A. Definition Of Terms: For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms used herein are defined as set forth below:
AS GRADED: The surface conditions existent upon completion of grading.
BEDROCK: In place, solid, rock.
BENCH: A relatively level step excavated into earth material on which fill is to be placed.
BORROW: Earth material acquired from an off site location for use in grading a site.
BUILDING OFFICIAL: The director of the building and housing services department of Salt Lake City.
BUILDING PERMIT: A permit issued by Salt Lake City for the construction, erection, or alteration of a structure or building.
CERTIFY OR CERTIFICATION: Means that the specific reports, inspections, and tests that are required have been performed by the person or under their supervision, and that the results of such reports, inspections, and tests comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter.
CITY ENGINEER: The city engineer of Salt Lake City.
CIVIL ENGINEER: A professional engineer registered in the state of Utah to practice in the field of civil works.
CIVIL ENGINEERING: The application of the knowledge to the forces of nature, principals of mechanics, and the properties of materials to the evaluation, design, and construction of civil works for the beneficial uses of mankind.
COMPACTION: The densification of fill by mechanical means.
CUBIC YARDS: The volume of material in an excavation and/or fill.
CUL-DE-SAC: A street closed at one end.
CUT: See definition of Excavation.
DRIVEWAY: A way or route for use by vehicle traffic leading from a parking area or from a house, garage, or other structure, to a road or street.
EARTH MATERIAL: Any rock, natural soil, or any combination thereof.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST: A graduate in geology or engineering geology of an accredited university, with five (5) or more full years of professional postgraduate experience in the application of the geological sciences, of which three (3) full years shall be in the field of engineering geology that has required the application of geological data, techniques, and principles to engineering problems dealing with groundwater, naturally occurring rock and soil, and geologic hazards for the purpose of assuring that geological factors are recognized and adequately interpreted and presented.
EROSION: The wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the movement of wind, water, and/or ice.
EXCAVATION: Any act by which vegetation, earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated, or bulldozed, and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
EXISTING GRADE: The actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the ground surface before excavation or filling.
FILL: Any earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other material which is deposited, placed, replaced, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported, or moved by man to a new location and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
FILL MATERIAL: Earth material free from rock or similar irreducible material exceeding twelve inches (12") in diameter, metal, and organic material except that topsoil spread on cut and fill surfaces may incorporate humus for desirable moisture retention properties.
FUEL BREAK: A strategically located strip or block of land, varying in width, on which vegetation has been modified to provide a safer place for firefighters to work and to help reduce the rate of fire spread.
GRADING: Excavation or fill or any combination thereof that alters the elevation of the terrain and shall include the conditions resulting from any excavation or fill.
LICENSED ARCHITECT: An architect who is registered with the division of occupational and professional licensing of the state of Utah.
NATURAL DRAINAGE: Water which flows by gravity in channels formed by the surface topography of the earth prior to changes made by the efforts of man.
ONE STREET ACCESS: A street that provides the sole access to one or more other streets.
PARCEL: All contiguous land in one ownership, provided, however, each lot conforming to the zoning ordinances of Salt Lake City in a subdivision may be considered to be a separate parcel.
PERCENT OF SLOPE: The slope of a designated area of land determined by dividing the horizontal run of the slope into the vertical rise of the same slope, measured between contour lines on the referenced contour map and converting the resulting figure into a percentage value. This calculation is described by the following formula:
S = V/H | |
Where | "S" is the percent of slope; |
"V" is the vertical distance; and | |
"H" is the horizontal distance. | |
PERMITTEE: Any person to which a site development permit has been issued.
PERSON: Any person, firm or corporation (either public or private), the state of Utah and its agencies or political subdivisions, the United States Of America and its agencies and instrumentalities, and any agent, servant, office, or employee of any of the foregoing.
PLANNING DIRECTOR: The planning director of Salt Lake City.
QUARRY: An open excavation for the extraction of resources.
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER: A civil engineer who is registered with the division of occupational and professional licensing of the state of Utah.
REMOVAL: Killing vegetation by spraying, complete extraction, or excavation, or cutting vegetation to the ground, trunks, or stumps.
SEISMIC: Characteristic of, or produced by, earthquakes or earth vibration.
SITE: A lot or parcel of land, or a contiguous combination thereof, where grading work is performed as a single unified operation.
SITE DEVELOPMENT (Also Known As SITE PREPARATION): Grading and underground utility installation in preparation for an approved, pending development or use for the subject site.
SLOPE CLASSIFICATION MAP: A map prepared as a colored exhibit by a registered professional engineer or land surveyor based upon a contour map of the specified scale and contour interval, upon which the measured and calculated percent of slope (measured between every contour interval on the map) is classified or grouped into percentage of slope data in ten percent (10%) slope groupings as follows:
Slope Classification | Percent Of Slope | Mapped Color |
Level | 0 - 9.9% | Uncolored |
Slight | 10 - 19.9% | Yellow |
Moderate | 20 - 29.9% | Orange |
Severe | 30% and greater | Red |
SOILS ENGINEER: A registered civil engineer of the state of Utah, specializing in soil mechanics and foundation engineering, familiar with the application of principles of soil mechanics in the investigation and analysis of the engineering properties of earth materials.
SURCHARGE: The temporary placement of fill material on a site in order to compress or compact the natural soil mass.
TESTING LABORATORY: A testing laboratory that requires supervisory personnel to be professional engineers registered with the division of occupational and professional licensing of the state of Utah.
VACANT: Land on which there are no structures or only structures which are secondary to the use or maintenance of the land itself. (Ord. 7-14, 2014)