Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- Major gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. permit threshold50 cubic yardscubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
An excavation, fill or combination thereof, in excess of 50 cubic yards in any two-year period
- Maximum cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. or fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. depth5 ft
a fill or cut shall not exceed a depth of five feet at any point
- Maximum downslope retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3.5 ft
One downslope retaining wall not to exceed 3½ feet in height
- Maximum driveway slope20 pct
Driveways which exceed 20 percent slope shall not be permitted
- Maximum finished slope35 pct
No finished slopes greater than 35 percent shall be created
- Maximum slope for gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume.50 pct
No fill or cut shall be permitted on a slope exceeding 50 percent gradient
- Maximum upslope retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
one upslope retaining wall not to exceed eight feet in height
- Minor gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. permit threshold20 cubic yardscubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
An excavation, fill or combination thereof, in excess of 20 cubic yards, but less than 50 cubic yards
From the ordinance
No finished slopes greater than 35 percent shall be created