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A. Application to conduct any activity not specifically exempted by LMC 14.37.080 within a geologically sensitive area shall be made to the department of community and economic development on forms furnished by that office.

B. Unless the city of Lacey waives one or more of the following information requirements, applications for activities undertaken in a geologically sensitive area must provide the following information:

1. A description and maps overlaid on an aerial photograph at a scale no smaller than 1" = 400' showing the entire parcel of land owned by the applicant and the exact boundary and description of the geologically sensitive features of the site;

2. A description of the vegetative cover of the site and adjacent area including dominant species;

3. A site development plan for the proposed activity overlaid on an aerial photograph at a scale no smaller than 1" = 400' showing the location, width, depth and length of all existing and proposed structures, roads, sewage treatment, and installations at the site;

4. The exact sites and specifications for all proposed activities including the amounts and methods;

5. Elevations of the site and adjacent lands within the geologically sensitive area at contour intervals of no greater than five feet;

6. Top view and typical cross section views of the geologically sensitive features at the site to scale, and specific means to mitigate any potential adverse environmental impacts of the applicant’s proposal relative to the geologically sensitive features of the site;

7. A soils engineering report including data regarding the nature, distribution and strength of existing soils, conclusions and recommendations for grading procedures and design criteria for corrective measures, including buttress fills, when necessary, and opinions and recommendations covering adequacy of sites to be developed by the proposed grading, including the stability of slopes. Recommendations included in the report and approved by the building official shall be incorporated in the grading plans or specifications.

8. An engineering geology report including an adequate description of the geology of the site, conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of geologic conditions on the proposed development, and opinions and recommendations covering the adequacy of sites to be developed by the proposed grading. Recommendations included in the report and approved by the building official shall be incorporated in the grading plans or specifications.

9. A full drainage study identifying special precautions necessary to avoid erosion hazard at the site. (Ord. 1505 §51, 2017; Ord. 1192 §84, 2002; Ord. 935 §11 (part), 1992).