EC 9.6710: <br />The field work conducted for the Geotechnical/Geologic Assessment of the Capital Hill PUD by <br />Branch Engineering does not satisfy the requirements of EC 9.6710 (5)(b) or (4)(c), in that: <br />1.The subsurface exploration was conducted on 20% or less of the subdivision property. <br />2.The subsurface exploration did not extend into the areas most likely to be subject to slides. <br />3.The field work cannot be shown to have been conducted according to Standard Methods. <br />The report on the assessment and its addendum contain numerous errors, all of which make it <br />appear that the area is safer and more stable than it is in reality. <br />4.The addendum presents that the PUD will be constructed on “stable volcanic rock”, when, <br />in reality, the site is underlain by an east-dipping sedimentary rock assemblage. <br />5.The scale of the “Area Slope Hazard Map” makes nearby DOGAMI-mapped slides appear <br />twice as far from the PUD as they are in reality. <br />6.That same map indicates that lots 18 and 19 are located entirely within the “No Build Area”. <br />The subdivision plans indicate otherwise. <br />7.Independent mapping of the area using state-of-the-art LiDAR hillshademaps and on-site <br />tree evidence indicates that significant portions of the eastern part of the PUD have been and <br />are subject to landslides. <br /> <br />