(A) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all grading within the city, unless specifically exempted under this section.
(B) If two or more pertinent limitations are not identical, those limitations shall prevail which provide the greater measure of safety to life, health, property or the public welfare and which are more restrictive upon the operations of the applicant, or which place upon the applicant the greater duty of providing safeguards both to the property being graded and to other property in the area. The permissive provisions of this chapter shall not be presumed to waive any limitations imposed by other ordinances of the city, state statutes or the requirements of other regulatory agencies.
(C) Neither the issuance of a permit under the provisions of this chapter, nor the compliance with the provisions of this chapter or with any conditions imposed in the permit issued under this chapter, shall relieve any person from responsibility for damage to other persons or property, nor impose any liability upon the city for damage to other persons or property.
(D) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) Work in a public street, alley or sidewalk or other public place regulated by Chapter 12.08;
(2) Mining, quarrying, processing or stockpiling of rock, sand, aggregate or clay, unless such work affects the lateral support of adjacent or contiguous property or structures;
(3) Depositing of rubbish or other material at any dump operated by the city or operated under a valid permit issued by the city;
(4) Excavation or filling of graves in property dedicated or used for cemetery purposes.
(`83 Code, § 15.28.020) (Ord. 85-11 § 1 (part), 1985)