(a) The grading design plan shall be prepared by a landscape architect, civil engineer or architect licensed by the State of California. A homeowner of a single family residence required to submit a grading design plan may prepare their own plans, or have a licensed landscape contractor prepare the grading design plan if the homeowner has contracted with that contractor to do the work covered by the plan. Property owners may prepare Grading Design Plans and specifications for any property owned by that person. Grading Plans required per the County's Grading Ordinance will satisfy these requirements, but shall be prepared by a California licensed civil engineer. The grading design plan shall comply with following requirements:
(1) The grading on the project site shall be designed for the efficient use of water by minimizing soil erosion, runoff and water waste, resulting from precipitation and irrigation.
(2) The plan shall show the finished configurations and elevations of each landscaped area including the height of graded slopes, the drainage pattern, pad elevations, finish grade and any stormwater retention improvements. All Structural BMP's shall be labeled.
(3) The Grading Design Plan shall demonstrate grading has been designed to avoid obstructing roadway users' (e.g., motorists', bicyclists', pedestrians', and equestrians') views of pedestrian crossings, driveways, roadways, other vehicular travel ways, traffic signs, and traffic signals. Sight distance lines, as provided by a California registered Civil Engineer using the sight distance requirements defined in the County Public Road Standards, shall be shown on the plans as applicable.
(b) If the project applicant has submitted a grading plan with the application for the project the Director of PDS may accept that grading plan in lieu of the grading design plan required by this section, if the grading plan complies with subsection (a) above.
(Amended by Ord. No. 10224 (N.S.), effective 10-25-12)