A. General Requirements: All grading operations for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official. When required by the building official, special inspection of grading operations and special testing shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17 of the international building code, as amended. (Ord. 04-4146, 11-16-2004; amd. Ord. 06-4202, 4-4-2006)
B. Notification Of Noncompliance: If, in the course of fulfilling their responsibilities under this chapter, the civil engineer or the testing agency finds that the grading work is not being done in conformance with this chapter or does not conform to the approved grading plans, the discrepancies shall be reported to the owner of the property. If the discrepancies continue, the civil engineer or the testing agency is responsible for reporting said discrepancies to the building official.
C. Transfer Of Responsibility For Approval: If the civil engineer or the testing agency of record is changed during the course of any grading work, the work shall be stopped until the replacement has agreed to accept responsibility for the work and the work is within the competence of the testing agency and/or the civil engineer. (1978 Code §8-17; amd. Ord. 06-4202, 4-4-2006)