Plans for grading and drainage construction shall have the following notes shown on either the cover, note or detail sheet.
CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION GRADING AND DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION NOTES
(A) “An on-site excavation and grading permit is required.”
(B) “A separate encroachment permit is necessary for any off-site construction.”
(C) “The city shall be notified 24 hours before any off-site construction begins.”
(D) “Staking pad and/or finished floor elevations are the responsibility of the developer or his or her engineer.”
(E) “In a Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Special Flood Hazard Area (FEMA Zones A, AE, AO, AH) a FEMA Elevation Certificate of the finished building floor shall be submitted at time of plan review (pre-construction elevation certificate) and with the as-built plans (post-construction elevation certificate). In non-critical drainage areas, the developer’s engineer shall submit certifications of constructed building pad elevations prior to the city’s acceptance of project.”
(F) “The grading contractor shall designate the location for wasting spoil materials and a letter from the owner giving permission for that disposal prior to starting on-site construction with a city grading permit.”
(G) “Grading and drainage plan approval includes: construction of drainage plan, including but not limited to retention and detention areas and/or other drainage facilities, surface grading, walls, curbs, asphalt pavement, and building floor elevations.”
(H) “The contractor shall provide all retention and detention basins at elevations and locations as shown on the plans.”
(I) “The contractor is responsible for locating and confirming depth of all the existing utility lines within proposed retention basin areas. If the basin cannot be constructed per plan as a result of conflict with underground utilities, the contractor shall contact the development services project engineer and designer and request modification of the basin design.”
(J) “The set of plans has been reviewed for compliance with city requirements prior to issuance of construction permits and shall be kept at the construction site. Such review shall not prevent the city from requiring correction of errors in plans which are found to be in violation of any law or ordinance.”
(K) “It is hereby advised that no person shall use any mechanical equipment for land leveling or clearing, road construction, trenching, excavating, demolition or engage in any earthmoving activity without first obtaining a permit from the Pinal County Air Quality Control District. (This notice is issued pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-431, Notice of Building Agencies).”
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