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3.8.2 If a Certified Engineering Geologist, working in collaboration and <br />coordination with the Geotechnical Engineer, prepares a Level l or 2 report, then the <br />geologist's report may be incorporated in the Engineer's report either (a) by <br />reference, with a copy of the geologist's sealed and signed report included with the <br />geotechnical engineering report; or(b) by inclusion in the geotechnical engineering <br />report as a sealed and signed appendix or enclosure; or (c) by inclusion in the body <br />of the geotechnical engineering report, either in its entirety or as a summary, with a <br />statement by the Geotechnical Engineer indicating the section of the report that was <br />prepazed by the geologist, but without the geologist's seal and signature. <br />4. Review and Determination. The City shall not accept or approve a Level 3 analysis <br />unless the following conditions have been met or satisfied: <br />4.1 The investigation has incorporated all geological and geotechnical <br />requirements for the design and construction of the proposed facility and/or structures; <br />4.2 The preliminary slope easements and zones of influence are determined; <br />4.3 The geotechnical requirements for lot access aze identified in the report; <br />4.4 Roadside retaining walls are designed in accordance with Oregon Department <br />of Transportation's retaining wall manual or other authoritative source; <br />4.5 The restricted zone above foundation and retaining walls where structural <br />loads should not be placed ate included in the report; <br />4.6 Additional work necessary prior to approving final development applications <br />is identified in the report; <br />4.7 Potential geological site constraints and hazazds have been identified and <br />mitigated; and <br />4.8 Any findings and design mitigation measures have been reviewed and <br />accepted by the City Engineer. <br />R 9.6710-I Alternative Methods of Investi ation. <br />i. These standazds are not intended to unreasonably limit any innovative or creative <br />investigative methods that could result in better qualityand/or lower costs. A determination to allow <br />a proposed departure from the required standards for methods of investigation shall be based on <br />findings by the City that the proposal will produce a compensating or comparable result to the <br />required standazd(s), that is in every way adequate for the user and the. City. <br />2. Anon-standard method of investigation and corresponding analysis may take longer <br />to review, resulting in increased processing costs being incurred by the applicant. This information <br />shall be conveyed to an applicant, who, by filing an application for anon-standard analysis for <br />review, acknowledges and .agrees to pay the potentially increased processing costs. <br />3. Requests for deviations' from the investigation methods required by these standards <br />shall be provided in writing and reviewed by the City. The City's decision to grant, deny, or modify <br />Administrative Order -14 <br />r.~adminord~rules\02geotech 1 ao.wpd(09/05/02) <br />