Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 3 Regulation of Wood

Sections: Applicability. Permit Requirement. Application for Permit. Copies. Fee. Issuance of Permit. Effect of Permit. Suspension of Permit. Revocation of Suspension. Renewal of Permit. Display of Permit. Portable Sawmills. Penalty. Enforcement. 813-1. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply within the boundaries of incorporated municipalities. (Ord. 253, § 1, 11/8/1948) 813-2. Permit Requirement. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, for commercial purposes, and sawmill, shingle mill, lath mill or planing mill, or any other manufacturing plant converting timber or rough lumber into another form without first applying for and receiving a permit from the Tax Collector for such operation. (Ord. 253, § 2, 11/8/1948) 813-3. Application for Permit. Application for such permit as required by Section 813-2 shall be made upon forms prepared for this purpose by the Treasurer-Tax Collector and shall require the full name and mailing address of the person or persons intending to engage in the operation of the sawmill or other such manufacturing plant described in Section 813-2. If the applicant is a copartnership, firm, corporation or otherwise, together with the full names of the management thereon and the full name of the person authorized to transact business and be responsible for matters at the actual operation and mailing address thereof, the location of the operation and a statement of the ownership of the land whereon it is situated, and any other information which may be pertinent to the administration of fire laws and provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 253, § 3, 11/8/1948; Ord. 1704, § 4, 9/3/1985) 813-4. Copies. Application for such permit as required by section 813-2 shall be made out with such number of copies thereof as the Tax Collector may direct in order that he may retain the original thereof in his/her office and transmit one (1) copy to the fire control agency having jurisdiction over fire prevention and suppression in the area in which the operation is situated, a copy to the Community Development Services Department, and a copy to any other governmental agency having a responsibility of enforcing fire, health or safety laws involving the operation requesting a permit to operate. (Ord. 253, § 4, 11/8/1948; Ord. 1704, § 5. 9/3/85, 9/3/1985) 813-5. Fee. A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for issuing a permit, which fee shall be paid at the time the application is made. For each application made hereunder that must be reviewed by the Community Development Services Department, the Treasurer-Tax Collector shall also collect an application review fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) when the application is made. All fees received pursuant to this section shall be credited to the County general fund. (Ord. 254, § 5, 2/1/1949; Ord. 1704, § 6, 9/3/1985) 813-6. Issuance of Permit. Upon receiving the application prescribed in this chapter, duly executed before a person authorized to administer oaths and certified as to truthfulness and correctness, and upon receipt of the fee required by this chapter, the Tax Collector shall issue a permit as required in Section 813-2. (Ord. 253, § 6, 11/8/1948) 813-7. Effect of Permit. The permit required by Section 813-2 of this chapter shall authorize the person to whom it is issued to operate a sawmill or other manufacturing plant, and is not transferable to any other operator or operation that the one to whom or for which it is issued. (Ord. 253, § 7, 11/8/1948)

813-8. Suspension of Permit. Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended by any justice court having jurisdiction, upon conviction of the permittee for violation of any fire, health, or safety law pertaining to the operation authorized by the permit. (Ord. 253, § 8, 11/8/1948) 813-9. Revocation of Suspension. At any time after a permit has been suspended, the court shall, upon the motion of the permittee, require the proper enforcement officers to make an examination of the suspended operation and to report the result of such examination to the court within five (5) days. If it is reported by the officers that the law, violations for which the permit was suspended, has been complied with, the court will revoke the suspension order. (Ord. 253, § 9, 11/8/ 1948) 813-10. Renewal of Permit. Permits as are required in § 813-2 of this chapter shall e obtained annually and be valid from the date of issue to December 31st of the year of issuance, at which time, or prior thereto, application shall be made for a renewal of the permit. Upon receiving application together with the required fee prescribed in § 813-5 of this chapter, the Tax Collector will renew the permit for the following year. (Ord. 253, § 10, 11/8/1948) 813-11. Display of Permit. Upon receiving the permit prescribed by this chapter, the permittee shall place it in a conspicuous and safe location upon the premises of the operation it authorizes. (Ord. 253, § 11, 11/8/1948) 813-12. Portable Sawmills. Any operation of a portable sawmill to which a permit has been issued and for which the required fee provided for in § 813-5 of this chapter shall have been paid may move said portable sawmill to a new location, provided that the operator of said portable sawmill to which said permit shall have been issued satisfies the Tax Collector by a notice in writing within fifteen (15) days of the moving of said sawmill. Said notice shall include a place to which said mill is to be moved, a statement of the ownership of the land where it is to be situated, and any other information which may be pertinent to the administration of fire laws and the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 255, § 1, 4/25/1949)

813-13. Penalty. Any person who operates any sawmill or other mill or manufacturing plant described in § 813-2 of this chapter without first obtaining the required permit, or who operates such sawmill or other mill or manufacturing plant upon which the permit has been suspended by the court of competent jurisdiction, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 253, § 12, 11/8/1948) 813-14. Enforcement. Any duly authorized peach officer of any other public officer having taken the oath of office and who is charged with the enforcement of fire prevention laws, public health laws or other laws pertaining to the safety of persons or property, either Code sections of laws of the State, shall have the power of peace officers to enforce this chapter. (Ord. 253, § 13, 11/8/1948) § 814-1. § 814-2. § 814-3. § 814-4. § 814-5. § 814-6. § 814-7. § 814-8. § 814-9. § 814-10. § 814-11. § 814-12. § 814-13. § 814-14. § 814-21. § 814-22.