Title 7 - Health and Sanitation

7.54 Excavation, Grading & Drainage

7.54.210 Toe of Fill Slope.

When fill height exceeds 24 inches in overall height, the toe of slope shall be made not nearer to the site boundary line than 1 foot. In any circumstance, fill shall not be placed in a manner that creates a nuisance, or in a manner that creates a surface flooding hazard for a habitable structure. Where a fill slope is to be located near the site boundary and the adjacent off-site property is developed, special precautions shall be incorporated in the plans and work to protect the adjoining property from damage as a result of such grading. These precautions may include but are not limited to:

  1. A.
    Additional setbacks.
  2. B.
    Provision for retaining or slough walls.
  3. C.
    Mechanical or chemical treatment of the fill slope surface to minimize erosion.
  4. D.
    Provisions for the control of surface waters.

(History: Ord. EGD-2948 §2, 2012; EGD-1848 §19, 94; BC-1755 §25, 92; BC-1666 §1, 91)

Effective on: 1/1/1901