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A. Each application for a grading permit shall be accompanied by plans and specifications, and supporting data consisting of soil engineering and engineering geology reports when required by the city official, as specified in Section 15.12.180 of this code.
B. Plans and specifications for earthwork projects of five hundred (500) cubic yards or more, and/or subdivisions and hillside commercial, industrial and multiresidential projects shall be prepared and signed by a civil engineer, unless otherwise approved by the city official. This requirement may be extended to any project when, in the opinion of the city official, critical drainage or geologic factors may be involved and there is need for civil engineering design and control. (Ord. 48, 1990)
Grading plans and specifications shall be prepared in accordance with the grading requirements of Section 15.12.380(A), of this code and Subarticle 5 of the grading manual. (Ord. 48, 1990)
A soil engineering and engineering geology report shall be required for grading projects, unless otherwise waived by the city official. The reports shall include information appropriate for the site including any information required by the city official. Recommendations included in the reports and approved by the city official shall be incorporated in the grading plans or specifications. (Ord. 48, 1990)
A. Every permit issued shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.
B. Every permit issued shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such permit or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days.
C. The time limitations and provisions of Section 303, Permits Issuance, of the Uniform Building Code as amended are applicable to grading permits, except as stated in subdivisions (1) and (2) below:
1. A permit issued hereunder shall expire upon a change of ownership if the grading work thereon, for which the permit was issued, has not been completed, and a new permit shall be required for the completion of the work. If the time limitations of subsections A and B of this section are not applicable and if no changes have been made to the plans and specifications last submitted to the city official, no charge shall be made for the issuance of the new permit under such circumstances. If, however, changes have been made to the plans and specifications last submitted to the city official, fees based on the valuation of the additional work, additional yardage and necessary plan checking as provided for in Subarticle 6 of the grading manual shall be charged to the permit applicant.
2. The city official may extend the one hundred eighty (180) day expiration time limit on permits not to exceed two successive periods of one hundred eighty (180) days each upon written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken.
D. The city official may require that grading operations and project designs be modified if delays occur which incur weather-related problems not considered at the time the permit was issued, and further subject to the provisions of Section 15.12.200 of this code.
E. If the permittee presents satisfactory reasons for failure to continue or begin the work within the period specified in subsection B of this section, the city official, upon receiving a written request, may grant an extension of time as specified in subsection (C)(2) of this section without additional fees, provided that:
1. No changes have been made in the original plans and specifications for such work;
2. Suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year;
3. A re-endorsement of the compliance of the plans with the applicable regulations by the engineering and building department for the city, shall be obtained.
Such request for extensions must be submitted no later than the sixtieth day following the date on which the permit would otherwise expire. If the permittee fails to request an extension within the time provided, the city official may renew the grading permit for a fee of one-half the amount required for the original permit, provided no changes have been made in the original plans and specifications for such work.
F. If the permittee is unable to complete the work by the end of a two-year period, the city official may renew the grading permit on an annual basis for a fee of one-half the amount required for the original permit for such work, provided no changes have been made in the original plans and specifications for such work. (Ord. 48, 1990)
A. The city official shall not issue a permit in any case where he finds that the work as proposed by the applicant is liable to constitute a hazard to property or result in the deposition of debris on any public way or interfere with any existing drainage course. If it can be shown to the satisfaction of the city official that the hazard can be essentially eliminated by the construction of retaining structures, buttress fills, drainage devices or by other means, the city official may issue the permit with the condition that such work be performed.
B. If, in the opinion of the city official, the land area for which grading is proposed is subject to geological or flood hazard to the extent that no reasonable amount of corrective work can eliminate or sufficiently reduce the hazard to human life or property, the grading permit and the building permits for habitable structures shall be denied.
C. The city official may require plans and specifications to be modified in order to mitigate anticipated adverse environmental effects of proposed grading projects. He may, under circumstances where the significant adverse environmental effects of a proposed grading project cannot be mitigated, deny the issuance of a grading permit.
D. The city official may require plans and specifications to be modified in order to make them consistent with the city general plan, specific plans, zoning code or other rules, regulations or conditions applicable to the project. He may deny the grading permit if the proposed project cannot be designated in accordance with these rules, regulations or conditions. (Ord. 48, 1990)
Grading and equipment operations within one-half mile of a structure for human occupancy shall not be conducted between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m. or on Sundays and federal holidays. The city official may, however, permit grading or equipment operations during specific hours after eight p.m. or before seven a.m. or on Sundays and federal holidays if he determines that such operations are not detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the inhabitants of such a structure. Permitted hours of operation may be shortened by the city or the building official’s finding of a previously unforeseen effect on the health, safety or welfare of the surrounding community. (Ord. 48, 1990)
It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to be knowledgeable of the conditions and/or restrictions of the grading permit as outlined in the applicable sections of this code, the grading manual, and as contained on the approved grading plans and in the approved soil and geology reports. The permittee shall also be responsible to maintain in an obvious and accessible location on the site, a copy of the grading plans bearing the stamp of approval by the city engineer or official. (Ord. 48, 1990)
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