Atherton, CA · San Mateo County
Soils Report Waiver Request
This request lets the design professional responsible for a project’s structural design ask the Town of Atherton to waive its soils investigation report requirement.
What this form is
The design professional responsible for the structural design completes this request to ask the Building Department to waive a soils investigation report requirement. The form asks for the project address and description, soil classification, and answers to questions about site and construction conditions. If any answer to questions 2 through 12 is yes, the document says a full soils investigation report is required; if all are no, the professional signs and submits the request for review.
Who needs it
A registered design professional responsible for the structural design who believes the proposed site and construction do not require a soils investigation report needs this request.
How to submit it
Submit the wet-stamped and signed request to the Town of Atherton Building Department at 80 Fair Oaks Ln, Atherton, California 94027, with the permit application and other required submittal documents.
About notarization
This request does not require notarization; the registered design professional must wet-stamp, sign, and date it before submission.
How to submit this form
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Download The Request
Download the Soils Report Waiver Request.
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Complete The Questionnaire
Enter the project address and description, classify the soil materials, and answer the site-condition questions.
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Wet-Stamp And Sign
The registered design professional must wet-stamp, sign, and date the request.
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Submit With Permit Application
Submit the request with the permit application and other required submittal documents to the Town of Atherton Building Department.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Soils Report Waiver Request?
- No. The document does not require notarization. The registered design professional must wet-stamp, sign, and date the request before submission.
- Who completes the Soils Report Waiver Request?
- The design professional responsible for the structural design completes the questionnaire and provides the project address, project description, soil classification, and site-condition answers.
- What happens if an answer to questions 2 through 12 is yes?
- The form states that a full soils investigation report will be required if any answer to questions 2 through 12 is yes.
- How do I submit the Soils Report Waiver Request?
- Wet-stamp and sign the request, then submit it to the Town of Atherton Building Department with the permit application and other required submittal documents.