Albany Municipal Code § 23-3 Grading Permit Application

[Ord. #98-03, § 1]

The grading permit application shall be on a form provided by the Community Development and Environmental Resources Department.

a. Project Description. A written narrative describing the scope and intent of work.

b. Site Map. The site map shall be prepared by a civil engineer.

1. Existing and proposed improvements on the site.

2. Proposed limits of cuts and fills, both temporary and permanent, and other earthwork clearly designated.

3. Location and size of material to be used to construct proposed retaining structures.

4. A topographic survey of the site showing property boundaries and any and all easements. Show contour intervals at a minimum scale of 1" = 20' for sites up to and including five (5) acres. For properties with an average slope greater than or equal to twenty (20%) percent contours may be shown at not more than five (5') foot intervals. For properties with average slope less than twenty (20%) percent contours must be shown at two (2') foot intervals. Sites more than five (5) acres may be drawn at a scale subject to the approval of the Director.

c. Drainage Plan. Contours must extend a minimum of fifty (50') feet from all existing, temporary, and final drainage facilities.

d. Soils Report. Prepared by a registered civil engineer, when required by the Director.

e. Grading Plan. Must show with interim and final contours, including proposed structures must be provided in a plan and profile with at least three cross sections, as approved by the Director.

f. Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan. Shall include interim and permanent erosion and sedimentation control measures to be installed. The Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan shall be prepared by a civil engineer and is subject to approval of the Director.

g. Traffic Control Plan for Vehicles and Pedestrians, as Required by the Director.

h. Any additional items required by Director to clarify or provide additional information that may be necessary to allow a complete review of the proposed work, to safeguard life, public and private property, and to insure that the work will be carried out in an orderly manner in conformance with all regulations and without creating a public nuisance.

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