ORD-02-90 CONCERNING GRADING AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTSORDINANCE NO. 2-
90 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ORANGE UPHOLDING
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
AND APPROVING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
2-89 WHICH DELETES SECTIONS 17.
74.070 THROUGH 17.74.090 AND
ADDS CHAPTER l6.40 TO THE ORANGE
MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING GRADING REQUIREMENTS
OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE.WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange
has considered the recommendation of the Planning commission of the City
of Orange to approve Ordinance Amendment 2-89 as set
forth in Planning commission
Resolution 84-89, and WHEREAS, the Council, after a due
public hearing as required by law, concurs with the
Commission that negative declaration 1286-89 and Ordinance Amendment
2-89 should be approved, and WHEREAS, Ordinance Amendment
2-89
should be approved for the following reasons:1. Ordinance
Amendment 2-89 serves to implement the General Plan goals
and policies, including the Safety Element goal of
minimizing geologic hazards such as landslides and ground subsidence,
which could result from grading activities, and the
Open Space & Conservation Element goal of preserving aesthetic resources
which is specifically
addressed by the contour grading and landscaping requirements.
2. This amendment consolidates various policies and require-ments concerning
grading and landscaping and also sets forth the
administrative
procedures for plan approval, inspection and permit issuance.NOW, THEREFORE, the
City Council of the
City of
Orange does hereby ordain as follows:Section I:Sections 17.74.070, 17.74.080
and 17.74.090 of Chapter 17.74
of the
Orange Municipal Code are hereby deleted.Section II:Chapter
16.40, entitled "Grading Requirements" is hereby added to Title 16 of
the
CHAPTER 16.40
GRADING REOUlREMENTS
sections:
16.40.010
16.40.020
16.40.030
16.40.040
16.40.050
16.40.060
Citation
Purposes
scope
Incorporation by Reference
Amendment
Additional Requirements
16.40.010 citation. This Chapter shall be known and may be
cited as the city of Orange Grading Ordinance.
16.40.020 PurPoses. The purpose of this Chapter is to
incorporate by reference and to provide for the amendment of those
official documents which safeguard life and property and protect
the public welfare by establishing minimum requirements to regulate
grading and earthwork and to control the quality of drainage and
runoff within the City. Further, those documents encourage the use
of contour grading, variable slope concepts and innovative land-
scape technology to retain the rural character of hills and to
promote aesthetically pleasing concepts in the design of hillside
grading and construction.
16.40.030 Scope. This Chapter and the documents incorporated
by reference herein, set forth the rules and regulations to control
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.
16.40.040 Incorporation bv Reference. That certain document
entitled citv of Oranqe Manual of Gradinq, is hereby incorporated
by reference and made a part of this Chapter. In addition, that
certain document entitled Guidelines for Landform Gradinq and
Plantinq, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this Chapter. Copies of each of these documents, with all amend-
ments thereto, are on file in the Office of the city Clerk for use
and examination by the public.
16.40.050 Amendment. The City Council shall make changes to
the City of Oranqe Manual of Gradinq and the Guidelines for
Landform Gradinq and Plantinq by resolution.
16.40.060 Additional Requirements. In addition to the
requirements set forth in the citv of Oranqe Manual of Gradinq and
the Guidelines for Landform Gradinq and Plantinq, the City Engineer
may impose additional specific requirements as set forth in the
various Department of Public Works Standards and specifications
when sound engineering practice indicate the need for such
additional requirements.
ORD NO. 2-90
section III.
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 the Orange City
News, 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 23rd day of January 1990.
ATTEST:
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Cl~ of e ty of -Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, MARILYN J. JENSEN, 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 16th day of January, 1990, and thereafter at the regular
meeting of said City Council duly held on the 23rd day of January,
1990, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR SMITH, BEYER, COONTZ
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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i y Cler f ~ ~ty of Orange
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