Title 8 — Buildings and Construction›Chapter 8.30 — LAKE FOREST GRADING AND EXCAVATION CODE

Lake Forest Municipal Code Art. VIII Cuts

Lake Forest Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · Lake Forest

Cite as: Lake Forest Municipal Code Article VIII · Text as of 2026-10-22

§ 8.30.100. Cuts.¶

Cut slopes shall be no steeper than two horizontal to one vertical (2:1) unless otherwise recommended in the soil engineering or engineering geology report and approved by the City Engineer. The slope of cut surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use.

(Ord. 107 § 1, 1999; Ord. 246 § 24, 2013)

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