§ 23.07.086. Geologic Study Area Special Standards.

All uses within a Geologic Study Area are to be established and maintained in accordance with the following, as applicable:

a.

Grading: Any grading not otherwise exempted from the permit requirements of Sections 23.05.020 et seq. (Grading) is to be performed as engineered grading under the provisions of those sections.

b.

Seismic hazard areas: As required by California Public Resources Code Sections 2621 et seq. and California Administrative Code Title 14, Sections 3600 et seq., no structure intended for human occupancy shall be located within 50 feet of an active fault trace within an Earthquake Fault Zone.

c.

Erosion and geologic stability. New development shall insure structural stability while not creating or contributing to erosion, sedimentation or geologic instability.

[Amended 1995, Ord. 2740]