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The project will have to comply with the California Building Code (CBC)which includes provisions for soils reports for <br /> grading and foundations as well as design criteria for seismic loading and other geologic hazards based on fault and <br /> seismic hazard mapping. All recommendations from a soils report must be incorporated into the construction plans. <br /> Therefore, impacts to seismic-related (or other) landslide hazards will be less than significant. <br /> The project will not result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil because the project includes the conversion of <br /> existing structures, and development within the existing disturbed areas currently utilized by the existing nursery facility. <br /> Any required improvements will be subject to grading and/or building permits. As a result, impacts to soil erosion or loss of <br /> topsoil will be less than significant. <br /> The project site is relatively flat terrain where landslides have not historically been an issue. A soils report will be required <br /> for grading and foundations and all recommendations from a soils report must be incorporated into the construction plans. <br /> Therefore, any risks resulting from being located on an unstable unit will be reduced to less than significant. <br /> The project will be served by an onsite septic tank or alternative waste water disposal system for the disposal of waste <br /> water. The Environmental Health Department is requiring a soil suitability/nitrate loading study to determine the <br /> appropriate system and design prior to issuance of building permit(s). The sewage disposal system shall comply with the <br /> onsite wastewater treatment systems standards of San Joaquin County prior to approval. A percolation test that meets <br /> absorption rates of the manual of septic tank practice or E.P.A. Design Manual for onsite wastewater treatment and <br /> disposal system is required for each parcel.With these standards in place, only soils capable of adequately supporting the <br /> use of septic tanks will be approved for the septic system. <br /> — Initial Study 14 <br />