§ 30-5-341 — CUT REQUIREMENTS

§ 30-5-341 - CUT REQUIREMENTS.

(A) Cuts on a tract of land may not exceed four feet of depth, except: (1) in an urban watershed; (2) in a roadway right-of-way; (3) for construction of a building foundation or swimming pool; (4) for construction of a water quality control or detention facility and appurtenances for conveyance such as swales, drainage ditches, and diversion berms, if: (a) the design and location of the facility within the site minimize the amount of cut over four feet; (b) the cut is the minimum necessary for the appropriate functioning of the facility; and (c) the cut is not located on a slope with a gradient of more than 15 percent or within 100 feet of a classified waterway; (5) for utility construction or a wastewater drain field, if the area is restored to natural grade; (6) in a state-permitted sanitary landfill or a sand or gravel excavation located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, if: (a) the cut is not in a critical water quality zone; (b) the cut does not alter a 100-year floodplain; (c) the landfill or excavation has an erosion and restoration plan approved by the single office; and (d) all other applicable City Code and County Code provisions are met. (B) A cut must be restored and stabilized. (C) A roadway cut must be contained within the roadway clearing width described in Section 30-5-322 (Clearing For A Roadway).

Source: City Code Section 25-8-341; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42; Ord. No. 20170615-102, Pt. 47, 6-15-17.