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Title 8 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION›Chapter 8.10 — GRADING AND EXCAVATION CODE

Mission Viejo Municipal Code Div. 8 Cuts

Mission Viejo Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mission Viejo

Cite as: Mission Viejo Municipal Code Division 8 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 8.10.810. - Cuts.

Cut slopes shall be no steeper than two horizontal to one vertical unless otherwise recommended in the soil engineering or engineering geology report and approved by the director. Any slope steeper than two horizontal to one vertical shall be reinforced unless the required is waived by the director. The slope of cut surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use.

(Ord. No. 10-286, § 2, 12-6-10)

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