When is a Grading Permit Required?
The Engineering and Surveying Department issues Grading Permits and investigates grading and drainage complaints. Grading is subject to the Placer County Code, Chapter 15, grading, erosion and sediment control ordinance, which addresses when a permit is required, and when grading is exempt from permit requirements.
The most common activities requiring a grading permit include the following:
- Fill or excavation greater than 250 cubic yards
- Cuts or fills exceeding 4 feet in depth
- Structural retaining walls exceeding 4 feet in total height, as measured from bottom of footing to the top of the wall and/or supporting a surcharge
- Soil or vegetation disturbances exceeding 10,000 square feet
- Grading within or adjacent to a drainage course or wetland
- Grading within a floodplain
The preceding list is not exhaustive, so please refer to the full text of the ordinance language for further information. Also note that different ordinance requirements apply to grading activities east of Donner Summit, and more particularly within the Tahoe basin. Grading permits are required for fill or excavation of 3 cubic yards
Grading permit application
Grading Questionnaire
Exemption Verification
Complaint Form
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Western Placer County Office - location map
3091 County Center Drive, Suite 120
Auburn CA 95603
530-745-3190, FAX: 530-885-9455
E-mail: Tracie Coyle, Executive Secretary - tcoyle@placer.ca.gov
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Eastern Placer County Office - current location map
(serving areas between Blue Canyon and the Tahoe Basin)
565 W Lake Blvd (see note below)
P.O. Box 1909
Tahoe City CA 96145
530-581-6227, FAX: 530-581-6228
NOTE: Effective May 21, 2012, the Tahoe office will be located at 775 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City |
Office Hours
Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday - Friday
Permit Service: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday - Friday
Counter Closed: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Wednesdays |