Cuts. Cut slopes adjacent and behind sidewalks shall not exceed a 1 foot vertical to 2 feet horizontal slope (50% slope) after a minimum of a two foot zero (2’ 0”) slope setback behind sidewalks. For stormwater facilities such as ponds or ▇▇▇▇▇▇, refer to the Stormwater Facilities Section of these Standards & Specifications. The City may consider approval of a proposed slope that is steeper than the criteria stated herein provided that a stamped geotechnical engineering report clearly states that the site-specific soils conditions are capable of supporting the proposed cut and that all recommendations of said report are incorporated in the site design. Any approved modification to these slope criteria will not exempt cuts slopes from the requirement of erosion stabilization as outlined herein.
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