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Chapter 27.12

Palm Desert Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Palm Desert

§ 27.12.010. Permit required.

§ 27.12.015. Grading permit requirements.

§ 27.12.019. Plans and specification exemptions.

§ 27.12.020. City facilities—Property owners responsibility.

§ 27.12.030. Special requirements for land alteration.

§ 27.12.035. Fills.

§ 27.12.040. Slope design.

§ 27.12.045. Control of building pad elevation.

§ 27.12.048. Finished grade transition standard.

§ 27.12.050. Embankment compaction.

§ 27.12.055. Terracing and drainage.

§ 27.12.056. Required on-site retention.

§ 27.12.057. Special drainage provisions.

§ 27.12.059. Drainage devices.

§ 27.12.060. Hillside areas.

§ 27.12.065. Erosion control.

§ 27.12.070. Uncontrolled embankment.

§ 27.12.080. Removal of expansive soil—Exception.

§ 27.12.090. Design review.

§ 27.12.100. Land alteration standards.

§ 27.12.110. Work incidental to building or structure.

§ 27.12.120. Alteration affecting public improvements.

§ 27.12.130. Protection of public right-of-way and property.

§ 27.12.140. Nuisance prevention.

§ 27.12.150. Qualifications to do work—Contractor.

§ 27.12.160. Qualifications to do work—Property owner.

§ 27.12.170. Hazards.

§ 27.12.180. Building permits.

§ 27.12.190. Top of form height and horizontal location certification.

§ 27.12.200. Final inspection.

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