§ 16.20.070. Grading work to be done under direction of registered engineer—Engineer certificate.

All grading work shall be done under the direction of a civil engineer, registered as such by the state of California. Prior to the acceptance of the subdivision improvements, said civil engineer shall file with the Director of Public Works a certificate stating:

A.

That the grading work was done under his or her direction and in accordance with the recommendations of the preliminary report, if a preliminary report was required, or with such modifications thereof, if any, as may have been made by him or her. All modifications made by the civil engineer shall be specifically set forth in his or her certificate;

B.

That in his or her professional opinion the graded slopes are, in accordance with good engineering practices, reasonably stable against sliding;

C.

That adequate measures have been taken to prevent erosion on the site, and/or deposition of eroded material on the site or on lower or adjacent properties;

D.

The magnitude of the total settlements and differential settlements which are likely to occur, the allowable loads or bearing pressures which may be imposed, and that compaction is adequate for the uses proposed for the property and to develop the recommended bearing pressures;

E.

Any limitations which should be imposed on the development of the property because of soil conditions, including the designation of such areas as he or she may determine to be unsafe for building.

The Director of Public Works may reject a certificate which in his or her judgment does not adequately meet the requirements of this section.

(Prior code § 7-4.362)