Orange County Unincorporated, California · General provision
Sec. 7-9-66
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. volume threshold requiring Site Development Permit10,000 cycubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
More than ten thousand (10,000) cubic yards on a building site
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. volume threshold on steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. requiring Site Development Permit500 cycubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
More than five hundred (500) cubic yards on a slope greater than thirty percent (30%)
From the ordinance
A Site Development Permit issued pursuant to section 7-9-125 shall be required if any grading operation involves: (1) More than ten thousand (10,000) cubic yards on a building site; or (2) More than five hundred (500) cubic yards on a slope greater than thirty percent (30%).