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ITEM TITLE: Ordinance o2%j2 O Revising Sections 15.04.010, 15.04.040,
15.04.060 and 15.04.100 of the Municipal Code, all relating to
grading work SECOND READIN D ADOPTION
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
REVIEWED BY: City Managers./1 J (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
Several portions of the Municipal Code which relate to grading work are
proposed to be modified. These modifications have been proposed by both staff
and by persons in the development community.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt the ordinance and place it on
its first reading.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
It has been proposed that the City's grading Ordinance be revised to allow low
1 .5 to 1 slopes to be constructed in situations where soils and geological
conditions are such that these slopes would be stable.
The revision as stated has been taken in part from the grading ordinance of
the City of San DIego. The maximum height of slope allowed to be built at a
ratio of 1 .5 to 1 is 4 feet in this proposal .
One main reason for the currently required ratio of 2:1 is to allow for
landscaping maintenance work to be accomplished. We believe that the low
height makes it possible to do this work from the lower pad level .
This "minor slope" would be allowed to be constructed along the side lines of
lots rather than along the front or rear lines.
The second proposed revision is the substitution of the Landscape Architect
for the City Engineer in approving landscape and irrigation plans. The review
of these plans is done by the Landscape Architect, as is the inspection of the
resulting work.
Inasmuch as the Landscape Architect is responsible in a practical sense for
achieving a proper set of plans, it is believed appropriate that his sole
approval of the plans should be required by the Municipal Code.
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The third modification has to do with the timing of wall construction under a
building permit.
The Code presently requires that the work under a grading permit must be
certified as adequately completed before a building permit is issued.
We propose to change this requirement to allow walls which are integral
portions of buildings and also are retaining walls to be constructed
concurrently with grading work.
This will make it unnecessary to build temporary slopes pending completion of
grading work and will also simplify the preparation of grading plans where
such walls are involved.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
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