(1) Unless otherwise recommended in the approved soils engineering or engineering geology report, cuts shall conform to the provisions of this section. These provisions shall not apply to minor cuts which are less than four feet in height when such cuts do not pose a threat to adjoining property.

(2) The slope of cut surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use and shall be no steeper than one unit vertical in two units horizontal (50 percent slope) unless the applicant furnishes a soils engineering report or an engineering geology report, or both, stating that the site has been investigated and giving an opinion that a cut at a steeper slope will be stable and not create a hazard to public or private property.

(3) Slopes shall be stabilized after being cut. The soils engineering or an engineering geology report, or both, shall verify that the slopes shall not be subject to ongoing erosion that would adversely impact public or private property. (Ord. 1499 § 10 (Exh. H), 2021).