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<br />other person or agent in control of said property, upon receipt of notice in writing <br />from the city, shall within the period specified therein repair or eliminate such <br />excavation or embankment so as to eliminate the hazard and be in conformance with <br />the requirements of this code. The city may inspect any property for conformance <br />with this chapter. <br /> <br />E. Definitions. <br />For the purposes of this chapter the defmitions listed hereunder shall be construed <br />as specified in this section. <br /> <br />AllProval means the proposed work or completed work conforms to this chapter in <br />the opinion of the city. <br /> <br />As-graded means the extent of surface conditions on completion of grading. <br /> <br />Bedrock means in-place solid rock. <br /> <br />Bench means a relatively level step excavated into earth material of which fill is to be <br />placed. <br /> <br />BOfTOW means earth material acquired from an off-site location for use in grading on <br />a site. <br /> <br />CifY means the administrative staff, or its agency, of the City of Elk River. <br /> <br />CifY Council means the elected governing board of the City of Elk River. <br /> <br />Civil Engineer means a professional engineer registered in the State of Minnesota to <br />practice in the field of civil engineering. <br /> <br />Civil Engineering means the application of the knowledge of the forces of nature, <br />principles of mechanics and the properties of materials to the evaluation, design and <br />construction of civil works for the beneficial uses of mankind. <br /> <br />Contpaction means the densification of a fill by mechanical means. <br /> <br />Designer means a person registered by the Minnesota Board of Architects: Engineers, <br />land surveyors and landscape architects responsible for the preparation of the <br />grading plans and specifications. <br /> <br />Earth Material means any rock, natural soil or fill and/ or any combination thereof. <br /> <br />Enrjneering Design Guidelines means the guidelines developed, published and <br />periodically updated by the City. <br /> <br />Engineering Geolorjst means a geologist experienced and knowledgeable in engineering <br />geology. <br /> <br />3 <br />