Aliso Viejo Municipal Code Art. IX Fills

Aliso Viejo Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Aliso Viejo

Cite as: Aliso Viejo Municipal Code Article IX · Text as of 2026-10-05

13.08.290 Fills.¶

A. Unless otherwise approved by the building official and recommended in the approved soil engineering report, fills shall conform to Subarticle 9 of the grading manual. The provisions therein may be waived for minor fills not intended to support structures upon written request by the applicant on a form prescribed by the building official.

B. The building official may require that the soil tests or testing be performed by an approved testing laboratory.

C. Fill slopes shall be no steeper than two horizontal to one vertical (2:1) unless otherwise recommended in the soil engineering report and approved by the building official. The slope of fill surface shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use. [Ord. 2010-126 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 2003-044 § 2 (7-1-831)].

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