Clearing and Grading | Environment & Sustainability
8. Director. The director of the department of community development.
Topping and removal of more than one-third of the existing limbs shall only be permitted under the supervision of a certified arborist. 21. Reclamation. The final grading and land restoration of a site. 22. Shorelines. Those lands defined as shorelines in the State Shorelines Management Act of 1971. 23. Site. Any lot or parcel of land or contiguous combination thereof where projects covered by this chapter are performed or permitted where a public street or way may intervene. 24. Slope. An inclined ground surface, the inclination of which is expressed as a ratio of vertical distance to horizontal distance. 25. Soil engineer. A person who has earned a degree in geology from an accredited college or university, or a person who has equivalent educational training and has experience as a practicing geologist. 26. Structure. That which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts jointed together in some definite manner. 27. Terrace. A relatively level step excavated or constructed on the face of a graded slope surface for drainage and maintenance purposes. 28. Tidelands. That portion of the land that is covered and uncovered by the ebb and flood tide.
DBH. The diameter of a tree as measured from breast height (54 inches above the ground).
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10. Earth material. Any rock, natural soil, or any combination thereof. 11. Erosion. The wearing away of the ground surface as the result of the movement of wind, water and/or ice.
Excavation. The removal of earth material.
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Fill. A deposit of earth material placed by mechanical means.
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Grade. The elevation of the ground surface.
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Existing grade. The grade prior to grading.
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16. Rough grade. The stage at which the grade approximately conforms to the approved plan as required in SDC 21.03.070G. 17. Finish grade. The final grade of the site that conforms to the approved plan as required in SDC 21.03.070G. 18. Grading. Any excavating, filling, removing of the duff layer, or combination thereof. 19. Grading and clearing permit. The permit required by this chapter for grading and clearing activities, including temporary permits. 20. Pruning. Cutting or removal of branches and leaving at least two-thirds of the existing tree branch structure.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 177
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