San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 9 1405M - Grading and Excavation Requirements

The following exceptions to Section 9-1405.4 of the development title shall be applicable:

(a) Sites developed adjacent to undeveloped property shall establish perimeter grades no lower than the adjacent land, and no more than one (1) foot higher, unless accommodated within a landscaped area. Slopes within these areas shall not exceed three to one (3:1) horizontal to vertical.

(b) Perimeter grades adjacent to developed properties shall match the adjacent grade, plus or minus one-half (½) foot, unless occurring within a landscaped area.

(c) Residential lots shall be graded so that the finished floor elevation is at least twelve (12) inches above the street curb.

(d) Grading associated with arterial streets shall comply with the following standards:

(1) Curb grades shall be established six (6) to twelve (12) inches below the finished grade at the right-of-way line;

(2) Roadway median strips shall be graded with a crown height six (6) to twelve (12) inches above the curb, for a typical fourteen (14) foot wide median.

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994)

The following grading requirements shall be applicable to grading operations along the watercourses and watercourse types identified below:

(a) Old River.

(1) Prior to any grading operations adjacent to Old River, all habitats to be either preserved or salvaged shall be delineated by an ecologist and staked with easily observable flagging.

(2) Grading operations shall be conducted so that soil does not spill into Old River.

(b) Marshes and Wetlands.

(1) Grading operations shall be conducted so that soil does not spill into existing marshes, fill existing wetlands, restrict flooding of the habitat or reduce water quality.

(2) During grading, a berm may be left between the existing marsh and the construction area. Said berm shall be removed in the last stages of construction. Alternatively, the overburden may be removed from the wetland edge backwards towards the uplands to create the marsh.

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994)