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§ 8-29 ARDEN HILLS CODE it will not become a health or safety hazard or a nuisance shall be filed with the application for a permit required by this article. Such plan shall include the final elevations and slope and plan for the return of subsoil and top soil. Where the city deems it practical and necessary such plan shall include adjoining related areas where excavations have previously been made and remain under the control of the owner of the land on which the excavating ia to be done or ~ under the control of the person or party to do the excavating. (b) Excavations made to a water producing depth must meet the following requirements: (1) The depth must be at least ten (10) feet below the low water mark; (2) All banks shall be sloped to the waterline at a slope which shall not be steeper than one and one-half feet horizontal to one foot vertical; (3) All banks shall be sodded or surfaced with soil of a ~ quality at least equal to the topsoil of land areas immediately surrounding and to a depth of at least three (3) inchea; or approved rip-rapping, where applicable. (4) Such topsoil as required shall be planted with trees, shrubs, legumes, or grasses upon the parts of such area where re-vegetation is possible. (c) Excavations not made to a water-producing depth must be graded or back-filled and shall meet the following requirements: ~ (1) Such grading or back-filling shall be made with ' non-nogious, nonflammable, noncombustible solids; (2) The graded or back-filled area ahall not collect and , permit stagnant water to remain therein; (3) The peaks and depreasions of the area ahall be reduced to a surface which will result in a gently rolling topography in substantial conformity to the ; 470 I .