Carlsbad, CA Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

050). 120(G), Storm Damage Precautions, requires every grading permit issued during the rainy season, or within 30 days of it starting, to have erosion and sedimentation control protective measures installed in advance of any grading work, per city standards. Permits issued earlier than 30 days before the rainy season must have those measures installed within 30 days before the season starts, and once installed the measures must stay in good working order for the duration of the grading operation unless the City Engineer agrees an earlier removal will not cause erosion or sedimentation.

Slopes that must be landscaped and irrigated have to be planted within the time limits in the city's landscape manual, and all other erosion controls must go in as quickly as practicable. 130 makes the permittee directly responsible for installing and maintaining drainage and erosion control measures to protect downstream properties and habitats from flooding and sedimentation caused by the grading operation, and for preserving on-site environmental resources outside the scope of work. 170, including grading without proper stormwater best management practices or letting earthen material wash, blow or roll onto another's property or a public way without written consent. 190(F) makes each day of continued violation a separate infraction.