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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-13-03 Amend Ch 16.40- Grading RequirementsORDINANCE NO, 13- 03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING CHAPTER16.40 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO GRADING REQUIREMENTS.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:SECTION I:Section16.40.030 of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:16.40.030 Scope,This Chapter and the documents incorporat(:d by reference herein, set forth the rules and regulations to control erosion, water quality, excavation, grading and earthwork construction,including cuts and fills; establishes the administrative procedure for the issuance of grading permits and provides for review and approval of plans and the inspection of grading construction.SECTION II:Section16.40.040 of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:16,40,040 Incorporation bv Reference,That certain document entitled City of Orange Manual of Grading, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Chapter. The Grading Manual shall include provisions to assure that the Water Quality Requirements relevant to activities subject to this article apply to all such activities. In addition, that certain document entitled Guidelines for Landform Grading and Planting, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Chapter. Copies of each of these documents, with all amendments thereto, are on file in the Omce of the City Clerk for use and examination by the public.SECTION III:Section16.40.060 of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as 16.40.060 Additional Requirements. In addition to the requirements set forth in the City of Orange Manual of Grading and the Guidelines for Landform Grading and Planting, the City Engineer may impose additional specific requirements as set forth in the various Department of Public Works Standards and Specifications as well as Water Quality Requirements relevant to activities subject to this article when sound engineering practice indicate the need for such additional requirements. SECTION IV: Should any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this Ordinance for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance; it being hereby expressly declared that this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION V: A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary of this Ordinance shall also be published once within fifteen (15) days after this Ordinance's passage in a newspaper of general circulation, published, and circulated in the City of Orange. The City Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such adopted Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against the Ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage. ADOPTED this 27th day of May, 2003. 1M) t:/}I of OrangeMarkA. Murphy, Mayor, ATTEST: Cassandra J. Cath 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF ORANGE ) I, Cassandra J. Cathcart, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 13th day of May, 2003, and thereafter at a regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the 27th day of May, 2003, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ambriz, Ai varez, Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: None 4-cf"'4././~~~~ -/ A- r77 Cassandra J. Cath ,lty Clerk, City of Orange