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ESS RESIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT State of California Aquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act was signed into law in 1972,in Public Resources Code Division 2,Chapter 7.5,and has been amended ten times since than. Under this Act the State Geologist is required to delineate earthquake fault zones along known active faults. An active fault is defined as a fault that has had surface displacement during Holocene time(the past 11,000 years).After an area has been designated as an Earthquake Fault Zone under this Act,cities and counties affected by the zone mustregulate certain development projects within the zone. With some exceptions,cities and counties must withhold development permits for sites within the Earthquake Fault Zones until geologic investigations demonstrate that the sites are not threatened by surface rupture from future faulting. The Slate Mining and Geology Board provide additional regulations to guide cities and counties in their implementation of the law(California Code of Regulations, Title 14,Division 2). If Property is designated as being in such a zone,it is recommended that a Registered Geologist be retained to conduct a site investigation of the Property in order to determine the locations of faults,if any,on the Property. State of California Seismic Hazards Mapping Ad Hazard Zones The State California,Division of Mines and Geology,is conducting the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act pursuant to the California Public Resources Code,Division 2,Chapter 7.8,sections 2690-2699.6,and Chapter 8,Article 10,Sections 37203725.Chapter 7.8 reads in part, "2691. Legislative findings and declaration. The Legislature fords and declares all of the following:(a)The effects of strong ground shaking,liquefaction,landslides,or other ground failure account for approximately 95 percent of economic losses caused byan earthquake. (b)Areas subject to these processes during an earthquake have not been identified or mapped statewide,despite the fact that scientific techniques are available to do so.©It is necessary to identity and map seismic hazard zones in order for cities and counties to adequately prepare the safety element of their general plans and to encourage land use management policies and regulations to reduce and mitigate those hazards to protect public health and safety." "2694.Disclosure by property seller or agent(a)A person who is acting as an agent for a seller of real property which is located within a seismic hazard zone,as designated under this chapter,or the seller if he or she is acting without an agent,shall disclose to any prospective purchaser the fact that the property is located within a seismic hazard zone,if the maps prepared pursuant to this chapter,or the information contained in the maps are reasonably available." Notes on the individual maps note that all areas where the potential for liquefaction,land sliding,strong ground shaking,or other geologic hazards may not be shown,andthat the maps do not serve as a substitute for geologic and geotechnical site investigations required under Chapters 7.5 and 7.8 of Division 2 or the California Public Resources Code. If the Property is designated as being in a liquefaction zone or a landslide Zone as designated by the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act,it is recommended that a Registered Geologist or licensed Professional Engineer be retained to conduct a site investigation of the Property. Because the maps produced by the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act may not show all areas that have the potential for liquefaction or land sliding,or other geologic hazards including strong earthquake motions,it is recommended that a Registered Geologist or licensed Professional Engineer be retained to conduct a site investigation of the Property in order to evaluate the potential for liquefaction,land sliding,or other geologic hazards. For the purpose of this disclosure report if the area of a Property is mapped as part of the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act the report identifies if the site is situated or is not situated within a mapped liquefaction zone and a mapped earthquake induced landslide zone. If the area of a Property is not mapped as part of the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act the report identifies that the property is not mapped by the State of Califomia Seismic Hazard Mapping Act program and also states that the property is not situated in either of the hazard zones. If the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act program does not map the area of the Property, it is recommended that a Registered Geologist or licensed Professional Engineer be retained to conduct a site investigation of the Property in order to evaluate the potential for liquefaction,land sliding,or other geologic hazards. Page 3 of 4 NHDS Conditions February 25,2000