Ordinance - #03-30 - 08/12/2003 - Laserfiche WebLink

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All access roads from grading, mining or filling operations to public highways, roads or streets shall be maintained in order to minimize dust considerations. Fill Materials. An analysis of all fill materials must be provided to and approved by the City Engineer prior to commencing any filling activities. No filling materials shall be permitted which in the opinion of the City Engineer would be undevelopable or create substandard soils. Screening Barrier. To minimize problems of dust and noise and to shield operations from public view, a screening barrier may be required between the work site and adjacent properties. A screening barrier may also be required between the work site and any public roads located within 500 feet of any grading, mining or filling operations. The screening barrier shall be planted with a species of fast growing trees, and where practical, stockpiles of overburden materials shall be used to screen the operation work site. go Slopes. The maximum permitted slope for any grading, mining or filling operation other than the working face shall be sloped on all sides at a maximum ratio of two (2) foot horizontal to one (1) foot vertical, unless a steeper slope shall be approved by the Engineer. In no case shall the slope of the working face of the operation be left unattended with a slope greater than two feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical. Where excavations are adjacent to a public roadway or other right-of-way, the excavation shall have a maximum four (4) to one (1) slope. Slopes adjacent to or contiguous to bodies of water shall be sloped at a maximum of five (5) to one (1). ho Setback. Grading, mining or filling operation shall not be conducted closer than thirty (30) feet to the right-of-way line of any existing or platted street, road or highway, except that excavating may be conducted within such limits in order to reduce or raise the elevation thereof in conformity to the existing or platted street, road or highway. Security Agreement. Prior to commencing any grading mining or filling operations, a performance bond, cash escrow or irrevocable letter of credit, in such form and amounts as the City may require, shall be deposited with the City. The amount of this deposit shall vary according to the scope and duration of the project and shall be established by the Council. This deposit may be used by the City to: Pay for the cost and expense of repairing any public right-of-ways due to the grading, mining or filling operation; pay for any costs associated in administering the requirements of this Chapter of the City Code; and to pay for any restoration of the work site not properly restored upon completion. This security shall be used by the City only in the event that the permit holder fails to pay bills submitted for costs incurred by the City. jo Earth Material. No earth material shall be imported to or exported from the work site until the haul road has been officially designated as a haul road by the City and all materials hauled from the source shall be hauled over 20