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G303.7 Grading and Fill
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In areas of special flood hazard grading and/or fill shall not be approved:
- Unless such fill is placed, compacted and sloped to minimize shifting, slumping and erosion during the rise and fall of flood water and, as applicable, wave action, in accordance with ASCE 24.
- In floodways, unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed by an engineer in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed grading or fill, or both will not result in any increase in the flood levels during the occurrence of the design flood, in accordance with Section G103.5.
- In coastal A-Zones and V-Zones, unless such fill is conducted and or placed to avoid diversion of water and waves towards any building or structure.
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