No person, either as property owner, contractor, private engineer or otherwise, shall do or shall cause to be done any land development work without first having obtained either a land development permit or clearing and grubbing permit to do such work and having held a pregrading or preclearing meeting if required by the City Engineer, except as provided in CVMC 15.04.150.

Soil investigations by a soil engineer or engineering geologist which involves trenching or scarifying of the natural terrain shall require a permit. A special investigation fee shall be paid prior to issuance of such permit. (Ord. 3005 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1797 § 1, 1978).