If the director finds that the work as proposed by the applicant is likely to endanger
any property or public way, the director shall deny the grubbing or grading permit.
Factors to be considered in determining probability of hazardous conditions shall
include, but not be limited to, possible saturation of the ground by rains, earth
movements, surface water runoff, subsurface conditions such as the stratification
and faulting of rock, nature, and type of soil or rock, and evaluation of the engineering
slope hazard report, if any. Failure of the director to observe or recognize hazardous
conditions or the director's failure to deny the grubbing or grading permit, shall
not relieve the owner or the owner's agent from being responsible, nor cause the County,
its officers or agents, to be held responsible for the conditions or damages resulting
therefrom.
