§ 20.08.190. Cut slopes.  


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  • Under the following soil conditions, no cut may be steeper in slope than the ratio of its horizontal to its vertical distance as shown below:

    A.

    One fourth horizontal to one vertical in rock;

    B.

    One half horizontal to one vertical in mud rock or decomposed rock;

    C.

    One horizontal to one vertical in rock and clay mixture;

    D.

    One and one half horizontal to one vertical in sandy and clayey soils.

(Ord. 816 § 1 (part), 1975: prior code § 24-3.1(b))