§ 23.05.020. Purpose and Intent.

Sections 23.05.020 through 23.05.058 shall hereafter be referred to as the Grading Ordinance. The purpose of the Grading Ordinance is to establish standards to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare; minimize erosion and sedimentation; minimize fugitive dust emissions; prevent the loss of agricultural soils; reduce the harmful effects of stormwater runoff; encourage groundwater recharge; protect fish and wildlife; reduce hazards to life and property; reduce drainage problems from new development; enhance slope stability; protect natural, scenic, and cultural resources; prevent environmental damage to public and private property; and to otherwise protect the natural environment. The Grading Ordinance addresses compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II stormwater regulations and sets forth local stormwater requirements, to avoid pollution of watercourses with sediments or other pollutants generated on or caused by surface runoff on or across construction sites.

[Added 2013, Ord. 3253]

Editor's note

Ord. 3253, adopted December 3, 2013, repealed §§ 23.05.020—23.05.050 and enacted new §§ 23.05.020—23.05.058 as set out herein. Former §§ 23.05.020—23.05.050 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 2540, adopted 1992; Ord. 2547, adopted 1992; Ord. 2501, adopted 1993; Ord. 2591, adopted 1992; Ord. 2715, adopted 1995; Ord. 3001, adopted 2004; Ord. 2999, adopted 2004; Ord. 3048, adopted 2004; and Ord. 3082, adopted 2006.