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Ordinance No. 2290 <br />Page 17 of 34 <br />51. LEAD REMEDIATION: The applicant -submitted Phase 1 Environmental Site <br />Assessment report by Ramboll US Consulting includes the following finding: `Results <br />from soil sampling conducted by Ramboll in September and October 2020 identified <br />concentrations of lead in shallow soil above regulatory screening criterion for <br />residential land use..." This finding identifies a Recognized Environmental Concern. <br />Elevated lead shall be remediated by the applicant according to governing <br />regulations prior to any site disturbance, with evidence of said remediation submitted <br />to the City of Pleasanton. (Address this condition prior to issuance of Building Permit <br />for grading, demolition, or Building Construction, whichever occurs first). Project <br />Specific Condition. <br />52. CORROSIVE SOILS: According to the Geotechnical Study by Geo -Logic Associates, <br />collected soil samples have been classified as moderately corrosive. As such, all <br />buried iron, steel, cast iron, ductile iron, galvanized steel and dielectric coated street or <br />iron shall be properly protected against corrosion depending on the critical nature of <br />the structure. Project Specific Condition. <br />53. CREEK SETBACK: Site improvements that abut or are within close proximity to the <br />top of the creek bank at Arroyo del Valle are subject to Pleasanton Municipal Code <br />§9.14.090(6)(3) "Watercourse Protection" which reads, "Prohibited Acts. No person <br />shall commit or cause to be committed any of the following acts, unless a written <br />permit has first been obtained from the operations services director: Carry out <br />development within 20 feet of the top of a bank." <br />The Municipal Code allows City staff to consider designs that violate code standards if <br />compelling technical information is presented by a recognized expert. For this <br />application, the applicant submitted a site-specific Geotechnical Investigation report by <br />Geo -Logic Associates that addresses creek bank stability and liquefaction. The following <br />report recommendations must be incorporated into the site design: <br />Stitch piers shall be installed along the top of the existing creek bank. Stitch piers shall <br />consist of drilled. cast -in-place, reinforced concrete piers. Minimum pier diameter shall <br />be 24 inches. Center -to -center spacing between piers shall be no more than two times <br />the pier diameter. The upper portion of the stitch piers above the toe of creek bank <br />elevation shall be designed to retain the soil and surcharge forces behind the piers. <br />Resistance to vertical and lateral loads shall be from the lower portion of the piers <br />below the toe of creek elevation. Project Specific Condition. <br />54. ACCESS TO CREEK: Lot D shall allow access to the creek for maintenance <br />personnel. A locked gate shall be provided to prevent entry by unauthorized <br />residents or the public. Project Specific Condition. <br />55. CREEK BANK MAINTENANCE: The applicant or future homeowners association shall <br />maintain the creek bank within the boundary of Tract 8631 adjacent to the Arroyo del <br />Valle in accordance with Zone 7 Water Agency standards. <br />56. SANITARY SEWER BACKUPS: The plumbing fixtures proposed within the <br />basements will be subject to back-up if an obstruction occurs in the City's mainline <br />sewer within Saint John Street. The basements shall therefore be serviced by a <br />