Due to the Town's proximity to the San Andreas Fault and the fact that the Town itself contains a number of named and unnamed faults and fault traces, geological considerations for any proposed improvements within the Town shall be acknowledged and addressed as a prerequisite to development.
The purpose of this article is to ensure that any improvements constructed within the Town will not be subject to premature deterioration or collapse due to the failure to adequately analyze, evaluate and mitigate geologic and geologically related conditions.
It is for the express purpose of the protection of life and personal and public property that this article is written.
(§ 1, Ord. 572, eff. February 18, 2018)
A final geological report shall be prepared by an engineering geologist or geotechnical engineer, licensed by the State.
(a) 
Said final geology report shall be based on adequate test borings, excavations or other investigatory procedures approved by the City Engineer.
(b) 
The final geological report shall also include suggested remedial actions germane to the findings, and shall address each lot within the subdivision as well as public facilities.
(c) 
The final geological report shall be completed and submitted to the City Geologist for review and approval at least 30 calendar days prior to the submission of the final map or parcel map to the City Council.
(d) 
The City Engineer shall not submit the final map or parcel map to the City Clerk for Council action until he or she has received written notification from the City Geologist that he or she accepts and approves the geological report and applicable and remedial conditions contained therein.
(e) 
In the instance of a highly negative geological report, not capable of remedial treatment in the opinion of the City Geologist, the City Council shall deny the final map or parcel map, even though the tentative map was conditionally approved with the requirement of the submission of an acceptable geological report to the City Geologist.
(§ 1, Ord. 572, eff. February 18, 2018)
A final geological report may be waived by the City Geologist, with the concurrence of the Planning Commission and the City Council, if he or she determines that, due to the knowledge he or she or his or her staff has as to the geologic characteristics of the land within the subdivision, no final analysis or report is necessary.
(§ 1, Ord. 572, eff. February 18, 2018)