Common use of Grading and Drainage Clause in Contracts

Grading and Drainage. 9.01 Property Owners are responsible for ensuring that their Property is properly graded to allow for surface drainage. Any Improvement which creates an obstruction to surface drainage, or water flowing in its ordinary course is strictly prohibited. 9.02 In accordance with the recommendations made by P. Machibroda Engineering Ltd. in the Geotechnical Investigation and Slope Stability Assessment dated November 6, 2017, to ensure overall continued stability of the lakefront slope the following precautions are recommended: i) Irrigation of lawns, trees, shrubs etc. should be kept to a minimum; ii) Permanent sprinkler and/or irrigation systems are strictly prohibited; iii) Drainage or discharge of water (i.e. roof downspouts, sump pump discharges, etc.) are not to be channeled over the slope and are to be directed towards the front of the Property, away from the slope; iv) Run-off is to be directed toward the front of the Propertys; v) Propertys shall be graded and/or landscaped to ensure there is no ponding or runoff of water over the slope; vi) Existing drainage paths are not to be altered; vii) Existing vegetation shall be disturbed as little as possible. Where vegetation is disturbed, erosion control and re-vegetation of the area is required to be implemented immediately; viii) Construction activities (i.e. dumping of fill, construction of pathways, etc.) should not encroach on the existing slope; ix) Site grading (i.e. fill placement) at the proposed house location should be kept to a minimum and should comply with the approved grading plan:

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Sources: Building Specification and Development Agreement, Building Specification and Development Agreement