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4 Majoi projects not subject to an Envnromnental Impact Report and/or not located in the Resource Preservation, Resource Conservation, or Flood Control/Construction Aggregates Habitat/Habitat Preservation land use designated areas shall have environmental studies contracted through the City and paid for by the applicant (e g , Initial Studies for Negative Declarations or Mitigated Negative Declarations) The applicant may prepare and submit up to three envi oiunental technical reports, which shall be prepared by consultants from the City's approved consultant list, and may be subject to third-party peel review contracted through the City and paid for by the applicant 5 All supporting environmental and/oz engineering tecluiical reports prepared by the applicant (if any) shall be completed to the satisfaction of staff Other general guidelines 6 Applicants frequently prepare one or more engineering reports prior to application submittal to the City, as such reports inform and assist the applicant with designing thea project prior to submittal (e g , soils report, preliminary hydrology report, piellminary drainage/grading plan, geotechnical engineering report, slope stability analysis, Phase 1 or 2 ESA reports, etc) Such reports may be considered to be engineering reports, and not as environmental teelmical reports Such reports shall be prepared by Calzfoznia-licensed engineering professionals (when applicable) and need not be consultants from the City's approved list 7 From tinne to time, depending in project site conditions or surroundings, engineering technical reports may zequxre independent peer review (by professionals with equivalent licenses of qualifications) depending on the facts and circumstances of a specific property Examples of studies that may require peer review include a geotechnical report for a project located within or near an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone, a slope stability analysis for hillside properties or potentially unstable slopes, a Phase 1 or 2 envirozunental site assessment or site investigation for any property with possible contamination or hazardous materials In such cases, the Applicant may be required to conduct further work at thein own cost, and revisehesubmit techrucal reports to the satisfaction of City staff S Certain environmental technical studies may be dependent on timing or ainrival seasons to produce a valid study and valid conclusions Examples include biological habitat assessments during the Spring season, wildlife surveys during the peak seasonal activity period of a given species, or traffic studies near schools when in session, or other unique traffic generators Applicants may choose to prepare one or more technical report(s) in the interest of expediting the processing of their project, the City may require a third-party peel 1 eview contracted through 3 I\cclerklResolutions\Res 7700-779917744 - enviroiuuental procedures docx