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mined that the proposed project will be located within a special studies zone, the Director shall advise the ap- plicant in writing of his findings and the amount required to be deposited, pursuant to the City of Pleasanton Reso- lution Establishing Fees and Charges for Various Municipal Services, for preparation of a geologic report. L~pon receipt of the required fee, the Director shall cause the geologic report to be prepared by a qualified geologist selected by the City. Section 2-19.06. Preparation of RepOrt. The geologic report required by this chapter shall be pre- pared and based on an investigation conducted in accordance with the standard practices and current state of the art used to determine the location, absence and effect of an active fault. Subsurface exploration shall be employed if a lack of distinguishable fault features in the vicinity prevents the qualified geologist from determining from on- site examination, review of available aerial photographs, or by other means whether the standards set forth in Section 2-19.04, or other standards established pursuant to this chapter are satisfied. Section 2-19.07. Waiver and Exception. a. Waiver. ~he Director, based on the advice and recommendation of a qualified geologist retained by the City pursuant to this chapter, is satisfied that there is sufficient technical information available from previous geologic studies and re- ports to determine that no undue fault hazard exists, he may waive the requirement that a geo- logic report be prepared pursuant to this chapter. This determination shall be in writing, citing the reasons for such waiver. b. Exception. The requirement of filing a geologic report may be satisfied for an individual one- or two-family residence if, in the judgment of the Director, it has been determined from pre- vious studies that no undue fault hazard exists. Written justification for this determination shall be transmitted by the Director to the State Geolo- gist for his approval. c. State Approval Required. Any waiver or exception required shall be allowed only upon receipt of the approval of the State Geologist. Section 2-19.08. Consideration of Report. The geologic report prepared pursuant to this chapter shall be used by the appropriate City board, commission, council or staff person required to pass upon the new real estate development or structure for human occupancy to aid it in making its decision. The approving body may approve, deny or impose necessary conditions required to protect the public health, safety and general welfare from geologic hazards. Section 2-19.09. Appeal. The decision of the approving board, commission or staff person may be appealed pursuant to the applicable appellate provisions set forth in the Ordinance Code. -3-