33.62.040 Eligibility for MRLOD status.
MRLOD status is available to those lands from which mineral extraction as defined in this code (or creation of a disturbed area as defined in State law of under three acres) of mineral resources such as sand, gravel, rock, and other valuable aggregate or metallic substances can be anticipated to occur within 20 years (or for up to 20 years) of the application date and which satisfy one or more of the following criteria:
(1) MRLOD status is available to existing surface mines as described in CCC 31.02.190(3);
(2) Have a known or potential extractable resource that meets county road standards or construction specifications in commercial quantities as verified by the submittal to the County of a geologic and economic report prepared by a qualified professional;
(3) Meet the designation criteria listed in CCC 31.02.180; or
(4) Have a written classification score of not less than 150 (and having at least 15 or more points from the category of underlying geology) pursuant to the classification scoring system found in CCC 31.02.170(3).