Eastvale, CA Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

92, added by Ordinance No. 23-17 on February 8, 2023, sets Eastvale's construction-site grading and erosion rules. Sec. 010 states the chapter exists to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare by regulating grading design, construction, location and maintenance, and to substantially reduce erosion and sedimentation damage in the city. Sec. 08, mining/quarrying/stockpiling operations that do not affect lateral support of adjoining land, and grave excavation on dedicated cemetery property. Sec. 030 defines grading as raising or lowering land levels by excavation or fill, and defines a grading permit as one required under Appendix J, Section J103 of the California Building Code.

Sec. 040 requires the owner or land occupier who causes grading to keep the site in good condition afterward. Sec. 050 bars anyone from starting or performing grading without first obtaining a grading permit from the city engineer, with a separate permit needed for each site, though one permit can cover both cutting and filling on the same site. Sec. 060 lists exceptions that still must otherwise comply with the chapter: pool excavations under a valid building permit, work under a valid encroachment permit, public agency or utility grading exempted in writing, minor grading under 500 square feet that will not redirect drainage, and excavations under 50 cubic yards and less than two feet deep, each requiring written exemption from the city engineer.