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ORDINANCE N0. 589
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
CODIFYING REQUIREMENT FOR SOIL
REPORT IN SUBDIVISIONS ADOPTED
BY ORDINANCE N0. 583.
The City Council of the City of Ukiah does hereby ORDAIN:
SECTION I. CODIFICATION OF SOIL REPORT REQUIREMENT CONTAINED IN
ORDINANCE N0. 583•
The following provisions consisting of provisions of Ordinance No. 583
are hereby readopted and continued in code form and are included in the Ukiah
City Code as Article 9 of Chapter 1 of Division 9 as follows:
P.RTICLE 9 - SOIL REPORTS.
Section 8140 - Preliminary soil report required; waiver:
A preliminary soil report prepared by a civil engineer who is
registered by the State, based upon adequate test borings or
excavations, shall be required in every subdivision as defined
in Section 8025 of the Ukiah City Code or in Sections 11535 and
11535.1 of the Business and Professions Code of California.
The preliminary soil report may be waived if the Building
Inspector shall determine that, due to the knowledge such
department has as to the soil qualities of the soil of the
--. subdivisions or lot, no preliminary analysis is necessary.
(Ordinance No. 583, adopted 1966, as codified by Ordinance
No. 589, Section I, adopted in 1967).
Ed. Note: Adoption of an ordinance requiring a preliminary soil report
is required pursuant to sections 17953 - 17957 of the Health and Safety
Code (ch. 1001, P..B. 680, Stats. 1965).
Section P,141 - Soil investigation by lot; necessity; preparation;
recommendations:
If the preliminary soil report indicates the presence of critically
expansive soils or other soil problems which, if not corrected,
would lead to structural defects, the Building Inspector shall
require a soil investigation of each lot in the subdivision.
The soil investigation shall be prepared by a civil engineer who
is registered in this state. It shall recommend corrective action
which is likely to prevent structural damage to each building
proposed to be constructed on the expansive soil.
(Ordinance No. 583, adopted 1966, as codified by Ordinance No.
589, Section 1, adopted 1967).
Section 8142 - Approval; building permit conditions; appeal:
The Building Inspector shall approve the soil investigation
if he determines that the recommended action is likely to prevent
structural damage to each buildinc, to be constructed. As a condi-
tion to the building permit, the Building Inspector shall require
that the construction and the approved recommended action of each
building be incorporated. Appeal from such determination shall be
to the local appeals board.
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(Ordinance No. 583, adopted 1966, as codified by Ordinance
No. 589, Section 1, adopted 1867).
Section 8143 - Non-liability of public agency or employee:
The city is not liable for any injury which arises out of any
act or omission of the city; or other enforcement agency, or
a public employee or any other person under Section 17953, 17954,
or 17955.
(Ordinance No. 583, adopted 1966, as codified by Ordinance
No. 589, Section 1, adopted 1867).
Section 8144 -Authority for adoption; declaration of purposes:
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority of Ch. 4,
Part 1.5, Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code as a pro-
cedure equal to or more restrictive than the procedure
specified in Sections 17853, 17954, 17955, 17956 and 1785? of
the Health and Safety Code. It shall apply to all subdivisions
described in Section 8140 whether or not they relate to buildings
to be used for human habitation.
(Ordinance No. 583, adopted 1966, as codified by Ordinance
No. 589, Section 1, adopted 1967).
SECTION 2. PUBLICATION; EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be published as provided by law in the Ukiah Daily
Journal. It shall be effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th day of April 1967 by the follow-
ing vote:
AYES: Councilmen Scotto, Crook, Henderson, Harlowe, and Mayor Norgard.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
s/ Sterling Norgard
Mayo r
ATTEST:
s/ Hattie M. Tillotson
City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I, Hattie M. Tillotson, City Clerk of the City of Ukiah and ex officio
clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of
Ordinance No. 589 adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof
on the „/~Zr,. day of ~~~ f9~•
City Clerk of the City of Ukiah,
California