17-8-7: CUTS:
   A.   Compliance Required: Unless otherwise recommended in the approved engineering, soils and/or geology report, cuts shall conform to the provisions of this section.
   B.   Slope: The slope of cut surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use and shall be no steeper than the ratio of three and five-tenths horizontal to one vertical (3.5:1) unless the owner or responsible party furnishes a soils or a geology report or both, stating that an investigation of the site reveals that a cut at a steeper slope will nonetheless be stable and will not create a hazard to life or to property.
   C.   Drainage And Terracing: Drainage and terracing shall be provided as required by section 17-8-11 of this chapter. (1978 Code §8-17)