Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — Buildings and Construction›Chapter 8.01 — GRADING AND EXCAVATION CONTROL
Dana Point Municipal Code Art. 9 Fill
Dana Point Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Dana Point
Cite as: Dana Point Municipal Code Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 8.01.340. Fills.¶
(a) Unless otherwise approved by the Director 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 Director.
(b) The Director 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 Director. The slope of fill surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use.
(Added by Ord. 98-03, 3/10/98; amended by Ord. 03-04, 2/12/03; Ord. 03-18, 12/10/03; Ord. 10-09, 10/25/10)
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