14.60.130 Grading – Land development projects.
(1) For all land development projects such as subdivisions, short subdivisions, and commercial site developments, the applicant shall, after being issued the proper permits, clear and grade the property and install infrastructure improvements. Final grades of lots shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Individual lots shall be cleared and graded in accordance with CMC 14.60.135.
(2) Individual lots within a land development project shall be cleared and graded as part of the overall project’s mass grading and construction of infrastructure. The individual lots shall be graded to accept the expected buildings and driveways. All lots shall be designed and constructed with due regard to the natural topography.
(a) Walls and slopes proposed as a means of grade separation between lots shall be constructed as part of the mass grading phase of the project and shall be constructed entirely on the downhill lot.
(b) If lots are expected to be constructed for a daylight basement type building, the lot shall be prepared as near as possible for such a building by grading a terrace at some distance from the street. The excess material from the terrace shall be hauled off site or utilized as fill, if suitable elsewhere on the project. (Ord. 04-19 § 2 (Exh. B); Ord. 08-13 § 1 (Exh. A))