All grading in excess of five thousand cubic yards shall be performed in accordance with the approved grading plan prepared by a civil engineer, and shall be designated as "engineered grading." Grading involving less than five thousand cubic yards shall be designated "regular grading" unless the permittee, with the approval of the Director, chooses to have the grading performed as "engineered grading."
A. 
1. 
Engineered Grading Requirements. For engineered grading, it shall be the responsibility of the civil engineer who prepares the approved grading plan to incorporate all recommendations from the soil engineering and engineering geology reports into the grading plan. He or she also shall be responsible for the professional inspection and approval of the grading within his or her area of technical specialty. This responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, inspection and approval as to the establishment of line, grade and drainage of the development area. The civil engineer shall act as the coordinating agent in the event the need arises for liaison between the other professionals, the contractor and the Director. The civil engineer also shall be responsible for the preparation of revised plans and the submission of as graded grading plans upon completion of the work. The grading contractor shall submit in a form prescribed by the Director a statement of compliance to said as-built plan.
2. 
Soil engineering and engineering geology reports shall be required at the discretion of the Director. During grading all necessary reports, compaction data and soil engineering and engineering geology recommendations shall be submitted to the civil engineer and the Director by the soils engineer and the engineering geologist.
3. 
The soils engineer's area of responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, the professional inspection and approval concerning the preparation of ground to receive fills, testing for required compaction, stability of all finish slopes and the design of buttress fills, where required, incorporating data supplied by the engineering geologist.
4. 
The engineering geologist's area of responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, professional inspection and approval of the adequacy of natural ground for receiving fills and the stability of cut slopes with respect to geological matters and the need for subdrains or other ground water drainage devices. He or she shall report his/her findings to the soils engineer and the civil engineer for engineering analysis.
5. 
The Director shall inspect the project as required under Section 21.12.030 and at any more frequent intervals necessary to determine that adequate control is being exercised by the professional consultants.
B. 
1. 
Regular Grading Requirements. The Director may require inspection and testing by an approved testing agency.
2. 
The testing agency's responsibility shall include, but need not be limited to, approval concerning the inspection of cleared areas and benches to receive fill, and the compaction of fills.
3. 
When the Director has cause to believe that geologic factors may be involved, the grading operation will be required to conform to "engineered grading" requirements.
C. 
If in the course of fulfilling their responsibility under this chapter, the civil engineer, the soils engineer, the engineering geologist or the testing agency finds that the work is not being done in conformance with this chapter or the approved grading plans, the discrepancies shall be reported immediately in writing to the person in charge of the grading work and to the Director (see Section 21.12.020).
D. 
If the civil engineer, the soils engineer, the engineering geologist or the testing agency of record is changed during the course of the work, the work shall be stopped until the replacement has agreed to accept the responsibility within the area of their technical competence for approval upon completion of the work.
(Ord. 202-81 § 1, 1981)
A. 
For commencement of the activity during the wet season, applicant shall demonstrate that land disturbance is relatively minor and that erosion and sedimentation can be controlled.
B. 
For continuation of activities, other than installation, maintenance or repair of measures in the interim or final plans, during the wet season, permittee must apply for and receive, every five working days, special permission to proceed.
C. 
The Director may grant permission under this section on the basis of weather forecasts, experience and other pertinent factors which indicate the activity may commence or continue without excessive erosion occurring.
D. 
Applicant/permittee's failure to obtain permission for wet season activity shall result in the imposition of suspension/revocation, and action against the security or criminal penalties as described in Sections 21.12.050 through 21.12.070.
(Ord. 202-81 § 1 , 1981)