

F~nal rectllllltion, ~ specified in the! approved r~cl~a~1on pla~, shall be cC1Kpletec! within 12 1110nths of the .not~ce given, pursuant to Condi~ion 33. If this cond1t1cna1 use permit 1s tena1nated or ,1f ~1n1ng 1nd proc1ssing operatfoiis on 'th~ proPtrty cease for 12 ~9n~ecut1ve months, the optrations shall be considered c<llilplete, and. r~c)amatton work shgtl be cor.ipleted w1thtn, 12,months of such permit terillfnatfon or operati1>r. cessation. ~

The aoard of Super,:visor-; shall have the authority to authorize County or privata personnel t' go on· the site of the mfne and any adjacent property of the pen1ittee for t~e purpose of perfonning work to itcanplish the rec'.&111ition plan. 1f ·the perlsiittee fails to perfol'lll or conform to requfremen's imposed by any or'der mad~ ,un6er Section 7265.05 of the Ker.n County Zoning Ordinance wfth1n a ~ixed or reasOflable time. provtded that ,th~ County assumes res.porisib11lty of c0111p11ance with ~HA regulations.

The·person cond~ing or 1n charge -of -all surface mtnfng op,ratfons shall make the same open .and available for such ~nspection durtng regu-lar County business hours, or at such ot~er t~mes as 111ay bfi mutually agreed u~on by h1111 and· thtt Zoning Enforceaent Officer.

The--property owner shall be f1Jl1y responsible for compliance by any lessee ~f the $fte to all conditions of this peratt. and failure to COlllply or conforin thereto may be cause for fmediate, revocation of 'tM s pel'lllit by thE Board of Zoning Adjustiaent.

(39) AU :>n-site night lighting shall be ~1rect,ed iw1y frora adjo'ntng, prop~rt1ies and State Route 14.

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Construction of the leaching syste• shall be in accerdante with the Reg1Cinal Nater Quftiity Control Board discharge requfre1ents as set forth 1n Tttlo 23, Chapter 3, Subchapter 15, California Adlll1nistrotiv~ Code. This includes designing the systf!ll,for zero d1sc~a~ with double liner or lihers 'nd capacity equal to 1.7 •flli~n tons plus requfi'ed fretboard for precipitation storage and one foot of dry -·"'recooa~. A sand layer or synthetic material shall '-be placed betwen 'tho liner or Hners and a ltach detection syst• installed •

• All -project c011ponents (li!!ach pad and ponds) shall~ be benned. as .shown on sullmftted plans, to prot~et surface water$ from cyanide con~a:on1na­tion. In addition, the applicJnt shall i1111>lesient any other design requirements d~ neceuary by thi! Fl.ooclplain Han::gment Sect1on _of the Depart111ent of Planning and Development Services· to prevent runoff and to flood protect facilities. This ~•1 include des1gnfng tht": pregnant solution pond to hold runoff fr011 the pa~ al·~·from the 100-year. 24-hour storm plus 24 hours of leachate fraa the ore, grading the pad area to have posft1ve _drainage to the collect1on po_l\!I~ diverti~ runoff around or away fru11 maj~ facilities. and protecting hazardous materials storage by mean$ of berms. Secondary containment s.tru~turts.eay be required 1n such area. In the ~vent hazardous fluia escapes conta1n~ent, the applicant shall excavate the contaminated ~ater1al and place it within the tailings impouncllnent or leach pad. Alternatively. the contaminated material shall be mixed with a neu_tra11z1rig reagent and' l1tft in place. All state and federal ,raquire­ments regarding use, storage, and disposal of hazardous liquids shall be 11et ..

Th~ applicant shall iipleaient ariy erosion control requ1retaents deemed nec1ssary by the Floodplain Management Section. This fiiay include conducting lrining oporations and channel dhe;s1oris (ff any) in such a 11anner that ~ould not increase the sedi11ent load-or 100-year peak discharges i~t'o natural channels, which could result in damage to adj~cent property.

•(43) The applicant shalt i111pl4!1!1ent the recOlml~dattons of projeet-biologist.

•(~') The applicant shall ohtatn the necessary cletrance fnn t~e Health Department bi!f ore any wastes frOill the site are ijeposited at the Koja~e-Rosuond 1andf111 •.

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The ·appllcant shill obtain an archaeologica~ survey of the project site. or a statemrmt ·frCllll the California Archaeological Inventory that Oo such SYl"'V~Y, is requfred prior to C~encing ·operations.

Should a conflict occur bet~een1the stat1st1cal data shown on-the plan and tne conditions of appr.oval. the conditions of approval shall pre-vail. -

Ho ore-~earing material obtained fron:i any off-site location shall be brought in for processing at the en-site heap/leach facil1ty unless retiUeSted in writing and approved by the Directer of Planning and

.Development Services. Iii cons1der1~ such a request. the app11C:ant sfiall provide any infoM11tion dee111ed necessary by the Director in evaluating such a request.

This permit shall become null a.td void if the use authorized ~1as no'I: been act1vatt!d wtthiri a one-year-period of ti111e of the approval of sa1cf pel'lftit. An extension or time may be granted by the'Board of Zoning Adjustment if a written request is subra1tted prior ~o the expiration date of this permit; an-a

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(c) NoncC11pl1ance with the adopted conditions of 19proval nay CtJse periilft revocation

proceedings in accordance w1th Sectio-.~ 1284.06 of :aid Ordinance Code; and

(d) The findings of ~his Board upon timich its decision is based are as -fcllQws:

(1) The•app11cabte provisions of the C~11forn1a-Env1rol'l!llenta1 Quality Act, the State CEQA·Guidelines, and the Kern County Guidelifies h~ve been duly observei 111 conjunction -with said hea~ing. -in the ·consideration of this a1atter and l<1 (\f ttie previous proceedings relating thereto.

(2) This projf!Ct and any activities and 1mprovenents authorized thereunder will not have· a significant e!feet on the-env1ronmel'lt and an em•;lron-11ental f11pai:t report is not required for cons1derat1on of such 111at.\ter.

(3) The effeet upon•the environment of such project and the tctiv1t1es, ind tmprove111ents which may be carried out thereunder ~111 not be subr.tan­t1a1 and will n6t 1nte~fere with maintenance of a/high-quality env1(on­ment now-or in the 'future.

{4} The ?roposed use 1s. consistent.with the goa1s and-policies of the Gen-eral Plan. · ·

(~) T~t ·proposed use is conshtant ilith the purpose of the epp11cabre dis·· tr1ct·or distrfcts.

(6) The proposed use 1s 11:sted as a·,use Sl.!bject to a conditional use permit ,1n t~-applicable zoning district or districts or a use dEterm1ned to be siailar to a listed conditional use in accordance· with the proce­d~r!!S set out in Sect1op 7~82.03.

(7) The: proposed use ~.eets the minilllUlll requ1reinents of this chapter appli­cable to the use and canpl1a with all other -applicable laws. ordi­nai\·~.es. and regulations of~the Co~nty of K12rn and the State of Califor­nia.

(8) The proposed use will not be •attrially detri1tental to the health. safety• andowelfare of the public or to property and res1dents 1n the vicinity.

(9) Approval of the project would allow the extraction and proce~~lng of a natural resource in accordance w1th Sect1on -70Z0.03.G.3' and· Section 7020.03.A.2 of the·Kern Co~nty Zoning Ordinanceo

(10) Tht! proposed project, as developed under the conditions made a par~ of this permit·, rill etlow a rena.onab~~~ use· of· the property without res~lt1ng 1n s'gnif1cant adverse i11p1i;t;s to surronding pl'(lperties; and

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(e) The Secretary of ~his Boar~ shall cause a KQtice of ~ttermtnaticn to be filed

with the County Clerk; and

(f) The Secretary of this Board shall cause copies of this resolution to be transm~t-

tecf to the fotlOlfing:

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Sl:!!!ll Mining Company ( OW:'l'.!r/applicantl (1) Xern County Public Works Department (1) Kern County,Health Department (1) Kern County Fire Department (l) Kern County Sheriff• s Dt!partment ( 1) Air Pollution Contr°-1 District (1) Bureau of Lan~ Management (1) Envirurnental Protection Agency (1)-Regional Water Quality Control ,Board/Lahonta~ Region (1) California Highway Patrol (1) California Archaeological Inventory (1) H1n1ng and s,fety and Health Adn1n1strtt1on (1) Flooclplain'Hanageinent Section (1) Building Inspection 01v1s1on (4) Zoning Enforcement Officer (1) Kern County Assessor (1) Kern County Assessor

Chief, Realty D1visiO"i (1) Kem County Supervi sofs,

11 Ashburn (1) 12 Austin (1) fl L~rifood (1) 14 Htttin~tr (1) 15 Shtll (1)

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