Grading and erosion control in Hemet: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Hemet Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Erosion control plan	An erosion and sediment control plan is required. Applies: To get a grading permit. § 67-6 · code text An erosion and sediment control plan prepared in accordance with article 10 of the Grading Standards;
Grading without a permit	Cuts up to 50 cubic yards: under 2 feet, or no slope over 5 feet high and steeper than 2:1. Applies: Fills up to 50 cubic yards: under 1 foot on ground flatter than 5:1, or under 3 feet without structures; no blocked drainage. § 67-5 · code text A fill that does not exceed 50 cubic yards and that satisfies all of the following: No permit for basement, footing, retaining wall, well or septic digging under a valid building permit, or routine landscape clearing. Applies: Landscape clearing is not exempt in waterways, floodplains or wetlands. § 67-5 · code text The excavation is for a basement and footings for new construction, including mobile homes, retaining walls, wells, septic systems, or other structures with a valid building permit.

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Hemet's code: Cuts up to 50 cubic yards: under 2 feet, or no slope over 5 feet high and steeper than 2:1. (Fills up to 50 cubic yards: under 1 foot on ground flatter than 5:1, or under 3 feet without structures; no blocked drainage.) (§ 67-5); An erosion and sediment control plan is required. (To get a grading permit.) (§ 67-6).

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