Pinole Municipal Code Ch. 5.48 Rock Quarries and Gravel Pits

It is unlawful for any person to establish or maintain in the city of Pinole a quarry or gravel pit, a rock-crushing plant, or to excavate for purposes of sale earth, sand, rock, minerals or other elements of the surface of the earth, without first obtaining a permit. (Ord. 101 § 1, 1956).

The owner of any premises in the city of Pinole may apply for a permit to the City Council by an application in writing which shall be read at the next meeting of the City Council . (Ord. 101 § 2, 1956).

A permit may be granted by the City Council at any regular meeting subsequent to the meeting at which the application was read, if it finds that the permit is necessary to preserve valuable property rights of the applicant and that the work for which a permit is applied for can be accomplished under conditions to be specified in the permit, which will prevent the establishment or maintenance of a nuisance. (Ord. 101 § 3, 1956).

This chapter is expressly intended to have application to all uses as defined in Section 5.44.010 hereof, whether commenced in the future or presently established. (Ord. 101 § 4, 1956).

A violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one-hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 101 § 5, 1956).