Matthew Burr
Member
Has anyone been permitted to construct a home within a steep slope? It is not clear to me if cutting a home into a hillside is acceptable by reading the following code section (1808.7.1 Building Clearance From Ascending Slopes). All diagrams and text lead you to believe the code wants you to construct a home at the top or bottom of the slope (with sufficient clearances) and not within the slope itself. There is an exception for alternate setbacks and clearances subject to approval of the local building official. Just looking around at existing homes in hillside communities, there are so many homes built into the hillside, some with slab on grades cut into the hillside and some raised above the slope on a caisson/ pier foundation system.
Can anyone provide their experience with building on sites with steep slopes? Thanks!
This residential project is in California
Can anyone provide their experience with building on sites with steep slopes? Thanks!
This residential project is in California