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YUCAIPA MUNICIPAL CODE
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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Yucaipa Development Code
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15.12.340   Erosion control.
A.   The faces of cut and fill slopes and the project site shall be prepared and maintained to control against erosion in accordance with this section and Sections 15.12.350 and 15.12.360. Where cut slopes are not subject to erosion due to the erosion-resistant character of the materials, such protection may be omitted upon approval by the city official.
B.   Where necessary, temporary and/or permanent erosion control devices such as desilting basins, check dams, riprap or other devices or methods, as approved by the city official, shall be employed to control erosion and provide safety during the rainy season from October 15th to April 15th.
C.   No grading work in excess of two hundred (200) cubic yards will be allowed between October 15th and April 15th on any single grading site under permit unless an erosion control system has been approved or waived by the city official.
D.   Paved streets, sidewalks and other improvements shall be maintained in a neat and clean condition free of loose soil, construction debris and trash. Street sweeping or other equally effective means shall be used on a regular basis to prevent storm flows from carrying sediment and debris outside the project boundaries. Watering shall not be used to clean streets except for fine material not otherwise removed by sweeping or other mechanical means.
E.   The civil engineer or other qualified individual who prepared the grading plan and designed the erosion control devices shall be responsible for inspection and modification of the devices, as necessary, during the rainy season.
F.   Desilting facilities shall be provided at drainage outlets from the graded site.
G.   Desilting basins shall be designed to provide a minimum desilting capacity equal to the current city standards.
H.   Desilting basins shall be constructed around the perimeter of projects whenever feasible when it provides improved maintenance access from paved roads during wet weather.
I.   Desilting basins constructed of compacted earth shall be compacted to a relative compaction of ninety (90) percent of maximum density. A soil engineering report, prepared by the soil engineer, which includes the type of field testing performed, location and results of testing shall be submitted to the city official for approval upon completion of the desilting basins.
J.   Equipment and workers for emergency work shall be made available at all times during the rainy season. Necessary materials shall be available on-site and stockpiled at convenient locations to facilitate rapid construction of temporary devices when rain is imminent.
K.   Erosion protection shall consist of effective planting of all slopes in excess of five feet high unless otherwise approved by the city official. Slopes exceeding fifteen (15) feet high may require an adequate sprinkler system, as determined by the city official. Protection for the slopes shall be installed as soon as practicable which may be prior to rough grade approval. Effective planting shall be installed, fully germinated and effectively cover the required slopes prior to final approval unless otherwise approved by the city official.
L.   The erosion control provisions shall take into account drainage patterns during the current and future phases of grading throughout the rainy season.
M.   All removable protective devices shown shall be in place at the end of each working day when the five-day rain probability forecast exceeds forty (40) percent.
N.   Graded areas around the tract perimeter must drain away from the face of slopes at the conclusion of each working day. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.350   Erosion control plans.
Erosion control plans prepared in accordance with Subarticle 13 of the grading manual shall be submitted to the city official for approval by September 15th each year for projects under grading permit. The erosion control plan may be waived for grading projects on single residential lot projects providing that an erosion control system, meeting the approval of the city official, has been installed, placed, planted or constructed before October 15th. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.360   Erosion control maintenance.
A.   After each rainstorm, silt and debris shall be removed from check berms and desilting basins and the basins pumped dry.
B.   After each rainstorm, the performance of the erosion control system shall be evaluated and revised and repaired as necessary.
C.   Devices shall not be moved or modified without the approval of the city official.
D.   The contractor shall be responsible and shall take necessary precautions to prevent public trespass onto areas where impounded water creates a hazardous condition.
E.   The contractor and permittee or project owner shall be responsible for continual maintenance of the devices during the rainy season. In the event of failure or refusal by the contractor, permittee or project owner to properly maintain the devices, the city official may cause emergency maintenance work to be done to protect adjacent private and public property. The cost shall be charged to the owner and shall include an initial mobilization cost plus the cost of doing the work as contained in Sections 15.12.250 through 15.12.270 of this code.
F.   In the event of failure by the property owner to install an approved erosion control system, the city official may cause emergency work to be performed to protect adjacent private and public property. When the city official is caused to take such emergency maintenance workings to be performed, he is empowered to revoke any standing grading permits. Such action to revoke a grading permit shall be performed in writing. Such permit shall not be renewed until an erosion control system, approved by the city official, shall be put into place. The procedure of Section 15.12.120 of this code need not apply for emergency erosion control work between October 15th and April 15th. The cost shall be charged to the owner in accordance with subsection E of this section. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.370   Grading inspection.
All grading operations for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the city official. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.380   Grading requirements.
A.   It shall be the responsibility of the civil engineer, architect or other qualified individual who prepared the grading plan approved by the city official to incorporate all recommendations from the soil engineering and engineering geology reports into the grading plan. He shall also be responsible for the professional inspection and approval of the grading within his area of technical specialty. This responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, inspection and approval as to the establishment of line, grade and drainage of the development area. The project civil engineer and/or general contractor shall act as the coordinating agent in the event the need arises for liaison between the project professional grading contractor, and the city official, the civil engineer or other qualified person who prepares and signs the grading control plans, and the submission of as-graded grading plans when required by the city official upon completion of the work.
B.   Soil engineering and engineering geology reports shall be required as specified in Section 15.12.180 of this code. During grading, all necessary reports, compaction data, soil engineering and engineering geology recommendations shall be submitted to the owner by the soil engineer and engineering geologist. The owner shall submit copies of the report to the civil engineer and two copies of all reports to the city official.
C.   The soil engineer’s area of responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, the professional inspection and approval concerning the preparation of ground to receive fills, testing for required compaction, stability of all finish slopes, design of buttress fills, subdrain installation and incorporation of data supplied by the engineering geologist.
D.   The engineering geologist’s area of responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, professional inspection and written approval of the adequacy of natural ground for receiving fills, the stability of cut slopes with respect to geological matters, and the need for subdrains or other groundwater drainage devices. He shall report his finding to the soil engineer and the civil engineer for engineering analysis.
E.   The city official may expeditiously inspect the project at the various stages of work requiring approval and at any more frequent intervals necessary to determine that adequate control is being exercised by the professional consultants.
F.   When preliminary soil engineering reports are not required by the city official, he may require inspection and testing by an approved testing agency. The testing agency’s responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, approval of cleared areas and benches to receive fill, and compaction of fills. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.390   Notification of noncompliance.
If, in the course of fulfilling their responsibility under this code, the civil engineer, the soil engineer, the engineering geologist, or the testing agency finds that the work is not being done in conformance with the provisions of the approved specifications and grading plans, the discrepancies shall be reported immediately in writing to the person in charge of the grading work and to the city official. Recommendations for corrective measures, if necessary, shall be submitted to the owner. The owner shall submit two copies of all recommendations and reports to the city official. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.400   Transfer of responsibility for approval.
If the civil engineer, the soil engineer, the engineering geologist, the testing agency, or the grading contractor of record are changed during the course of the work, the work shall be stopped unless: (1) the owner submits a letter of notification verifying the change of the responsible professional; and (2) the new responsible professional submits in writing that he has reviewed all prior reports and/or plans (specified by date and title) and work performed by the prior responsible professional and that he concurs with the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, and is satisfied with the work performed. He may modify or revise recommendations and/or specifications of work performed if accompanied by supporting data and approved by the city official. He must state that he assumes all responsibility within his purview as of a specified date. All exceptions must be justified to the satisfaction of the city official.
Exception: Where clearly indicated that the firm, not the individual engineer and/or geologist, is the contracting party, the designated engineer or geologist may be reassigned and another engineer and/or geologist within the firm may assume responsibility. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.410   Site inspection by the city official.
A.   Prior to the approval of any building or grading plans and specifications, the city official may inspect the site to determine that the plans and specifications are current and reflect existing conditions.
B.   The permittee or his agent shall notify the city official when the grading operations specified in Subarticle 14 of the grading manual are ready for inspection.
C.   If the inspector finds the soil or other conditions not as stated in the approved plans and soil or geology reports or as in additional information which was required for issuance of the grading permit, he may, using reasonable judgment, refuse to allow further work until approval is obtained for a revised grading plan which will conform to the conditions.
D.   The provisions of Section 202(d), Stop Orders, of the Uniform Building Code shall apply to all grading work and whenever the city official determines that any work does not comply with the terms of a permit, or this code, or that the soil or other conditions are not stated on the permit, he may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in doing or causing of such work to be done and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the city official to proceed with the work.
E.   Prior to the issuance of building permits for a graded site, the rough grading shall be completed in accordance with Subarticle 14 of the grading manual and to the satisfaction of the responsible civil engineer, or architect, engineering geologist, soil engineer, and the city official.
F.   Whenever any work on which inspections are required is covered or concealed by additional work without first having been inspected, the city official may require by written notice, that such work be exposed for examination. The work of exposing and recovering shall not entail or be subject to expense by the city. (Ord. 48, 1990)
15.12.420   Special inspections.
The city official may establish special inspection requirements in accordance with Section 306, Special Inspections, of the Uniform Building Code, as amended for special cases involving grading or paving related operations, Special cases may apply to work where in the opinion of the city official it is necessary to supplement the resources or expertise available for inspection. (Ord. 48, 1990)
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