(a) Cuts and fills shall be set back from property lines and buildings shall be set back from cut or fill slopes in accordance with Figure No. 1 of this section.
(b) Fill placed above the top of an existing or proposed cut or above a natural slope steeper than three horizontal to one vertical shall be set back from the edge of the slope a minimum distance of six feet.
(c) The setbacks established by this section are minimum and may be increased by the County Official if he or she deems it necessary for safety or stability or to prevent possible damage from water, soil or debris.
(d) The County Official may reduce the required setback in either of the following cases:
(1) where he or she determines the necessity for the setback eliminated or reduced by the construction of retaining walls or because the owner has the right to extend slopes onto the adjacent property; or
(2) after receipt of a report by a soil engineer certifying that he or she has investigated the property and that in the engineer's opinion the reduction in the setback will not endanger any public or private property or result in the deposition of debris on any public way or interfere with any existing drainage course.
(Added by Ord. No. 9547 (N.S.), effective 5-9-03)