Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 7. BUILDING REGULATIONS |
Division 716. GRADING |
Chapter 716-8. REGULATIONS |
§ 716-8.202. Excavations—Maximum slope.
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Cuts shall not be steeper in slope than one vertical to two horizontal unless the applicant furnishes a soil engineering or an engineering geology report, or both, certifying that the site has been investigated and giving an opinion that a cut at a steeper slope will be stable and not create a hazard to public or private property. The county building official may require the excavation to be made with a cut face flatter in slope than one vertical to two horizontal if he finds it necessary for stability and safety.
(Ords. 99-46 § 12: 69-59 § 1, 1969).