All construction, grading and encroachment related work for which a permit is issued, pursuant to the provisions of this title, shall be subject to inspections by the city engineer. The inspections shall be in accordance with this title and the Engineering and Construction Manual.
(Ord. 13-01 § 4)
Upon final completion of the rough grading work, the city engineer may require written approvals, reports, plans and supplements, as specified in and subject to the requirements of the Engineering and Construction Manual, prior to his or her inspections.
(Ord. 13-01 § 4)
The permittee or agent shall notify the city engineer when the grading operation is ready for final inspection. Final approval shall not be granted until all work, including installation of all drainage facilities and their protective devices, and all erosion and sediment control measures, including landscaping and its irrigation system, have been completed in accordance with the approved grading plan, and the required reports have been submitted. Where landscape planting for erosion and sediment control has been installed, final clearance (release of security deposits) shall not be granted until the planting has been established. The establishment of such erosion and sediment control plantings shall be certified by a licensed landscape architect and approved by the city engineer.
(Ord. 13-01 § 4)
A. 
It shall be the responsibility of the civil engineer, who prepared the construction and/or grading plans, to incorporate the applicable recommendations from the geotechnical engineering and geology reports and to incorporate any city engineer approved alternatives into the construction and/or grading plan.
1. 
The civil engineer shall be responsible for establishing line and grade for the grading and drainage improvements and shall act as the coordinating agent in the event the need arises for liaison between the other professionals, the contractor and the city engineer.
2. 
The civil engineer shall be responsible for the preparation of plan revisions to be approved by the city engineer, prior to implementing the change in the field.
3. 
Prior to issuance of building permits for any given lot or lots, the civil engineer shall be responsible for submitting a pad certification letter stating line and grade as evidence that the grading activity has been completed within standard tolerances in accordance with the approved plans and that all embankments, cut slopes and pad sizes are as shown on the approved plans.
B. 
The geotechnical engineer's area of responsibility shall include, but not be limited to, performing the preliminary geotechnical engineering investigation and report, determining the suitability of soils during grading, providing compaction inspection and testing and preparing the final geotechnical engineering report.
C. 
The engineering geologist's area of responsibility shall include, but not be limited to, professional inspection and approval of the stability of cut slopes with respect to geological matters and the need for subdrains or other groundwater drainage devices. He or she shall report his or her findings to the geotechnical engineer for engineering analysis.
D. 
The landscape architect shall incorporate applicable recommendations from the geotechnical engineering reports into the landscape and irrigation plans. The landscape architect shall also prepare plan revisions to be approved by the city engineer, prior to implementing the change in the field. All groundcover shall provide one hundred percent coverage within nine months of planting or additional landscaping shall be required in order to meet this standard.
(Ord. 13-01 § 4)
If, in the course of fulfilling their responsibilities under this title, the engineer of record, the geotechnical engineer, the engineering geologist or the testing agency finds that the work is not being performed in accordance with approved plans, specifications or this title, the discrepancies shall be reported immediately in writing to the grading contractor, the permittee and the city engineer. Recommendations for corrective measures shall be submitted for approval to the city engineer.
(Ord. 13-01 § 4)
The city engineer may establish special inspection requirements in accordance with Chapter 17, Section 1704, "Special Inspections," of the California Building Code, amended, for special cases involving grading or paving related operations. Special cases may apply to work where, in the opinion of the city engineer, it is necessary to supplement the resources or expertise available for inspection.
(Ord. 13-01 § 4)
A. 
The provisions of Appendix Chapter 1, Administration, Section 114, "Stop Orders," of the California Building Code shall apply to all construction and grading work. Whenever the city engineer determines that any work does not comply with the terms and conditions of the permit, or that that the work is being done improperly or in a hazardous manner, the city engineer may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in doing or causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall stop conducting such work until authorized by the city engineer to proceed with the work.
B. 
Whenever any work on which inspections are required is covered or concealed by additional work without first having been inspected, the city engineer may require that such work be exposed for examination. Such work may be subject to additional inspection fees in accordance with Section 18.24.060 "Inspections" of this title.
C. 
If the city engineer finds the soil or other conditions not as stated in the approved plans and geotechnical reports or in additional information, which was required for issuance of the permit, he or she may issue a stop work order until a revised construction or grading plan has been approved by the city engineer.
D. 
If, during the course of any construction or grading operations, discovery is made of items of archaeological or paleontological interest, the permittee shall immediately cease operation in the area of discovery and notify the city inspector. Discoveries that may be encountered include, but are not limited to, dwelling sites, stone implements or other artifacts, animal bones, and fossils. The permittee shall obtain the services of a qualified archeologist or paleontologist to investigate the site and assess the significance of the find. Under no circumstances shall anyone remove or disturb any artifacts or remains. Work shall be resumed in the area of discovery at the direction of the city engineer.
E. 
Work may resume and the stop order shall be rescinded upon the city engineer's determination that conditions have changed, corrections have been made or the causes or actions, which required a stop order, have been remedied or alleviated to his or her satisfaction.
(Ord. 13-01 § 4)