(A) Generally. Unless waived by the City Engineer, all grading plans accompanying an application for a grading permit shall conform with the following requirements:
(1) Grading plans shall be approved and signed by the civil engineer, and if determined necessary by the City Engineer, approved and signed by the soils engineer and the engineering geologist;
(2) Grading plans shall be prepared on 24 inch by 36 inch Mylar film with a standard city title block and shall be drawn in ink;
(3) Grading plans shall show the original and designed finish contours, spot elevations, building pads, public improvements, slope ratios, proposed drainage facilities, protective fencing, retaining walls and any structures or buildings on adjacent properties within 100 feet of the common property lines;
(4) Grading plans shall be accompanied by supporting data consisting of a soils engineering report, engineering geology report, a clearance letter from a qualified botanist, plant taxonomist or field biologist specializing in native plants stating that an investigation and/or eradication of Scale Broom Weed (Lepidospartum Squamatum) has been completed;
(5) Grading plans shall be drawn to engineering scales as approved by the City Engineer;
(6) The title sheet of the grading plans set shall contain the names, addresses and phone numbers of the property owner, the civil engineer responsible for preparation of the grading plans, the soil engineer and the engineering geologist, including registration numbers. The title sheet shall also contain a location map for the project site;
(7) A statement of quantities shall be furnished, giving the estimated cubic yards of excavation and fill. Also, types of ditches and down drains, lineal feet and sizes of various types of pipe, the amount of rock to be used for rip-rap or slope protection, the lineal feet of fencing and any other pertinent information useful in determining the extent of the proposed work, as may be required by the City Engineer;
(8) Grading plans shall show, if applicable, scaled sections of all stabilization fills, buttress fills, keyways and benching for fill placement recommended by the soil engineer. In addition, the soil engineer shall review and approve this portion of the plan; and
(9) Grading plans shall show Waste Discharge Identification Number (WDID#), if applicable, and total disturbed acreage.
(B) Mass grading plan and rough grading plan. In addition to the information required by division (A) of this section, an application for a mass grading permit or rough grading permit shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
(1) Vicinity map of the site;
(2) Property limits clearly labeled or otherwise identified, accurate contours of existing ground and details of terrain and area of drainage a minimum of 100 feet beyond the property limits (spot elevations may be used on flatland sites);
(3) Prominent existing or natural terrain features;
(4) Location of all easements within the grading limits;
(5) Limiting dimensions, elevations of finish contours to be achieved by the grading, proposed drainage devices and related construction;
(6) Details (plan and section) of all surface and subsurface drainage devices, walls, cribbing, dams and other protective devices to be constructed with or as part of the proposed work;
(7) Location of any buildings or structures on the property where the work is to be performed and the location of any buildings or structures on land of adjacent property owners which may be affected by the proposed grading work;
(8) If the grading project includes the movement of 5,000 cubic yards or more of earth material to or from the site, the permittee shall submit a haul route for review and approval by the Director. The haul route may be submitted at the pre-grading meeting; however, hauling on public streets shall not commence until approval of the haul route by the Director. The Director may prescribe as a condition of the grading permit and submitted haul route, alternate routes or special requirements in consideration on the possible impact on the adjacent community or the environment or the effect on the public right-of-way itself;
(9) Additional plans, drawings, calculations, environmental impact information or other reports and information required by the City Engineer.
(C) Precise grading plan. In addition to the information required by divisions (A) and (B) of this section, an application for a precise grading permit shall include, but is not limited to, the following information: the footprint or allowable building area of all proposed structures (including appurtenances), setback distances between structures and top or toe of slopes, setback distances between structures and property lines, detailed finish grade and finish floor elevations, flow lines for lot drainage, including spot elevations for the drainage swales, details for building footings and side yard swale relationship (including extra height of or deepened footings) and all proposed PCC flatwork and PCC/AC driveways.
(D) Grading plan correction sheet. A grading plan standards and correction sheet which is used as the basis for checking grading plans is available from the Planning and Development Department - Development Services , which identifies the items typically required on grading plans depending on site conditions.
(E) Grading plan check and approval. All grading plans submitted to the city shall be checked for conformance with, and no grading plans shall be approved unless the grading plans conform with, the following: the city's general plan, this chapter and other applicable provisions of the code, any applicable conditions of approval or specific plans, other rules and regulations of the city, all applicable federal and state requirements, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations accessibility requirements, city technical requirements and grading plans requirements and any other requirements applicable to the development project.
(Ord. 3378 § 5 (part), 2023; Ord. 2806 § 2, 2006; Ord. 2568 § 1, 2002.)