Oxnard Municipal Code Art. VII Soil Reports

(A) Prior to the submission of a final map or parcel map, the developer shall file with the building division a preliminary soil report, prepared by a civil engineer who is registered by the State, based upon adequate test borings or excavations.

(B) The preliminary soil report may be waived if the building official has on file a preliminary soil report on the same area or due to the knowledge he/she has as to the soil qualities of the area of development, no preliminary analysis is necessary.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-90) (Ord. No. 1570)

(A) (1) 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, a soil investigation of each lot in the development shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer.

(2) The soil investigation shall recommend corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure proposed to be constructed in the area of the expansive soil.

(B) The report shall be filed with the building division. The soil report shall be noted on the final map together with the date of the report and the name of the engineer making the report and shall indicate the nature of adverse effects which will develop as a result of change in moisture content or the addition of water to the soil.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-91) (Ord. No. 1570)

(A) The building official shall approve the soil investigation if he/she determines that the recommended corrective action is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure to be constructed on each lot in the development. Any building permit issued shall be conditioned upon the incorporation of the applicable approved recommended corrective action in the construction of each structure.

(B) Appeal from the determination of the building division shall be to the city council in the manner provided by section 16-455 of this code.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-92) (Ord. No. 1570)

In grading or leveling the surface of areas within any development other than streets or alleys, all debris or foreign material such as, but not limited to, rocks, broken stone, concrete or plaster which are not naturally a part of the land, or which have been loosened from the land, shall be removed. Cavities or uneven portions with the development shall be filled with soils suitable for planting and landscaping.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-93) (Ord. No. 1570)