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Grading and erosion control in Pittsburg

Pittsburg'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 Pittsburg Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Pittsburg's code says

Pittsburg code What Pittsburg's code adds
When a grading permit is needed
  • More than 50 cubic yards of soil disturbed or stored.
    Applies: Smaller work is exempt only if all limits on area, slope, runoff, impervious surface and watercourses are met; 25 cubic yards or less always exempt.
    § 15.88.030 · code text
    Volume of soil or earth materials disturbed or stored is 50 cubic yards or less;
Grading without a permit
  • 25 cubic yards or less of material disturbed, stored, disposed of or used as fill.
    Applies: Always exempt, even near a watercourse.
    § 15.88.030 · code text
    any activity where total volume of material disturbed, stored, disposed of or used as fill does not exceed 25 cubic yards is always categorically exempt from the permit requirements;
  • Excavation for basements and footings of a building, retaining wall or other structure under a valid building permit.
    Applies: Not fill made from the excavation, or a cut with an unsupported height over 5 feet.
    § 15.88.030 · code text
    the following activities are always categorically exempt from the permit requirements:

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Frequently asked questions

What are the grading rules in Pittsburg?

Pittsburg's code: More than 50 cubic yards of soil disturbed or stored. (Smaller work is exempt only if all limits on area, slope, runoff, impervious surface and watercourses are met; 25 cubic yards or less always exempt.) (§ 15.88.030); 25 cubic yards or less of material disturbed, stored, disposed of or used as fill. (Always exempt, even near a watercourse.) (§ 15.88.030).

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