2-11.12 CUTS, FILLS AND RETAINING WALLS
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1) Because of the dramatic visual impact of cuts, fills and retaining walls in a desert environment such as Cleveland Town and because of public safety factors that may arise with significant cuts and fills in unsuitable soils, design plans for cuts, fills and retaining walls shall conform to the following criteria and other applicable sections of this chapter.
2) No cuts or fills will be allowed on slopes with grades exceeding 40%.
3) Un-retained cuts that exceed a two (2) feet horizontal to a one (1) foot vertical slope shall not exceed three (3) feet in height.
4) Un-retained fills may not exceed twelve (12) feet in height pursuant to Section 2-11.13 Measuring Cut and Fill Heights below.
5) No single retaining wall or retaining system may exceed twelve (12) feet in height and/or forty (40) feet in length; retaining systems less than twelve (12) feet in height may exceed forty (40) feet in length.
6) Up to three terraced cuts may be created under a terraced cuts retaining system, so long as each wall is separated by a minimum six (6) foot setback (measured from face to face) for visual relief and re-vegetation. The total maximum height for cuts retained under a terraced retaining system shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet.