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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY <br />Introduction <br />Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Britta Golding to <br />conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for the property located at <br />9422 South Priest Road, French Camp, California (Plate 1). <br />The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study are combined under this report <br />cover and presented as two sections of this report. The formatting of the report has <br />been designed to follow the recommendations of the San Joaquin County <br />Environmental Health Department as described in its Soil Suitability Study <br />Requirements Checklist and Nitrate Loading Study Requirements Checklist. <br />The Soil Suitability Study was conducted to determine whether the soils are suitable for <br />use with a septic system. The study was performed in accordance with the <br />requirements of Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. <br />Proposed Development <br />Ms. Golding proposes to construct a second home on the Site (Plate 2) <br />Site Descriotion <br />The Site is defined as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 193-220-72, 1.98 acre in size. <br />It is located at 9422 South Priest Road, French Camp, California. <br />A three-bedroom house, a shop, and a few small outbuildings are located on the Site. <br />The remainder of the Site is open land (Plate 3). <br />The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic <br />map, is approximately 20 feet above mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat (Plate 4). <br />According to the San Joaquin County District Viewer (sjmap.org), the Site is zoned AU - <br />20, Agriculture -Urban Reserve with a minimum parcel size of 20 acres. This zoning <br />designation "is intended to retain in agriculture those areas planned for future urban <br />development in order to facilitate compact, orderly growth and to assure the proper <br />timing and economical provision of services and utilities." <br />Existing and Proposed Septic Tank Usage <br />Existing Septic System <br />One septic system is currently located on the Site (Plate 3) <br />LOGE 2237 Page 1 <br />