A. All applications for a permit shall include a mining plan, a reclamation plan and proposed financial assurances in draft form including an estimate of reclamation costs; shall be on forms provided by the planning department; shall be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee; and shall be filed with the planning department. The application shall provide all information and data required by Section 2772 and 2773 of the Public Resources Code and such additional information as may be reasonably required by the city clerk. No application shall be accepted as completed for filing and the time limitations for processing a permit shall not begin to run until all procedures under the California Environmental Quality Act and the city rules to implement CEQA have been completed.

B. The city clerk shall notify the director of the Department of Conservation of the filing of each application for a permit within the time period required by Section 2774(e) of the Public Resources Code and shall submit each proposed mining and reclamation plan and proposed financial assurances in draft form including an estimate of reclamation costs or modification to an approved reclamation plan to the director of the Department of Conservation for review and comment.

C. Upon completion of all procedures for review of an application, including but not limited to notification to the director of the Department of Conservation, a public hearing will be held before the city council as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 95-01 § 4, 1995)