# Soil Inspection — What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes

For Soil Inspection, process is Residential building inspection sequence; jurisdiction is Creve Coeur, Missouri; order is 1; what must already be done is after the excavation for the building or structure is complete and trenches for footings, column pads, grade beams and other types of footings are crumbed, formed, have reinforcing steel tied in place and are ready for concrete; what may not proceed until it passes is No concrete may be placed without this inspection being approved, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Step:** Soil Inspection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Process:** Residential building inspection sequence _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Jurisdiction:** Creve Coeur, Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Order:** 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must already be done:** after the excavation for the building or structure is complete and trenches for footings, column pads, grade beams and other types of footings are crumbed, formed, have reinforcing steel tied in place and are ready for concrete _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What may not proceed until it passes:** No concrete may be placed without this inspection being approved _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 1. Soil Inspection A soil inspection is required after the excavation for the building or structure is complete and trenches for footings, column pads, grade beams and other types of footings are crumbed, formed, have reinforcing steel tied in place and are ready for concrete. A city-approved barrier must be in place around the excavation until backfilling has occurred. No concrete may be placed without this inspection being approved.

## Source

- https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/86/Sequence-of-Inspections

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes](https://referencesource.org/prerequisite-sequencing-regulated-processes/).