Appendix B - Soils Report - Geotechnical ReviewCity of Rosemead
Geotechnical Report Review
KCG Project No. 08097-27
Date Authorized:September 6, 2017 Date Completed:September 18, 2017
Date Received:August 30, 2017
Date of Report:April 4, 2017
Site Address:8449 Garvey (APN 5288-004-057) and 3017 Earle (APN 5299-004-041), Rosemead
Lot/Parcel/Tract No.:
Proposed Development:4 story mixed use development with 1 level subterranean garage
Report Reviewed:Report of Geotechnical Engineering Investigation, Proposed Mixed Use
Development at 8449 Garvey Avenue and 3017 Earle Avenue, APN: 5299-004-041
& 057, Rosemead, California, dated April 4, 2017, PN 16-087-001GR
Type of Report:Geotechnical report with liquefaction
Previous Reviews:ECI Geo Review PN 3712 Date Completed:September 11, 2017
Additional Documents Reviewed: None
FINDINGS
Report is acceptable
Report is acceptable with the following Conditions
X Response is required
REMARKS
1.Please provide a site plan illustrating the footprint of the structure. Please illustrate areas of proposed
shoring.
2.Please provide cross-section(s) to depict site conditions. Applicable setbacks, proposed structures,
typical foundations, temporary excavations, remedial grading, design grading, property lines,
anticipated shoring and lateral site conditions, etc. should be depicted along with contacts/data.
3.Please clarify recommendations for site drainage. Refer to Section 1804.4 of the 2016 CBC as
warranted.
4.Please provide the seismic design category for the site.
5.Please provide a full reference list for the submitted report.
Additional Comments/Conditions of Approval (no response required):
6.It should be noted that the seismic earth pressures presented in the report (shall be applied for all
retaining walls with backfill greater than 6 feet and just walls with a height greater than 6 feet..
Our review is intended to determine if the submitted report(s) comply with City, State and applicable
building codes and generally accepted geotechnical practices within the local area. The scope of our
services for this third party review has been limited to a review of the above referenced report and
associated documents, as supplied by the City of Rosemead. Re-analysis of reported data and/or
City of Rosemead – Geotechnical Review
S:\Shared\Projects\2008\08097\08097- 1ST Review 9-12.doc , Rosemead
References:
California Division of Mines and Geology, 1998, Seismic Hazard Zone Report 024, Seismic Hazard
Zone Report for the El Monte 7.5- Minute Quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California.
California Division of Mines and Geology, 2000, DMG Open-File Report 98-29, Digital Geologic Map
of the El Monte 7.5 Quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California.
County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, July 2013, Manual for
Preparation of Geotechnical Reports.
California Geological Survey, 2008, Special Publication 117A, Guidelines for evaluating and Mitigating
Seismic Hazards in California.
Southern California Earthquake Center, March 1999, Recommended Procedures for Implementation of
DMG Special Publication 117, guidelines for Analyzing and Mitigating Liquefaction Hazards in
California.