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Grading
Permits
(Section 91.106)
The
following information has been summarized from the Los Angeles
Municipal Code to show the grading permit requirement for
different kinds of grading projects.
A
grading permit is required to import or export any earth materials
to or from any grading site. A grading permit is also required
to perform any grading within areas designated "hillside".
Any
grading project involving more than 100 cubic yards of excavation
and involving an excavation in excess of 5 feet in vertical
depth at its deepest point measured from the original ground
surface shall be done by a State of California licensed contractor
who is licensed to perform the work described herein.
A
separate permit shall be required for each grading site. However,
one permit may include the entire grading operation at that
site.
Grading
Permits Not Required:
A grading permit is not required for the following:
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An
excavation which (a) is less than 2 feet in depth, or
(b) which does not create a cut slope greater than 5 feet
in height and steeper than 1 unit vertical in 2 units
horizontal (50% slope). This exception shall not apply
to cut which exceeds 50 cubic yards or which changes the
existing drainage pattern. |
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A
fill less than 1 foot in depth and placed on natural terrain
with a slope flatter than 1 unit vertical in 10 units
horizontal (10% slope). This exception shall not apply
when the fill exceeds 50 cubic yards or when the fill
changes the existing drainage pattern. |
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Excavations,
located in hillside areas for caissons or piles under
buildings or structures authorized by valid building permits. |
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Excavations,
not located in hillside areas, for basements, footings,
caissons, piles, swimming pools or underground structures
which are authorized by valid building permits. |
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Excavations
for wells or tunnels or utilities, which do not provide
vertical or lateral support for buildings or adversely
impact the safety or stability of private or public
properties.
Grading permits may be waived by the Department for
excavations under buildings or structures in hillside
areas, if the applicant demonstrate that the site is
relatively level, or the excavation is entirely for
footings and/or grade beams not exceeding 5 feet deep.
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