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V. PUBLIC SAFETY GOALS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS Sp;s.m1r S-;afpty Goal 1: Minimize the risks to lives and property, and minimize the potential liability to the City due to seismic activity within the Planning Area. Policy I: Restrict development in areas prone to seismic safety hazards. Program 1.1: Comply with the Alquist-Priolo Act and other setsnuc safety criteria established by the City of Pleasanton. Program 1.2: Prohibit construction of habitable structures within at least 50 feet of an identified active fault trace where the fault has been specifically located in site-specific geologic studies. Program 1.3: Prohibit construction of a habitable structure within at least 100 feet of the most likely line of the fault trace, if the active fault trace is approximately located, concealed or inferred. The applicant's geologist (with concurrence from the City's peer review geologist) shall identify the most likely line of the fault trace. TIlls program applies only to new development approved after date of adoption and does not make non- conforming those structures approved under policies and regulations allowing structures at least 50 feet from a fault trace. Program 1.4: Prohibit construction of facilities and systems vital to the public health and safety (e.g., water facilities, fire stations, hospitals, communication facilities, etc.) within the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones. Policy 2: Investigate the potential for seismic hazards during the development review process, and implement soils engineering and construction standards which minimize potential danger from earthquakes. Program 2.1: Require site-specific soils, geologic, and/or geotechnical engineering studies prior to development approval of structures for human occupancy for any project proposed within areas shown on current Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones Maps. For development within areas identified as severe through violent seismic shaking amplification (Figure V-3: Relative Intensity of Ground Shaking) outside of the Alquist- Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone, the site-specific soils and/or geotechnical report shall address the impacts of seismic ground shaking on proposed structures, infrastructure, and ground stability. Program 2.2: Design and construct all structures to address potential seismic and geologic hazard conditions according to the California Building Code (CBC) standards or more stringent standards. All structures and facilities not addressed by the CBC shall be Public Safety 082906, dean V-32 City Council 8/29/2006