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DocuSign Envelope ID:07A4359F-6D47-4987-B1F1-BF667ACBB3BA <br /> SECTION 311000-SITE CLEARING <br /> PART 1 -GENERAL <br /> 1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS <br /> A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary <br /> Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. <br /> 1.2 SUMMARY <br /> A. Section Includes: <br /> 1. Protecting existing vegetation to remain. <br /> 2. Removing existing vegetation. <br /> 3. Clearing and grubbing. <br /> 4. Stripping and stockpiling topsoil. <br /> 5. Stripping and stockpiling rock. <br /> 6. Removing above-and below-grade site improvements. <br /> 7. Temporary erosion and sedimentation control. <br /> B. Related Requirements: <br /> 1. Section 015700 "Erosion and Sediment Control" for temporary erosion- and <br /> sedimentation-control measures. <br /> 1.3 DEFINITIONS <br /> A. Subsoil: Soil beneath the level of subgrade; soil beneath the topsoil layers of a naturally <br /> occurring soil profile,typified by less than 1 percent organic matter and few soil organisms. <br /> B. Surface Soil: Soil that is present at the top layer of the existing soil profile. In undisturbed <br /> areas, surface soil is typically called "topsoil," but in disturbed areas such as urban <br /> environments, the surface soil can be subsoil. <br /> C. Topsoil: Top layer of the soil profile consisting of existing native surface topsoil or existing in- <br /> place surface soil;the zone where plant roots grow. <br /> D. Topsoil: Top layer of the soil profile consisting of existing native surface topsoil or existing in- <br /> place surface soil; the zone where plant roots grow. Its appearance is generally friable, <br /> pervious, and black or a darker shade of brown, gray, or red than underlying subsoil; <br /> reasonably free of subsoil, clay lumps, gravel, and other objects larger than 2 inches (50 mm) <br /> in diameter; and free of weeds, roots, toxic materials, or other nonsoil materials. <br /> Orange County Solid Waste Drainage Repairs DAA 2200365/TRC 017055.0000.0000 <br /> Drainage Repair Project November 2023 <br /> Orange County, NC 311000- 1/6 <br />