Grading plans, submitted together with building plans, are reviewed by Structural Plan Check Engineers, unless substantial site grading for cut and fill are shown on plans. The Structural Plan Check Engineer is responsible for reviewing grading only plans for: tract grading, mass grading, slope repairs, landslides and substantial cut and fill jobs in hillside areas.
Before a permit may be issued, the following plans shall be filed and approved by the Building & Safety Department:
1. Slope repairs
2. Landslide repairs or removal
3. Tract Grading
4. Mass Grading
5. Site preparation
6. Removal and recompaction for building pads
7. Basement excavations for new buildings in Hillside area
8. Pool excavations for new pools in Hillside area
