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8-2-9: SOILS REPORT:
   A.   Testing: A soils report shall be submitted for all proposed public road improvements. It shall include, but not be limited to, pavement design, groundwater level, soil type, gradation, location of test, type of test, conclusions and recommendations. Tests should be taken along proposed roadways at intersections and at seven hundred fifty foot (750') minimum intervals. A California bearing ratio (CBR) test should be taken at each test pit location. If a water table problem exists, provisions shall be made to control the water to ensure dry basements. The city engineer may require a letter providing a geo-technical report or a geologic report. Recommendations in the report shall be incorporated into the road design.
   B.   Excavations and Fill Affecting Jordan River or Tributaries: Development and construction adjacent to the Jordan River or its natural tributaries, or within any marsh or wetlands of the Jordan River, which will result in any excavation or discharge of fill materials into the navigable waters of the Jordan River shall require a permit from the U.S. army corps of engineers prior to the issuance of local permits for excavation of material or disposition of fill into any wetland or stream channel. Compliance with all rules, regulations and conditions imposed by any agency having jurisdiction over such channels, shall be a requirement of development approval, building permit, and other city approvals and permits. (2001 Code § 89-6-412; amd. 2009 Code; Ord. 13-17, 4-24-2013; Ord. 19-48, 12-11-2019, Effective at 12 noon on January 6, 2020)