(A) General requirements. Unless waived by the City Engineer/Public Works Director, all grading plans, including modifications to approved plans, accompanying an application for a grading permit shall conform with the following minimum requirements:
(1) Grading plans shall be approved and signed by the civil engineer, and, if determined necessary by the City Engineer/Public Works Director, approved and signed by the soil engineer and the engineering geologist, and other professional engineers as determined by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
(2) Grading plans shall include a statement by the Engineer of Record (civil engineer) declaring the engineer's responsibilities with regards to the preparation and execution of the grading plans.
(3) Grading plans shall be prepared on 24-inch by 36-inch paper with a standard City of Menifee title block.
(4) Grading plans shall be accompanied by supporting data and reports as required by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
(5) Grading plans shall be accompanied by a final WQMP, if applicable, reviewed and approved by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
(6) Grading plans shall depict, but not be limited to, the original and designed finish contours, spot elevations, building pads, public improvements, slope ratios, proposed drainage facilities, protective fencing, retaining walls, and any structures or buildings on adjacent properties within 100 feet of the common property lines.
(7) Grading plans shall be drawn to engineering scales as approved by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
(8) The title sheet of the grading plans set shall contain the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the property owner, the civil engineer responsible for preparation of the grading plans, the soil engineer and the engineering geologist, and other professional engineers determined by the City Engineer/Public Works Director, including registration numbers. The title sheet shall also contain a location map for the project site.
(9) Grading plans shall include grading notes determined by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
(10) A statement of quantities shall be furnished, giving the estimated cubic yards of excavation and fill, as well as types of ditches and down drains, lineal feet and sizes of various types of pipe, the amount of rock to be used for rip-rap or slope protection, the lineal feet of fencing, and any other pertinent information useful in determining the extent of the proposed work, as may be required by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
(11) Grading plans shall show, if applicable, scaled sections of all stabilization fills, buttress fills, keyways, and benching for fill placement recommended by the soil engineer. In addition, the soil engineer shall review and approve this portion of the plan.
(12) Grading plans shall show a current and valid Waste Discharge Identification Number (WDID#), if applicable, and total disturbed acreage.
(B) Mass grading plan and rough grading plan. In addition to the information required by § 7.90.050(A) (General Requirements), an application for a mass grading permit or rough grading permit shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
(1) Vicinity map of the site.
(2) Property limits clearly labeled or otherwise identified, accurate contours of existing ground and details of terrain and area of drainage a minimum of 100 feet beyond the property limits (spot elevations may be used on flatland sites).
(3) Prominent existing or natural terrain features.
(4) Location of all easements within the grading limits.
(5) Limiting dimensions, elevations of finish contours to be achieved by the grading, proposed drainage devices and related construction.
(6) Details (plan and section) of all surface and subsurface drainage devices, walls, cribbing, dams and other protective devices to be constructed with or as part of the proposed work.
(7) Location of any buildings or structures on the property where the work is to be performed and the location of any buildings or structures on land of adjacent property owners which may be affected by the proposed grading work.
(8) If the grading project includes the movement of earth material for grading to or from the site, the permittee shall submit a haul route for review and approval by the Engineering Department. The haul route may be submitted at the pre-construction for the grading permit meeting; however, hauling on public streets shall not commence until approval of the haul route by the Engineering Department. The Engineering Department may prescribe, as a condition of the grading permit and submitted haul route, alternate routes or special requirements in consideration of the possible impact on the adjacent community or the environment or the effect on the public right-of-way itself.
(9) Additional plans, drawings, calculations, environmental impact information or other reports and information required by the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
(C) Precise grading plan. In addition to the information required by § 7.90.050(A), General Requirements and § 7.90.050(B), Mass Grading Plan and Rough Grading Plan, an application for a precise grading permit shall include, but is not limited to, the following information: the footprint or allowable building area of all proposed structures (including appurtenances), setback distances between structures and top or toe of slopes, setback distances between structures and property lines, detailed finish grade and finish floor elevations, flow lines for lot drainage, including spot elevations for the drainage swales, details for building footings and side yard swale relationship (including extra height of or deepened footings), and all proposed Portland cement concrete flatwork and Portland cement concrete/asphalt concrete driveways.
(D) Grading plan check and approval. Prior to approval, all grading plans, submitted to the city, shall be reviewed for full conformance with the following: the city's General Plan, this chapter, applicable provisions of the California Building Code, any applicable conditions of approval or specific plans, other rules and regulations of the city, all applicable federal and state requirements, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations accessibility requirements, the CGP, city technical requirements and grading plans requirements, and any other requirements applicable to the development project.
(Ord. 2022-364, passed 11-16-2022)