16.15.040 Exemptions.
Activities within the scope of this Chapter may be exempted from the standards if the Public Works Director determines that the activities do not pose a significant erosion problem, and they meet all of the following conditions:
A. The area to be graded or filled does not exceed one thousand square feet;
B. Volume of material to be graded or filled does not exceed two hundred cubic yards;
C. Volume of soil or other earthen material to be stockpiled does not exceed fifty cubic yards;
D. Natural and finished slopes are less than ten percent;
E. The earthwork does not occur within one hundred feet of a natural or manmade watercourse or body of water;
F. Excavations are for footings, piers, or utilities only;
G. Exploratory excavations are prepared under direction of soils engineers or engineering geologists. (Ord. 89-1 § 2, 1989.)