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everett Letter to J. Parker July 13, 1990 Page 3 E. The City may in some cases retain consultants at the applicant's expense to assist the review of studies outside the range of staff expertise. F. Such studies shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the City. 37.080 Steep Slopes or Unstable Soils — Use and Development Requirements. A. As a part of any approval of development on a steep slope or unstable soils, the City shall require the following: 1. Implementation of recommendations in the soils report to mitigate identified impacts; 2. All access and circulation plans be reviewed for approval by the Department of Public Works. Additionally, the City may require: 3. That the applicant provide an environmentally sensitive area protection easement. 4. The applicant's professional engineer be present on site during all clearing, grading, and filling activities. 5. Trees and groundcover be retained and additional vegetation added. B. Setbacks from Steep Slopes, Landslide, Erosion, Seismic, Unstable Soil Hazard Areas. 3. Environmentally Sensitive Area Protective Easements. The City may require that all slopes 40% or steeper and their buffers not approved for alteration shall be designated as subject to an environmentally sensitive area protective easement. 4. Environmentally Sensitive Area Tracts. At the City's discretion, it may require that any continuous steep slope hazard area and its buffers be placed in a separate sensitive area tract. Because of the instability of the upper slope, the restoration proposal must be submitted in 30 days or by no later than August 20, 1990. The report will be reviewed by City staff in Planning, Parks and Public Works. Restoration shall commence within 10 days of the approval of the report, and be completed within 30 days of the commencement of work in order to ensure the survival of plantings. It may be necessary to take more immediate action if the slope becomes hazardous. Failure to meet the above noted deadlines will result in criminal proceedings and/or other civil remedies as prescribed by law.