A.    Duty of Planning Director. It is the duty of the planning director of Alameda County to enforce the provisions of this chapter. For such purpose, he shall have the powers of a police officer.

    B.    Periodic Inspection of Operations. As a condition of issuing a surface mining permit and approving a reclamation plan, the planning commission shall establish a schedule for periodic inspection by the planning director or his agent of the mining operations and reclamation to determine and assure continuing compliance with these regulations. The interval between inspection shall not be greater than one year. The planning director may require the operator to submit such information to him as may be necessary to determine compliance.

    Whenever the planning director determines, in the course of periodic inspections carried out under (B), that the mining operations are not in compliance with the terms of the surface mining permit or the approved reclamation plan, or that the soil or other conditions are not as stated on the permit, he shall notify the permittee and/or operator of such fact in writing demanding compliance within a reasonable time from the date of such notice. If the permittee and/or operator has not, within the stated time, complied with the terms of the permit or the approved reclamation plan or the requirements of this chapter, or given reasonable assurances that such steps are being taken to comply, the planning director may order the cessation of all work or any portion thereof, and such work shall cease until the requirements of the permit or reclamation plan or this chapter are met. The planning director also shall have recourse to any other remedy permitted by law to secure compliance.

    C.    Inspection Fee. The cost of inspection shall be covered fully by the administrative fee set forth in Section 6.80.242 of this code. (Ord. 2003-61 (part); Ord. 99-60 (part): prior gen. code § 8-121.1)