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Chapter 27.04 — PURPOSE

27.08 — DEFINITIONS

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

§ 27.08.010. Generally.

§ 27.08.015. Abut.

§ 27.08.020. Appurtenant structures.

§ 27.08.025. Bedrock.

§ 27.08.027. Building pad.

§ 27.08.030. City.

§ 27.08.040. City building official.

§ 27.08.050. City engineer.

§ 27.08.055. Civil engineer.

§ 27.08.060. Compaction.

§ 27.08.070. Contractor.

§ 27.08.080. Director.

§ 27.08.090. Embankment.

§ 27.08.095. Engineer of work.

§ 27.08.100. Excavation or cut.

§ 27.08.110. Expansive soil.

§ 27.08.120. Fill.

§ 27.08.123. Frontage.

§ 27.08.125. Geologist.

§ 27.08.130. Grade.

§ 27.08.132. Grade, existing.

§ 27.08.134. Grade, finished.

§ 27.08.136. Grade, natural.

§ 27.08.140. Grading.

§ 27.08.150. Land alteration.

§ 27.08.155. Licensed land surveyor.

§ 27.08.160. Natural slope.

§ 27.08.170. Natural terrain.

§ 27.08.180. Permittee.

§ 27.08.190. Private contract.

§ 27.08.200. Private engineer.

§ 27.08.210. Property owner.

§ 27.08.220. Public improvements.

§ 27.08.230. Public right-of-way.

§ 27.08.240. Public property.

§ 27.08.250. Soils engineer.

§ 27.08.260. Slope.

§ 27.08.270. Standard drawings and specifications.

§ 27.08.280. Uncontrolled embankment.

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