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Intcrnational Building Codc at Scction J108.3, which has becn adoptcd and <br /> incorporatccl by rcfcrcncc in EMC 16.01.030, and slatcs in rcicvant part: <br /> Whcre rcquired to protect adjacent properties at the t�e of a slopc from <br /> ad��ersc effects of the grading, additional protection, approved by thc <br /> building official, shall bc included. Such protection may include but shall <br /> not be limitcd to: I. Setbacks grcater than those requircd by Figure <br /> J108.i; 2. Provisions for retaining walls or similar construction; 3. <br /> Erosion protection of the fill slope; 4. Provision for the con:rol of surface <br /> watcrs. <br /> c. Mr. Popov's caused the ecology block retaining wall to bc constnicted taller than <br /> depictcd in the architectural sitc plan submitted with the building pem�it application <br /> in January 2006 for improvements to his pmperty. In the architectural sitc plan, the <br /> wall was dcpicted to be only four fect tall. Instcad, by May 2006, the relaining wall <br /> �vas built up to ovcr eight fect in licight, consisting uf fivc rows of ccology blocks <br /> stacked on lop of each othee By causing the ecology block retaining wall to be built <br /> up taller than thc wall depicted in the architectural sitc plan submiticd with Uic <br /> building pemiit application, Mr. Popov violated the tenns of the original Uuilding <br /> pemiit issucd for improvcmcnls to his properly, which constitutcs a violation of thc <br /> Intcmational Rcsidcntial Codc at Scction R113.2, which is adoptcd and incorporatcd <br /> by rcfcrcncc in EMC 16.01.030. Scction Rl 13.2 statcs in rcicvant pari: <br /> I'hc Uuilding official is aulLorizcd to scrvc a noticc of violation or ordcr on <br /> tlic person responsible for thc crcction, constn�ction, altcration, cxtcnsion, <br /> rcpair, moving, rcmoval, dcmolition or occupancy of a building or <br /> sU�ucturc in violation of thc pro��isions of this [Intcmation�l Residcntial <br /> Codc], or in violation of a dctail statcmcnt or a plan approvcd thcrcundcr <br /> or in violation of a pcmiit or ccrtificatc issucd undcr thc provisions of this <br /> codc. <br /> C In fall 3007, whcn Mr. Popo��'s cnginecr submittcd an cnginccring dctail, thc wall <br /> �vas Jcpictcd to bc Cour blocks tall (cight fcct in hcight). Again, thc �vall as <br /> constnictcd w�s inconsistcnt wllll U7C 111II1C1'18�5 SllVltlllll'(I l0 OV(ain thc pcnnit <br /> approvat of lhc building official. Il is c��ident that Mitchcll Enginccring hact not <br /> inspccted thc wall as constnictcd nor ccrtificd ils compliancc with codcs. By causing <br /> the ecology block retaining ���all to be built up tallcr than the enginccring detail <br /> suUmilted in f:ill 2007, Mr. Popov again violatcd the hitcrnational Residcntial Codc at <br /> Section Rl 13.2, which is adopted and incor��orated Uy rcfercnce in BMC 1 G.01.030. <br /> g. M�. Pupov caused an ecology block rctnining �vall to bc built up to fi��e rows of <br /> ca�ogy blocks stackcd on top of cach othcr without adcquatcly addressing, dtrough <br /> engmecring, issucs such as drainagc, crosion, and thc stability of thc wall. Thc <br /> properties ndjacent to Mr. Popov's property esnerienced (looding nnd crosion of the <br /> ground in arcas ���hcrc �vatcr flu�ving li�om Mr. Popovs property�isch::rged onto <br /> 3 �/6 <br />