(A) Name. This chapter shall be known as the "Grading Regulations."
(B) Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards regulating the design and construction of building sites and the development of property by grading; to regulate the alteration of the ground surface to protect and preserve the public health, safety and general welfare; to minimize differential settlement and the slipping or sliding of earth; to protect adjacent properties from damage caused by blockage or diversion of natural runoff waters; to require engineering analysis of expansive soil conditions, erosion control and drainage; to establish criteria for the design of footings and floor slabs for structures proposed to be erected on parcels of land whose natural topography has been altered; and to establish administrative procedures for the issuance of grading permits, the approval of plans and the inspection of grading construction.
(C) Intent. It is the intent of this chapter and the erosion control procedures contained within this chapter to regulate grading work as well as to protect environmentally sensitive areas and biological and wildlife resources within and surrounding the City of Corona. The procedures established by this chapter and the conditions of approval imposed hereunder through discretionary approvals and permits are intended to accomplish this protection. Notwithstanding the above, in the event the city encounters situations that endanger any environmentally sensitive area or biological and wildlife resource, the City Engineer is authorized to take all necessary action to protect the environment pursuant to this chapter and other applicable ordinances and laws.
(D) Scope. This chapter sets forth rules and regulations to control excavation, grading and earthwork construction, including fills and embankments, and to establish administrative requirements for the issuance of grading permits, the approval of plans and the inspection of grading construction in accordance with the requirements for grading and excavation as contained in the Building Code set forth in Chapter 15.04.
(Ord. 3378 § 5 (part), 2023.)