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Grading and erosion control in Clayton

Clayton's own rules on grading and erosion control, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Clayton Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Clayton's code says

Clayton code What Clayton's code adds
When a grading permit is needed
  • An embankment over 1 foot high or over 5 cubic yards that blocks a drainage course.
    Applies: A permit is also needed to disturb over 1 acre, where natural or finished slopes exceed 10%, or to stockpile soil.
    § 15.60.040 · code text
    Embankment exceed one foot in elevation or five (5) cubic yards in volume, and obstructs a drainage course;
Grading without a permit
  • Digging for permitted basements, footings, retaining walls or pools, unless over 5 feet unsupported; wells, tunnels or utilities.
    Applies: Work that needs no grading permit; fill made from the dug material is not exempt.
    § 15.60.050 · code text
    A grading permit will not be required for:
Rainy-season limits
  • October 15 to April 15.
    Applies: Erosion Control Period: any work during or continuing into it needs a grading permit.
    § 15.60.040 · code text
    Work that occurs during or continues into the Erosion Control Period running from October 15th to April 15th;

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Frequently asked questions

What are the grading rules in Clayton?

Clayton's code: An embankment over 1 foot high or over 5 cubic yards that blocks a drainage course. (A permit is also needed to disturb over 1 acre, where natural or finished slopes exceed 10%, or to stockpile soil.) (§ 15.60.040); October 15 to April 15. (Erosion Control Period: any work during or continuing into it needs a grading permit.) (§ 15.60.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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