§ 716-4.206. Required—Types of grading excepted.*

A grading permit is not required for:

(a)

An excavation below finished grade for basements and footing of structures authorized by a valid building permit or trench excavations for the purpose of installing underground utilities, if to be backfilled to natural grade;

(b)

Mining, quarrying, excavating, processing, stockpiling of rock, sand, gravel, aggregate or clay, for which a permit has been granted by the planning agency; provided that, such operations do not affect the lateral support or increase the stresses in, or pressure upon, any adjacent or contiguous property;

(c)

Improvement of watercourses and construction of drainage, irrigation and domestic water supply systems and facilities performed under the supervision of the flood control district, an agency of the federal or state government, a water or sanitation district, or an irrigation or reclamation district;

(d)

The construction, repair and maintenance of levees for river and local drainage control performed by a governmental agency;

(e)

Refuse and garbage disposal sites controlled by other regulations;

(f)

Emergency work, as authorized by the county building official, necessary to protect life, limb or property, or to maintain the safety, use or stability of a public way or drainage way.

(Ords. 99-46 § 5: 69-59 § 1, 1969).

* For drainage permits, see Ch. 1010-8 of this code.