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Grading and erosion control in Mountain House
Mountain House's own rules on grading and erosion control, with the code text for every value.
Each rule below links to the section of the Mountain House Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.
What Mountain House's code says
| Grading without a permit |
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| Steepest cut or fill slope |
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Who this affects
Frequently asked questions
What are the grading rules in Mountain House?
Mountain House's code: Minor cuts and fills: a cut less than 2 feet deep, or one that does not create a slope more than 5 feet high and steeper than 1½ horizontal to 1 vertical; a fill less than 1 foot deep on terrain flatter than 5 horizontal to 1 vertical, or less than 3 feet deep, not supporting structures, not over 50 cubic yards on one lot and not blocking a drainage course (The work must not create unstable or erodible slopes or encroach onto sewage disposal areas, and must remove less than 10,000 square feet of vegetation on slopes of 8 percent or more) (§ 9-14-203); No steeper than 3:1 (horizontal to vertical). (Landscaped perimeter slopes where a developed site meets undeveloped property at a different grade.) (§ 9-14-204).
General information, not legal advice.
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