15.12.010: SURFACE DRAINAGE AND GRADING PROPERTY:
   A.   Grading, excavating and filling of real property must comply with appendix 33 of the Uniform Building Code and the provisions of this section.
   B.   Surface water drainage away from footings and foundations of buildings is governed by the Uniform Building Code.
   C.   Surface water drainage originating upon or traversing across privately owned property may not enter the City's stormwater drain system, or otherwise be directed onto publicly owned property, except as approved by the City Engineer.
   D.   An applicant for a building permit shall also submit a drainage plan for the entire property which describes:
      1.   The existing natural grade and corner elevations of the property being improved;
      2.   The existing elevations of adjoining properties, measured at the boundary lines;
      3.   Proposed elevations for finished grade;
      4.   Proposed surface and subsurface drainage devices;
      5.   The location of natural water courses or drainage originating from off of the subject property and a description of proposed drainage facilities to accommodate this water; and
      6.   Other information as required by the City Engineer.
   E.   Surface drainage plans shall comply with applicable Salt Lake County flood control regulations. The City Engineer may require a proposed surface water drainage plan to be approved by the Salt Lake County flood control authority as a condition of the City's approval of a drainage plan.
   F.   A building may not be approved for occupancy unless the finished grade of the entire property complies with the surface drainage plans as approved by the City Engineer.
   G.   Surface water may not be drained or directed from a developed property onto an adjacent property without that property owner's permission.
   H.   Grading, excavating and filling work on property may not illegally impede the channel of a natural or artificial watercourse or stream. (Ord. 17-31)