§ 30-5-341. CUT REQUIREMENTS.

(A)

Cuts on a tract of land may not exceed four feet of depth, except:

(1)

in an urban watershed;

(2)

in a roadway right-of-way;

(3)

for construction of a building foundation or swimming pool;

(4)

for construction of a water quality control or detention facility and appurtenances for conveyance such as swales, drainage ditches, and diversion berms, if:

(a)

the design and location of the facility within the site minimize the amount of cut over four feet;

(b)

the cut is the minimum necessary for the appropriate functioning of the facility; and

(c)

the cut is not located on a slope with a gradient of more than 15 percent or within 100 feet of a classified waterway;

(5)

for utility construction or a wastewater drain field, if the area is restored to natural grade;

(6)

in a state-permitted sanitary landfill or a sand or gravel excavation located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, if:

(a)

the cut is not in a critical water quality zone;

(b)

the cut does not alter a 100-year floodplain;

(c)

the landfill or excavation has an erosion and restoration plan approved by the single office; and

(d)

all other applicable City Code and County Code provisions are met.

(B)

A cut must be restored and stabilized.

(C)

A roadway cut must be contained within the roadway clearing width described in Section 30-5-322 ( Clearing For A Roadway ).

Source: City Code Section 25-8-341; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42; Ord. No. 20170615-102 , Pt. 47, 6-15-17.