(a) Any person desiring to make a grade change shall present to the City Engineer a written application and drawing which shall include the following information:
(1) The fee owner of the property;
(2) All property lines;
(3) All easements of record;
(4) All topography features, buildings, trees and drives;
(5) Existing and proposed drainage;
(6) A statement of the intended use of the property; and
(7) A map by a registered engineer meeting all requirements of Section 1170.08 of the Codified Ordinances, if the property is one acre or more.
(b) The following materials may be brought upon the property:
(1) Natural soils, minerals, gravel and sand.
(c) Before approval of a permit by the City Engineer, the person seeking the permit shall demonstrate all of the following:
(1) The existing zoning is compatible with the intended use.
(2) The site will not retain water, unless designed as storm water retention.
(3) There is a minimum ditch grade of one percent (1%).
(4) There is a minimum swale grade of one percent (1%).
(5) There is a minimum surface slope of one percent (1%), except for future building sites, which may be graded flat.
(6) Pipes used for storm water flow shall be sized per the design and construction of sanitary and storm sewers, as outlined in Chapter 1119, Appendix A - Grading and Drainage Standards of the Codified Ordinances.
(7) Erosion control will be shown.
(8) Top soil and seeding shall be shown.
(d) The Engineer, or his designated representative, shall be permitted to make on-site inspections of the property at any time during the life of the permit. Failure to permit such an inspection shall constitute cause for automatic revocation of the permit.
(e) The fee for a grading permit shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per acre or part of, plus a one hundred dollar ($100.00) residential base fee and a five hundred dollar ($500.00) commercial base fee.
(f) The grading permit shall be revoked immediately if the owner of the property fails to comply with any conditions or provisions of the grading permit, or for any violation of the Building Code or the Zoning Code of the City.
(g) If a permit is ordered to be revoked, all work pursuant to that permit shall cease until a hearing before the Building Commissioner is held. Such hearing shall be held within five (5) days of the revocation order.
(Ord. 54-2024. Passed 8-12-24.)