ARTICLE B. DEVELOPMENT IN GEOLOGIC HAZARD OR ADVERSE CONSTRUCTION CONDITION OVERLAY ZONE
- 10-13B-1: General Requirements
- 10-13B-2: Development in Geologic Hazard Areas (UGS 1 – 4)
- 10-13B-3: Development in Adverse Construction Condition Areas
10-13B-1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
A. Overlay Areas with Geologic Hazards: Development is not permitted in overlay areas with geologic hazards without compliance with all requirements in this chapter, and approval of the land use authority. Applications and development that do not meet the requirements of this chapter shall be denied. Geologic hazards include: surface fault rupture, earthquake ground shaking, liquefaction, landslide, and rockfall.
B. Overlay Areas with Adverse Construction Conditions: Development is not permitted in overlay areas with adverse construction conditions without compliance with all requirements in this chapter, and approval of the land use authority. Applications and development that do not meet the requirements of this chapter shall be denied. Adverse construction conditions include: expansive soil and rock, collapsible soil, gypsiferous soil and rock, shallow bedrock, caliche, wind-blown sand, breccia pipes and paleokarst, soil piping and erosion, and shallow ground water. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its Utah Geological Survey (UGS) hazard maps for the St. George area, as amended, are adopted. (Ord. 2019-10-002, 10-10-2019)