Mohave County requires permits for significant grading and earth-moving. Drainage cannot redirect flows onto neighbors or block desert washes, and work in mapped floodplains triggers extra review.
Mohave County regulates grading, excavation, and fill through its engineering and building codes. Larger earth-moving jobs need a grading permit, and site drainage must carry runoff safely toward natural washes without pushing water onto adjoining parcels. Because monsoon storms overwhelm desert slopes quickly, plans address erosion, retention, and conveyance. Retaining walls above a set height need engineering and separate permits. Grading within a mapped floodplain or wash also requires a floodplain use permit. Property owners are responsible for maintaining the drainage facilities on their land after construction.
Unpermitted grading or diverting drainage onto a neighbor's property brings stop-work orders, corrective regrading, and fines. Slope failures from improper grading leave the owner liable for remediation.
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