Section I
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- Conditional UseConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. Permit required for gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. over threshold500 cubic yardscubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
An approved Conditional Use Permit shall be required for any grading that exceeds 500 cubic yards of total cut plus total fill material.
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. permit required
A grading permit, when required, shall be obtained from Public Works before the commencement of any grading project.
- Haul route required for off-site transport threshold500 cubic yardscubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
An approved haul route shall be required for the off-site transport of 500 cubic yards or more of cut or fill material.
- Landform gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. required
Grading shall utilize landform grading techniques to minimize alteration to natural landforms.
- Rainy season gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. prohibition
Physical grading (earth-moving activities) shall be prohibited during the rainy season, defined as October 15 of any year through April 15 of the subsequent year, unless permitted.
- Avoid development on slopes greater than 25%25 percent
Avoiding placement of development on slopes greater than 25 percent, unless the outcome is biologically superior to all other siting locations.
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. on slopes 50% or greater prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.50 percent
Grading in areas that have a slope of 50 percent or greater shall be prohibited, unless required for safety reasons, or if it would be more protective of sensitive biological resources.
From the ordinance
An approved Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) shall be required for any grading on a lot, or in connection with any project, that exceeds 500 cubic yards of total cut plus total fill material.