§ 23-3. Permit required.

In the event that any person, firm, corporation or political entity shall find it necessary to do any work or to perform any operations, for the purpose of protecting property riparian to a river or stream in Sonoma County or for the purpose of constructing dams, exclusively for recreational purposes, or for the purpose of doing construction work on riparian property in such a manner as to decrease the clarity of the waters of the river or stream, or to construct dikes, dams and settling ponds in connection with gravel removal, gravel washing or other gravel operations in such a manner as to decrease the clarity of the waters of the river or stream, or to construct dikes, dams or settling ponds in connection with any gravel removal, gravel digging, gravel washing or gravel processing work or other gravel operations in the waters of any river, or stream in Sonoma County, the person, firm, corporation or political entity shall first file an application for a permit with the board of supervisors in which the applicant shall state the manner in which the work or operations will be performed, and if after an investigation by the board of supervisors it is apparent to the board of supervisors that the work or operations are necessary and that the work or operations will be performed in a manner which will not unreasonably decrease the clarity of the waters of the river or stream, the board of supervisors by a four-fifths vote shall issue a written permit to do the work or perform the operations, stating in the permit the time within which the work or operations shall be completed and its approval of the manner in which the work or operations shall be performed; and the holder of the permit must perform the work within the time provided and in accordance with the provisions of the permit. No permit shall be valid for a period longer than thirty (30) days, except that upon proper application to the board of supervisors a permit may be extended by a four-fifths vote for additional periods of not more than thirty (30) days each. In the event of a violation of any of the terms of the permit, the permit must be immediately revoked by the board of supervisors. Such revocation may be by majority vote.

(Ord. No. 3836R § 8, 1988.)