13.75.110: ACTIVE FAULT CONSIDERATIONS:
No critical facility (excluding transportation lines or utilities which by their nature may cross active faults) or structures designed for human occupancy shall be built astride an active fault. If a fault is discovered in the excavation for such a structure, a special study, as described in section 13.75.080 of this chapter, shall be performed to determine if the fault is active, and if the fault is determined to be active, the procedures set forth in section 13.75.090 of this chapter shall be followed. No structure designed for human occupancy shall be built on a fault scarp. Footing setbacks from a fault scarp shall meet the requirements of chapter 29 of the uniform building code. The community development director may increase footing setback requirements where information from a geotechnical report indicates slope conditions warrant a greater setback distance. (Ord. 2012-15, 9-20-2012; amd. Ord. 2021-26, 10-14-2021)