§ 10-99. Cuts and fills.

Any cut into or fill upon the natural ground surface upon land adjacent to a County highway, any point on which measures horizontally less than two (2) times the depth of the cut or fill from the closest right-of-way boundary line of the County highway, shall comply with the following requirements:

a.

The slope of any part of the cut or fill shall not exceed forty-five (45) degrees from the horizontal, unless it is held by a retaining wall;

b.

Any retaining wall constructed on the cut or fill shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications required in the encroachment permit;

c.

No fill or retaining wall shall be placed in any location wherein it is foreseeable that the fill or wall may back natural drainage waters over any portion of the right-of-way of any County road, Street or highway.

(Ord. No. 3907, § 1, 3-1-2005)