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The following performance standards shall apply to all grading actions within the city. Each grading action will require:

A. Written permission from the legal property owner(s) if performed by a non-owner.

B. Compliance with all applicable ordinances and zoning provisions.

C. Identification of property corners and lines by staking or flagging when working in close proximity (10 feet) to abutting properties.

D. Location and protection of underground utilities, storage tanks, septic systems or other potential hazards which may reasonably be anticipated to exist.

E. A proper vehicle access point such as a crushed rock entrance sufficient to prevent the transport of dirt, mud or debris off site.

F. Work site perimeter containment/erosion control sufficient to prevent the transport of earth materials or silt contaminated stormwater runoff off site or onto rights-of-way, into water bodies, drainage courses or environmentally sensitive areas.

G. A sequencing schedule shall be provided for any construction project to address timing of land-disturbing activities during periods when soils are most exposed to erosion from wind, rain, runoff, and vehicle tracking. If land-disturbing activity is proposed between October 1st and May 31st, the applicant shall provide a wet weather erosion control plan implementing the BMPs in the Ecology Manual, to be reviewed and approved by the PCDD and public works directors.

H. Prevention of any damage or nuisance to adjacent public or private properties, structures, facilities or occupants.

I. Maintenance of the property and work site in a safe and stable condition. [Ord. 2017-03-009 § 10; Ord. 10677 § 3, 1995].