06. Second reading of ordinance for crew camp

CASS COUNTY COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL 38.35 ______________________________________________________________________ SUBJECT: ORDINANCE #2021-1 (CREW CAMPS) ADOPTED DATE: PAGE 5 OF 6 ______________________________________________________________________ business in North Dakota, shall be for one hundred and fifty (150%) percent of a licensed engineer’s or the county engineer’s estimate of the cost to remove all above ground structures, all underground structures to a depth of four (4) feet, including but not limited to pipes, wires and concrete, and to remove gravel, scoria, or other ground cover or fill from the site, regrade the site to its predevelopment appearance, and re- seed the site with native grasses and vegetation. The bond may not be canceled by the surety unless the applicant obtains a substitute surety assuming liability for the reclamation and it is approved by the County. The County may suspend or revoke the application approval if the applicant fails to comply with these reclamation bond requirements. An action at law may be maintained to recover sums necessary to complete reclamation and the County must be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees for such action. (b) The applicant for a crew camp must complete reclamation of the crew camp site in accordance with its approved reclamation plan within six (6) months of completion of its authorized use as a crew camp. Section 7: Enforcement and Penalty (a) Any crew camp or large crew camp site is subject to inspection by the county sanitarian, the county planner or an agent of the county planner, or law enforcement at any time and the inspector may enter onto private property for purposes of inspecting the premises for violations of this ordinance. (b) The County Planner may revoke approval of a crew camp application at any time for violations of this Ordinance. (c) Any violation of this ordinance will result in the following penalties: 1. A fine of $250 per day for up to five (5) days 2. A fine of $500 per day for up to ten (10) days 3. A class B misdemeanor, with a minimum mandatory fine of $1000, for a violation exceeding ten (10) days. Each day a violation occurs shall be considered a separate punishable offense.