§ 1631. Slopes and shoulder improvements.

(a)

On streets with curb and gutter, the shoulders shall slope one-quarter-inch to the foot toward the roadway for at least seven feet from back of curb, and no more than one-half inch to the foot for the remainder of the right-of way width.

(b)

On streets with swale ditch drainage, the shoulders shall slope three-quarter-inch to the foot away from the roadway for at least five feet to the drainage channel. The maximum slope for the drainage channel shall be two feet of run for each one foot of fall, with a minimum two-foot wide channel at the bottom of the swale.

(c)

Immediately after grading and filling and re-spreading of topsoil, all areas of disturbed soil shall be fertilized and seeded (or in steep areas sodded or otherwise appropriately treated) with suitable vegetative cover to retard erosion.

(d)

When all construction is completed, all slopes and shoulders shall be cleared of all rubbish and shall have a stand of grass to prevent undue erosion, either by sprigging or seeding.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)