Colfax Municipal Code Art. VIII Requirements for Permit Finaling

No permittee shall be deemed to have complied with this chapter until a final inspection of the work has been made by the city engineer. The permittee shall provide adequate access to the site for inspection by the city engineer during the performance of all work and for a minimum period of one year after acceptance by the city engineer of all improvements.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

Where soil or geologic conditions encountered in the grading operation deviate from that anticipated in the soil and geologic investigation reports or where such conditions warrant changes to the recommendations contained in the original soil investigation, a revised soil or geologic report shall be submitted for the approval of the city engineer.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

Upon completion of rough grading work, the city engineer may require a final geotechnical report that includes, but is not necessarily limited to the following:

(a) A complete record of all field and laboratory tests including location and elevation of all field tests;

(b) A professional opinion regarding slope stability, soil bearing capacity, and other pertinent information;

(c) Recommendations regarding foundation design, including soil bearing potential, and building restrictions or setbacks from the top or toe of slopes;

(d) A declaration by the geotechnical engineer, civil engineer competent to do so or engineering geologist in the format required by the city engineer that all work was done in substantial accordance with the recommendations contained in the soil and geologic investigation reports as approved and in accordance with the approved plans and specification.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

(a) As the condition of the permit, the city engineer may require the permittee to provide a private geotechnical engineer or civil engineer competent to so, to perform continuous inspection work, and upon completion of the work to provide a written statement acknowledging that he has inspected the work that in his professional judgment the work was performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. The permittee shall make his own contractual arrangements for such services and be responsible for payment of all costs. Continuous inspection by a geotechnical engineer or civil engineer competent to do so shall include, but not be limited to, the following situations:

(1) During the preparation of a site for the placement of fills which exceed five feet in depth or slopes which exceed ten (10) percent and during the placing of such fills; however, for vehicular pathways, fill placement shall be continuously inspected when fills exceed ten (10) feet in height;

(2) During the preparation of a site for the placement of any fill and during the placement of such fill which is intended to support any building or structure;

(3) During the installation of subsurface drainage facilities.

(b) Reports filed by the private geotechnical engineer or civil engineer competent to do so regarding special inspection shall state in writing that from his personal knowledge the work performed during the period covered by the report has been performed in substantial accordance with the approved plans and specifications.

(c) The use of a private geotechnical engineer or civil engineer competent to do so for inspections shall not preclude the city engineer from conducting inspections using his or other authorized inspectors as may be necessary.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

The permittee shall cause the work to be done in accordance with the approved plans. If during the course of construction the private geotechnical engineer or civil engineer competent to do so finds that the work is not being done substantially in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, he shall immediately notify the person in charge of the work and the city engineer of the non-conformity and the corrective measures to be taken. When changes in the plans are required, he shall prepare such proposed changes and submit them to the city engineer.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

As a condition of the report, periodic progress reports shall be rendered by the private geotechnical engineer or civil engineer competent to do so as required by the city engineer including, but not limited to, laboratory tests, slope stability, placement of materials, retaining walls, drainage, utilities and any special permit or plan requirements.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

Periodic progress reports shall be rendered by permittee on specified calendar dates and at commencement and completion of major key grading and erosion and sediment control operations. The dates of operations upon which such reports are required and their content shall be as required by the city engineer in the permit.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

Permittee shall submit to the city engineer an "As-Built" grading plan following completion of grading operations.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)

The permittee shall also be responsible for the following:

(a) Protection of Utilities. The permittee shall be responsible for the prevention of damage to any public utilities or services;

(b) Protection of Adjacent Property. The person(s) doing and causing the grading is responsible for the prevention of damage to adjacent property. No person(s) shall excavate on land sufficiently close to the property line to endanger any adjoining public street, sidewalk, alley or other public or private property, or easement, without supporting and protecting such property from damage which might result;

(c) Advance Notice. The permittee shall notify the city engineer at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the start of work;

(d) Erosion and Sediment Control. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to prevent discharge of the sediment from the site in quantities greater than before the grading occurred, to any watercourse, drainage system, or adjacent property and to protect watercourses and adjacent properties from damage by erosion, flooding, or deposition which may result from the permitted grading.

(Ord. 483 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)