Any building requiring yard space shall be located at such an elevation that a sloping grade shall be maintained to cause the flow of surface water to run away from the walls of the building. A sloping grade, beginning at the curb level as determined by the Building Department, shall be maintained and established from the center of the front lot line to the finished grade line at the front of the building. The rear and side yards shall be sloped to allow for the flow of surface water away from the building without creating a nuisance. However, this shall not prevent the grading of a yard space to provide sunken or terraced areas, provided that proper means are constructed and maintained to prevent the run-off of surface water from creating a nuisance on the adjacent properties.
When a new building is constructed on a vacant lot between two existing buildings or adjacent to an existing building, the reference level, as defined in Section 1240.08, shall be used in determining the grade around the new building, and the yard around the new building shall be graded in such a manner as to meet existing grades and not to permit run-off of surface water to flow onto the adjacent properties.
Final grades shall be approved by the Building Department, which may require a certificate of grading and location of building within the Village of Franklin, in accordance with the approved grading plan on file with the Building Department, which has been duly completed and certified by a registered civil engineer or land surveyor.
At no point on a site shall the combined effect of filling or excavation result in a change of grade of greater than five feet over the entire site. This provision shall not apply to filling and excavation necessary to provide vehicular access to a site.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70; Ord. 2005-05. Passed 1-10-05.)