9-27-160: DRIVEWAY SLOPE LIMITS; FRONT SETBACK MAXIMUM RISE:
A.   Driveways: No driveway shall exceed a slope of ten percent (10%), except in the Hillside Sensitive Lands Overlay Zone where the maximum grade shall not exceed twelve percent (12%). When a driveway slopes downward from a street, the driveway shall be designed to prohibit surface water drainage from entering a building.
B.   Front Setback Maximum Rise:
1.   If fill is added to a lot, a maximum rise of two feet (2') is allowable within the front setback area excluding any portion required for parking lot screening. Maximum rise is reset at each retaining wall.
2.   Maximum rise limitation does not apply to Hillside Sensitive Lands Overlay Zone. (Ord. 394, 8-7-2001; amd. Ord. 1431, 5-5-2020)