§ 15.36.390. Site inspection by the City Engineer.

A.

..... Prior to the approval of any building or grading plans and specifications, the City Engineer may inspect the site to determine that the plans and specifications are current and reflect existing conditions.

B.

..... The permittee or his or her agent shall notify the City Engineer when the grading operations specified in Subarticle 13 of the Grading Manual are ready for inspection.

C.

..... If the inspector finds the soil or other conditions not as stated in the approved plans and soil or geology reports or as in additional information which was required for issuance of the grading permit, he or she may, using reasonable judgment, refuse to allow further work until approval is obtained for a revised grading plan which will conform to the conditions.

D.

..... The provisions of Section 202 (d), stop orders, of the Uniform Building Code shall apply to all grading work and whenever the City Engineer determines that any work does not comply with the terms of a permit, or this chapter, or that the soil or other conditions are not as stated on the permit, he or she may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in doing or causing of such work to be done and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the City Engineer to proceed with the work.

E.

..... Prior to the issuance of building permits for a graded site, the rough grading shall be completed in accordance with Subarticle 13 of the Grading Manual and to the satisfaction of the responsible civil engineer, or architect, engineering geologist, soil engineer, and the City Engineer.

F.

..... Whenever any work on which inspections are required is covered or concealed by additional work without first having been inspected, the City Engineer may require by written notice that such work be exposed for examination. The work of exposing and recovering shall not entail or be subject to expense by the City.

G.

..... Whenever any building or grading work is being done contrary to the provisions of the water quality requirements related to activities subject to this article, the City Engineer, in addition to any duties and powers specified in this article, may utilize any enforcement provisions specified in City Code Chapter 13.40.

(Ord. 1278 § 1, 2003)