Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Maximum finished slope grade15 pct
No finished slopes are to be created with a final grade greater than fifteen percent (15%) unless deemed feasible by a geotechnical report.
- Maximum recommended residential driveway grade10 pct
Residential driveway grades exceeding ten percent (10%) are not recommended.
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Retaining walls shall not exceed seventy-two (72) inches, (6.0 feet) in height from the finished grade
- Minimum steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. area subject to regulations5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Steep slope standards do not apply to isolated steep slope areas that are less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in land area.
From the ordinance
No finished slopes are to be created with a final grade greater than fifteen percent (15%) unless deemed feasible by a geotechnical report.