Menlo Park, CA · San Mateo County
Grading and Drainage Guidelines for Single Family Home Projects
This document provides grading and drainage requirements and an impervious area worksheet for Menlo Park homeowners and project applicants to complete for plan review.
What this form is
The guidelines explain when plot and finished grading plans are required and what those plans must show. The included impervious area worksheet asks applicants to report parcel area and existing, replaced, and proposed pervious and impervious areas; the document says to submit it to Engineering for plan review and include relevant data on the site design plans.
Who needs it
Applicants for new development or redevelopment projects use the worksheet, and projects requiring grading plans must meet the document’s plan requirements.
How to submit it
Submit the impervious area worksheet to Engineering for plan review and include its relevant data on the site design plans. Plot and finished grading plans must be submitted with building permit applications.
About notarization
This document is signed without a notary; the worksheet has no stated notarized or sworn attachment, and the signer just signs and dates it.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download The Document
Download the guidelines and included impervious area worksheet.
- 2
Complete The Worksheet
Report the parcel area and existing, replaced, and proposed pervious and impervious areas.
- 3
Prepare Plan Materials
Include relevant worksheet data on the site design plans and prepare grading plans if required.
- 4
Submit To The City
Submit the worksheet to Engineering for plan review; submit grading plans with the building permit application when required.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Grading and Drainage Guidelines?
- No. This document is signed without a notary; it identifies no notarized or sworn attachment, and the signer just signs and dates it.
- How do I submit the impervious area worksheet?
- Submit it to Engineering for plan review and include the relevant data on the site design plans.
- When are grading plans required?
- The document lists new residential construction, first-floor additions greater than 500 square feet, and certain projects in Sharon Heights or on sloped lots with unsafe soil conditions.
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