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Grading and Excavating Ordinance <br />April 16, 1996 <br />Section 502.050 <br />CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />ORDINANCE 8133 <br />AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 502.050 <br />"GRADING AND EXCAVATING" TO THE <br />1979 LAKE ELMO MUNICIPAL CODE <br />Section 1. Amendment: Section 502.050 "Grading and Excavating" is hereby added to the 1979 Lake <br />Ehno Municipal Code, to wit: <br />SECTION 502.050 GRADING AND EXCAVATING <br />Subd. 1. Permit Required. No person shall undertake, authorize or permit any of the following <br />actions without first having obtained a Grading and Excavating permit from the City: <br />A. Any excavating, grading, filling or other changes in the topography of a site resulting in the <br />movement of more than 50 cubic yards of material. <br />B. Any excavating, grading, filling or other changes in the topography of a site in any designated <br />Wetlands, Floodplain or Shoreland District for construction projects, development, or subdivisions; <br />or <br />C. Any excavating, grading, filling or other changes in the topography of a site for the purpose of <br />creating wetlands, berming, other natural features; and landscape amenities. <br />D. Any changing of a natural drainage way or drainage pattern that results in increasing or <br />intensifying the flow of surface water upon adjacent property. <br />Subd. 2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding the above, a grading or excavation permit shall not be required <br />for the following activities except as required by Minnesota State Building Code: <br />A. Earthwork undertaken in accordance with grading plans approved in conjunction with a site and <br />building plan review or plat approval, or <br />B. Earthwork which will result in moving less than 50 cubic yards of material, provided the work does <br />not take place in any designated Wetlands, Floodplain or Shoreland District and does not affect <br />local drainage patterns. <br />C. Public improvement projects. <br />Subd. 3. No grading or excavation permit shall be issued for site grading or excavation without <br />approved plans for site development and adequate provision for site protection from wind or water <br />erosion. <br />