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PUD-93-02-09M 2001 Ruby Hill Boulevard Discussion a-b) The subject site contains an existing sales office building which was used as the real estate office for the Ruby Hill development. This building was constructed in 1995is not considered a historical resources nor listed on the California Register of historical Resources. Therefore, this would be a no impact. c-d) There are no known archaeological or historical sites identified on the subject site. There could be previously undiscovered subsurface resources present. Should subsurface resources be found upon excavation, all work will be required to be halted whereby the City shall be immediately notified. Necessary measures, such as consulting an archaeologist, would take in place prior to construction resuming. This requirement would be made as a condition of the project approval. Therefore, this would be aless-than-significant-impact. d) If human remains are discovered during grading trenching or other on-site excavation, the City requires the applicant to: • Hire a qualified archaeologist to be present on site during the grading and trenching for the foundation(s) and utility services in order to determine if any bone, shell, or artifacts are uncovered. Work on the site will cease immediately. The archaeologist and the Native American Heritage Commission and or their representative shall be consulted to develop, if necessary, further mitigation measures to reduce any archaeological impact to aless-than-significant level before construction continues. The applicant shall have the archaeologist produce a letter stating that they were on site during the initial construction activities and the result of their observations at the site. This requirement would be made as a condition of the project approval. • Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the applicant shall present a contract or letter indicating the archaeologist who will be on site during the initial construction activities. Therefore, this would be aless-than-significant-impact. 6. GEOLOGY AND SOILS Environmental Setting The approval of a project by a city or county must be in accordance with policies and criteria established by the State Mining and Geology Board. Cities and counties shall require, prior to the approval of a project, a geologic report defining and delineating any hazard of surface fault rupture. If the city or county finds that no undue hazard of that kind exists, the geologic report on the hazard may be waived, with the approval of the State Geologist. After a report has been approved or a waiver granted, subsequent geologic reports shall not be required, provided that new geologic data warranting further investigations is not recorded. Standards of Significance For purposes of this environmental document, an impact is considered significant if the proposed project would: • Result in a project being built that will either introduce geologic, soils, or seismic hazard by allowing the construction of the project on such a site without protection against those hazards. 13