“Landslide-prone area” as used herein shall include all areas designated by Allegheny County as Hazardous Landslide Areas and Very Hazardous Landslide Areas in the Allegheny County Soil Survey.
(a) Any site development within a designated landslide-prone area will require a written report signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania specializing in geotechnical engineering to be submitted with the grading plan.
(b) In cases where stormwater facilities are to be installed in areas of landslide-prone soils, the Borough may require special precautions such as soil tests and core boring, full-time inspectors and/or similar measures. All costs of any such measures shall be borne by the developer.
(c) Landslide-prone areas shall not be subdivided for residential purposes or developed for any other purpose until any hazard has been eliminated or adequate safeguards are provided under the development plan.
(d) Any landslide related hazard identified by said geotechnical report or the Borough Engineer shall be remedied prior to the issuance of a grading and excavation or building permit.
(Ord. 3466. Passed 3-19-07.)