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BA 9-16-81 Purviance -6- was a well drilled on the site and a permit was taken out in July, 1979; the well was not completed; a permit was issued on August 26, 1981 to destroy that well. Local Health District would require standard excavation conditions. Mr. Hunter said Staff prepared a list of conditions for the Board's consideration if the permit is to be approved; he suggested that there might be additional conditions based on testimony received in the EIR hearing. Comm. Boyden commented that tie would have to leave at 11:00 p.m. in order to be at his job early in the morning for a special meeting. He said he would listen to the tape recording of the bearing and he would like to vote on the issue. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROJECT WAS OPENED PROPONENTS: Attorney Mark Adams was present for the project and referred to several of the conditions. Condition #9 referred to the bond. He felt the $75,000 figure was erroneous; that figure presumes that Stockton Sand & Gravel will operate out of the entire site; Stockton Sand & Gravel will only be on a portion of the project at one time and this could reduce the .amount of the bond required. He felt it was not permissible for the County to require bonding for the use of the road. There should be no requirement on reconstruc- tion of the road; there will be fewer trucks used on the new site than on the previous site. Jerry Sherwin, County_Counsel, commented that he did not know if that issue had come up in the past, but he felt it would be an appropriate matter for the Board to consider; he felt the Board could impose that condition. If the road is deteriorated because of the operation that would be the rationale for im- posing that condition. Mr. Adams felt condition P9 represented double-taxation. He went on to refer to condition #10; staff is gearing the rehabilitation of the land to a fixed time; the application takes into consideration the economic demand for the product. They will only excavate as the demand exists; they cannot rehabilitate a certain area until it has been substantially excavated. That condition should be modified; the rehabilitation requirement should be geared to the use of the land and not on situations beyond their control. He commented on condition #12 concerning the requirement of paving. lie suggested graveling or oiling of in- terior roads to control dust. Mr. Adams said the proposal includes a plan to excavate sand and gravel. He presented an aerial view of the land. Larry Deimler, Civil Engineer, representing the project, outlined areas of previous gold mining. He showed the areas that are scarred as the result of previous operations. They will rework those areas as well as some adjacent undisturbed areas. The mounded hilltops will be scalped off. The top surface will be dropped 20' and will have topsoil placed on it and reseeded and established to prevent erosion. The areas that are scarred cannot be used for agriculture. When the rest of the area is completed, it would be more suitable for an agricultural use. Mr. Adams read letters in favor of the project and submitted those to the staff. Those letters included letters from Linden-Peters Fire Protection