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Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS
Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 RESERVED
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 RESERVED
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Title 14 RESERVED
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 15.04 CONSTRUCTION CODES ADOPTED
Chapter 15.08 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
Chapter 15.12 GRADING AND EXCAVATION CODE
15.12.010 Title reference to code.
15.12.020 Grading manual.
15.12.030 Purpose and intent.
15.12.040 Scope.
15.12.050 Definitions.
15.12.060 Grading permits required - Exceptions.
15.12.070 Grading permit - Paving.
15.12.080 Grading permit - Watercourse alternation.
15.12.090 Excavation blasting permit.
15.12.100 Types of grading permits.
15.12.110 Powers and duties of the city official.
15.12.120 Hazardous conditions.
15.12.130 Grading board of appeals.
15.12.140 Separate permits required for each site.
15.12.150 Permit application.
15.12.160 Plans and specifications.
15.12.170 Information on plans and specifications.
15.12.180 Soil engineering and engineering geology reports.
15.12.190 Issuance, expiration and renewal.
15.12.200 Denial of permit.
15.12.210 Time of grading operations.
15.12.220 Responsibility of permittee.
15.12.230 Protection of adjoining property.
15.12.240 Import and export of earth material.
15.12.250 Grading plan check fees.
15.12.260 Grading permit fees.
15.12.270 Cost recovery fee.
15.12.280 Bonds.
15.12.290 Cuts.
15.12.300 Fills.
15.12.310 Setbacks.
15.12.320 Drainage and terracing.
15.12.330 Asphalt concrete pavement.
15.12.340 Erosion control.
15.12.350 Erosion control plans.
15.12.360 Erosion control maintenance.
15.12.370 Grading inspection.
15.12.380 Grading requirements.
15.12.390 Notification of noncompliance.
15.12.400 Transfer of responsibility for approval.
15.12.410 Site inspection by the city official.
15.12.420 Special inspections.
15.12.430 Final reports.
15.12.440 Notification of completion.
15.12.450 Violations - Penalties.
Chapter 15.16 MOBILEHOME PARK RENTAL AGREEMENTS
Chapter 15.20 MOBILEHOME PARK RENT STABILIZATION PROGRAM
Chapter 15.24 MOBILEHOME PARK SPACE NUMBERING
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15.12.160   Plans and specifications.
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)
15.12.170   Information on plans and specifications.
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)
15.12.180   Soil engineering and engineering geology reports.
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)
15.12.190   Issuance, expiration and renewal.
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)
15.12.200   Denial of permit.
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)
15.12.210   Time of grading operations.
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)
15.12.220   Responsibility of permittee.
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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