Del Mar Municipal Code Ch. 23.32 Excavation and Grading Permit

Chapters 1 through 6 of Division 7 of Title 8 of the San Diego County Code commencing at Section 87.101 together with such secondary references as are included in those portions, effective as of the date set forth in Section 23.32.020 below are hereby adopted by reference by the City of Del Mar for the purpose of prescribing rules and regulations for the protection of the public health and safety through the regulation of excavation and grading. Subject to the following amendments, the provisions of those portions shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Del Mar.

A. "County Official" shall mean "City Engineer of the City of Del Mar" relating to major grading projects.

B. "Zoning Ordinance" shall mean the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Del Mar."

C. Sections 87.106 and 87.115 are not adopted by this reference.

D. "Planning Environmental Review Board" and "PERB" shall mean the "Planning Director of the City of Del Mar."

E. The "Department of Sanitation and Flood Control" shall mean the "City of Del Mar."

F. "County Counsel" shall mean "City Attorney."

G. Section 87.208 is amended to provide that only a cash deposit is acceptable as security.

H. Section 87.210.1 is amended to provide that "County" shall mean "The City of Del Mar, its employees or agents."

I. "Clerk of the Board of Supervisors" shall mean the "City Clerk of Del Mar."

J. Section 87.306 is amended to provide that "County Official or Employee" shall mean "County Official, County Employee, City Official, City Employee or City Agent."

K. Sections 87.206 and 87.207 relating to plan checking fees and inspection fees are amended to provide that the amount of fees shall be set for City activities by resolution of the City Council which may refer to fees adopted by the County of San Diego.

(Ord. No. 459; Ord. No. 485)

The effective date of this Chapter is September 15, 1993.

(Ord. No. 632)

A. An application for an excavation or grading permit shall be submitted to the Director of Planning and Community Development together with a deposit equal to the estimated plan check fee.

B. Plan check fees may be set, from time to time, by resolution of the City Council.

C. The Director of Planning and Community Development shall review the application and:

1. Determine whether a Land Conservation Permit is also required, and so advise the applicant;

2. Submit the application to the City Engineer, who shall conduct a plan check and route the application to the County of San Diego, if appropriate; and

3. Shall conduct an environmental assessment of the proposed project to determine whether an Environmental Impact Report is required.

A. The amount of the issuance and inspection fees may be set, from time to time, by resolution of the City Council.

B. Except as otherwise provided herein, issuance and inspection fees shall be collected and retained by the City of Del Mar.

C. When performing services authorized herein, the County of San Diego may collect and retain the issuance and inspection fees.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the City of Del Mar shall issue all excavation and grading permits, and perform related inspections, when the application conforms with the provisions of this Code.

B. The County of San Diego may issue minor grading permits and perform related inspections in accordance with the regulatory provisions of Section 87.210 when, concurrent to the excavation or grading permit, there is a building permit application for a single-family dwelling or duplex together with any accessory buildings.

A. It is unlawful for any person to excavate or grade in violation of any of the regulatory provisions of this Chapter.

B. A violation of any of the regulatory provisions of this Chapter constitutes a public nuisance.