The Engineer shall deny a grading permit in any case where the work, as proposed by the applicant, is likely to endanger any private or public property, result in the deposition of debris thereon, remove or reduce lateral support or interfere with any drainage course. Factors to be considered in making such findings shall include, but shall not be limited to possible saturation by rains, earth movement, runoff of surface waters, and subsurface conditions such as the stratification and faulting of rock, and nature and type of soil or rock. Failure of the Engineer to observe or recognize hazardous conditions or to fail to deny the grading permit shall not relieve the owner or his or her agent from responsibility for the condition or damages resulting therefrom, and shall not result in the city being responsible for the condition or damages resulting therefrom.
(`83 Code, § 15.28.110) (Ord. 85-11 § 1 (part), 1985)