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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />ORDINANCE NO. 0-05-94 <br />AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLTON <br />ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON ISSUANCE OF <br />BUILDING PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS <br />IN SLOPE AREAS OF THE CITY OF COLTON WHERE <br />COMPACTION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED <br />WHEREAS, the City of Colton has recently received alarming information regarding <br />construction problems in the hillside areas of the City, primarily located in the Reche Canyon, <br />La Loma Hills and immediately adjacent hillside areas; and <br />WHEREAS, the information received tends to indicate that compaction problems may <br />exist that could affect any additional construction in the area unless steps are taken to assure that <br />no such further problems will occur; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has potential liability for damages to property caused by inadequate <br />compaction if the City has knowledge of such problems prior to construction; and <br />WHEREAS, the City fully evaluated compaction issues according to existing standards <br />prior to construction of existing buildings that have evidenced damage relating to compaction; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the information on which the City relied in issuing building permits for <br />existing buildings in the slope areas of the City primarily located in the Reche Canyon, La Loma <br />Hills and immediately adjacent hillside areas appears to have been inadequate or inaccurate; and <br />me <br />