§ 8181-3.8. Immediate action; waiver of emergency permit requirements.

When immediate action by a person or public agency performing a public service is required to protect life and public property from imminent danger, or to restore, repair, or maintain public works, utilities, or services destroyed, damaged, or interrupted by natural disaster, serious accident, or in other cases of emergency, the requirements of obtaining an emergency permit under Section 8181-3.7 may be waived by the Planning Director, in accordance with Public Resources code Sections 30611 and the following:

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Any person wishing to take an emergency action pursuant to the requirements of Public Resources Code Section 30611 shall notify the Planning Director by facsimile or telephone during business hours of the type and location of the emergency action within three (3) days of the disaster of the discovery of the danger. Within seven (7) days of taking such action, the person who notified the Planning Director shall send a written statement of the reasons why such action was taken and verification that the action complied with the expenditure limits set forth in Public Resources Code Section 30611. At the next Board of Supervisors meeting following the receipt of the written report, the Planning Director shall summarize all emergency actions taken and shall report to the Board any emergency action taken that, in his or her opinion, does not comply with the requirements of Public resources Code Section 30611 and shall recommend appropriate action. For the purposes of this section, any immediate, temporary actions taken by the California Department of Fish and Game which are required to protect the nesting areas of the California least tern, an endangered species under the California Fish and Game Code, Sections 2050-2055 and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 670.5, and the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, shall be deemed to be in compliance with Public Resources Code Section 30611

(Ord. 4219 § 7, 2000)