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• • Restrictive Soils 77 (Prior Code, § 1004.03) § 1004.04 RESTRICTIVE SOILS PERMIT. (1) Permit required. Except as hereinafter provided in this chapter, no person shall perform any development in a very severe limitation soils district without first having obtained a restrictive soils permit (hereinafter called permit) from the city. (2) Soil borings. The person performing the development shall present soil borings, percolation test, and depth to water table determination by a professional engineer, registered in the State of Minnesota and knowledgeable in soils and soil mechanics for review and recommendations of special provisions to overcome soil limitations. Any other qualified person or firm knowledgeable with State of Minnesota, Department of Health Codes and /or regulations regarding percolation data and depth of water table may perform the tests. The engineer or person or firm so qualified shall prepare his, her or its findings and recommendations in writing, which shall be submitted by the applicant to the Clerk Treasurer city engineer. The results of the tests required by this division shall be recorded upon forms to be approved by the Council, which forms shall be supplied by the Clerk Treasurer city engineer and when completed, the forms shall be filed with the Clerk Treasurer city engineer. (Prior Code, § 1004.04) § 1004.05 EXCEPTIONS. The permit requirements established by this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Emergency work necessary to preserve life or property. When emergency work is performed under this section, the person performing it shall report the pertinent facts relating to the work to the engineer (or city building inspector) prior to the commencement of the work. The city engineer or building inspector shall review the facts and determine whether or not an emergency exists and shall, by written memorandum, authorize the commencement of the emergency exception. The person commencing emergency work shall, within 10 days following the commencement of that activity, apply for the issuance of a restrictive soils development permit and on the issuance thereof may be required to perform the work as is determined to be reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter. (2) Development consisting of the corrective alteration, repair, or maintenance of any lawful use of land existing on the date of adoption of this chapter. (Prior Code, § 1004.05)