Lake Forest Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Lake Forest Grading and Excavation Code." "Code" as referred to in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall mean the Lake Forest Grading and Excavation Code.

(Ord. 107 § 1, 1999)

A. The City Council herby adopts the most recent published version of the Orange County Grading Manual, which sets forth the rules, procedures, and interpretations necessary or convenient for the administration of this chapter. Copies of the grading manual shall be made available to the public at a cost sufficient to pay for printing.

B. The grading manual may include provisions to assure that the water quality requirements relevant to activities subject to this chapter apply to all such activities.

C. In the event of any conflict between the grading manual and this Grading Code, the provisions of this Grading Code shall govern. The provisions of the grading manual shall, to the extent that they are made conditions of any grading permit issued by the City Engineer, be binding on the permittee.

(Ord. 107 § 1, 1999; Ord. 140 § 2(1), 2003; Ord. 246 § 2, 2013)

It is the intent of this Grading Code to safeguard life, limb, property, and the public welfare by regulating grading and controlling the quality of water runoff on private and public property within the City.

(Ord. 107 § 1, 1999; Ord. 246 § 3, 2013)

This Grading Code sets forth rules and regulations to control excavation, grading, and earthwork construction, including fills and embankments, and establishes administrative requirements for issuance of grading permits and approval of plans and inspection of grading construction in accordance with the requirements for grading and excavation as contained in the Uniform Building Code then in effect as adopted and modified by City ordinance as well as water quality requirements relevant to activities subject to this chapter.

(Ord. 107 § 1, 1999; Ord. 140 § 2(2), 2003)