At the determination of the planning direction, the application for a use permit must be accompanied by a combined in-depth geological and soils investigation and report prepared by a registered geologist certified by the state as an engineering geologist, or, at the option of the planning director, a licensed civil engineer qualified in soil mechanics. Such report shall be based on surface, subsurface and laboratory investigations and examinations and shall fully and clearly present:

A.

All pertinent data, interpretations and evaluations;

B.

The significance of the data, interpretations and evaluations with respect to the actual development or implementation of the intended land use, and with respect to the effect upon future geological processes both on-site and off-site;

C.

Recommendations for any additional investigations that should be made.

All costs and expenses incurred as a result of the requirements of this section, including the costs and expense of an independent review of the material submitted hereunder by qualified persons retaintained by the city, shall be borne by the applicant. The above may submitted as part of a draft environmental impact report or separately.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)