Belmont Municipal Code Art. VI Filling and Dumping

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Editor's note— For the renumbering of this article, see the editor's note at the beginning of this chapter.

No person shall place or deposit or dump on any private property in the city any earthen or other material unless the building official shall have granted a permit to do so.

(Code 1961, § 10.26)

No permit to place or deposit or dump earthen or other material on any private property in the city shall be granted except upon the written application of the owner of such property filed with the building official who shall require any such material to be so placed on any private property that the natural drainage of such property and all property adjacent thereto within the same block shall be unaffected by such placing of material thereon.

(Code 1961, § 10.26)

Any dumping permit as required by this article may require the applicant to deposit with the building official a sum sufficient in the opinion of the city engineer to assure compliance with the terms of this article including compaction of such material on such property and the construction of any pipe, conduit, retaining wall or other structure reasonably necessary to avoid impeding natural drainage in, over or across such property and any other adjacent property.

(Code 1961, § 10.27)

Any application to dump over fifty (50) yards of material shall be referred to the city council for its approval and for its report to the building official.

(Code 1961, § 10.26)

The building official shall require, at the expense of the applicant, a report from the city engineer of this city of any works or structure appropriate to preserve the natural drainage of surface waters over such property and adjacent property.

(Code 1961, § 10.28)

The building official shall supervise the operation of the dumping of such material to see that it is done in conformity with this article and upon the completion thereof he shall file such application and a copy of such permit, together with a report thereon with the city clerk.

(Code 1961, § 10.28)

Every applicant for a permit to place or deposit or dump material on private property within the city which has not at the time of such application been subdivided into building lots shall first conform to the provisions of the ordinances of this city which relate to the grading of any area, and shall also conform to the provisions of the ordinances of this city regulating excavation of material.

(Code 1961, § 10.29)