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Planning commission backs ordinance requiring geotechnical slope-stability reports near deep excavations
Summary
The Springdale Planning Commission on July 16 recommended approval of a code change that would require geotechnical slope-stability assessments when excavations occur close to steep slopes, property lines or natural washes.
The Springdale Planning Commission on July 16 recommended that the Town Council approve an ordinance change requiring geotechnical reports that include slope stability assessments for certain deep excavations. Staff presented draft language that would trigger the report when an excavation is located less than twice the excavation depth from a property line, a slope of 30% or greater, or a protected natural wash or regulatory floodway.
The change is intended…
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