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Comment 8: R-9.6710-A. The term Representative Sample should be Representative <br />Disturbed Sample. The term Soil Disturbance should be Site Disturbance. <br />Finding: The "Representative Sample" term has been changed. The definition of "Soil <br />Disturbance" was clarified, but the term itself is used in the Code and was not <br />~- changed. <br />Comment 9: General word smithing comments and suggestions regarding Sections R- <br />9.6710-B, R-9.6710-C and R-9.6710-D. <br />Finding: These sections recite, verbatim, code language and cannot be changed <br />without an ordinance amending the code. No change is being made to this <br />provision as a result of these comments. <br />Comment 10: R-9.6710-F 4.2. How can a Qualified Registered Professional fully address <br />groundwater elevations and the presence of expansive soils when no <br />subsurface investigation is performed for a Level 1 investigation? <br />Finding: R-9.6710-F 4.2 has been deleted. <br />Comment 11: R-9.6710-H 1.4. Terms of timing, extent, and mechanics are applicable <br />mostly to slope movements. The sentence should end after the word "site." <br />Finding: R-9.6710-H 1.4 has been changed. <br />Comment 12: R-9.6710-H 2.3. Engineering properties of Soil. This section repeats <br />information given in Section R-9.6710-A. <br />Finding: Changes have been made to eliminate the repetition. <br />Comment 13: R-9.6710-H 3.8.1. The intent of this section is not clear and it should be <br />removed from the proposed Administrative Rule. <br />Finding: R-9.6710-H 3.8.1 has been deleted. <br />Comment 14: R-9.6710-J -Alternate Methods of Investigations. The approval process for <br />an alternate method of investigation will likely be time consuming and the <br />basis for approval is unclear. <br />Finding: R-9.6710-J.3 has been changed to require that the City issue a decision on a <br />request for deviation within 30 days of receipt of the written request. The <br />Rules cannot establish a standard basis for approval because the nature of the <br />potential alternate method is unknown. Approval of proposed alternate <br />methods of investigation will be on a case by case basis. R-9.6710-J.3.1, <br />however, has been changed to provide additional detail regarding what the <br />alternate investigation method must include. <br />Comment 15: R-9.6710-J. Design recommendations for structures and construction should <br />be observed by a Registered Professional Engineer. If geology is an issue, the <br />Registered Professional Engineer may decide to retain a certified Engineering <br />Geologist to assist. <br />Administrative Order - 3 <br />R:\ADMINORD\RULES\03geotech2ao.wpd(03/26/03) <br />