(a)
Final Reports. Upon completion of the work, the following final reports
shall be submitted:
(1)
The tract or site engineer shall certify that all grading, lot drainage
and slope drainage facilities have been completed in conformance with
the approved plans and shall furnish a final as-built grading plan
of the completed work, the final engineering geology report and the
final soils engineering report.
(2)
Original and two copies of the "as-built" grading plan must be delivered
for review and approval of the city showing the following information
before building construction may commence:
(A)
Tract and lot boundaries with street right-of-way and all easements;
(B)
Toe and crest of cut and fill slopes with elevations shown to indicate
the height of slopes between drainage terraces;
(C)
Pad dimensions and elevations;
(D)
Corrective measures taken such as buttress fills or retaining walls,
noted by location and extent of work with reference to final soils
report;
(E)
Description of erosion preventive or landscape plantings, including
details of installation of system for watering the plantings;
(F)
All surface drains (drainage terraces, brow ditches and down drains),
sub-drains, and underground storm drainage systems, including structures.
(3)
The soils engineering reports shall include, but need not be limited
to, the following:
Determination of soil bearing capacity; results of all compaction
tests; summaries of field and laboratory tests; limits of compacted
fill on an "as-built" grading plan; a specific statement of settlement
behavior of all fills; a statement of time when buildings may be constructed
on all fills without being subjected to settlement damage; recommended
setback of building foundations from crest of fill slopes; corrective
measures taken to solve special problems; and description and location
of all subsurface drains.
(4)
The engineering geology report shall be based on the "as-built" grading
plan and shall include specific approval of the grading as affected
by geological factors, together with a certification of the stability
of all cut slopes. A revised geologic map and cross sections and any
recommendations regarding building restrictions or special foundation
setbacks shall be included.
(b)
All planting and irrigation and drainage of slopes shall be completed
and approved by the city prior to the release of occupancy approvals
or, for projects where concurrent building permits are not active,
finalization of the grading permit and release of bonds.
The applicant and/or developer shall be responsible for the
maintenance and upkeep of all slope plantings and irrigation systems
until such time as all the individual properties and dwellings are
occupied or until a prescribed homeowners' association accepts the
responsibility to maintain the landscaping in common areas and notifies
the city in writing of such.
(c)
Notification of Completion. The permittee or his agent shall notify
the city when the grading operation is ready for final inspection.
Final approval shall not be given until all work, including installation
of all drainage structures and slope protective devices, including
planting, has been completed and the final "as-built" grading plan
and required reports have been submitted.
(d)
Suitability for Intended Use. The project civil engineers and engineering
geologists, in their final reports, shall render an opinion that to
the best of their knowledge the work within their area of responsibility
was done in accordance with the final approved plans, specifications
and professional reports and that the site is suitable for the intended
use.
As-graded reports shall generally be consistent with the technical
guidelines for soils and geology reports published by the county of
Orange.
(Ord. 1237 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1442 § 2, 2004)
