Section 7-11-2 Purpose
The purpose of these regulations is to:
A. Regulate earth removal, excavation, filling, stockpiling, and grading operations to minimize negative impacts upon the use and enjoyment of surrounding properties, including, but not limited to, negative effects upon health, property values, drainage patterns and the future use of the premises involved.
B. Protect against detrimental impacts on, or significant alteration of, historic areas, scenic landmarks or a neighborhood’s or the Town’s infrastructure and essential characteristics, including significant topographical features.
C. Establish grading standards designed to:
1. Regulate the development of potentially hazardous terrain.
2. Conserve the general visual character of grading sites and settings.
3. Enhance the value of new development.
4. Conserve the value of existing, affected properties.
5. Supplement the excavation and grading standards of the International Building Code (IBC) or the International Residential Code (IRC) which have been adopted by the Town of Clarkdale. Where differences arise between these regulations and the IBC and IRC, the more stringent standard shall apply.
6. Conserve the unique natural resources of hillside areas.
7. Reduce the physical impact of hillside development by encouraging innovative site and architectural design, minimizing grading, and requiring more intense restoration of graded areas.
8. Minimize disturbance of existing drainage patterns and soil erosion problems incurred in development alteration of hillside terrain.
9. Provide safe and convenient access to hillside development.
All excavation and grading shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of this article but shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of other laws which prescribe more restrictive limitations, nor shall the provisions of this article be presumed to waive any limitations imposed by other statutes or ordinances. [Resolution #1509, 2015; Ordinance #371, 2015; prior code § 7-11-2.]