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the City Engineer, except that the requirement of a prelim- inary soil report may be waived by any of these bodies when advised by the City Engineer that, due to the knowledge the Engineering Department has as to soil qualities of the soil of the subdivision or lot, no preliminary analysis is necessary . "Section 30.112 If the preliminary soil report indicates the presence of critically expansive soils or other soil problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects in structures erected wi thin the subdivision, a soil investigation of each proposed lot in the subdivision shall be prepared. The soil investigation report shall be prepared by a civil engineer qualified in soils testing and analysis registered in the State of California and at the expense of the subdivider. The investigation report shall recommend corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure proposed to be constructed on the expansive or other critical soil or site. "The soil investigation report shall be filed in tripli- cate with the City Engineer who shall transmit one copy each to the Building Inspector and to the Planning Department. "Section 30.113 In cases where a soil investigation is required by the provisions of section 30.112 of this article, no subdivision map shall be approved by the Sub- division Committee nor any final subdivision map by the City Planning Commission or City Council unless the invest- igation and recommendations have been approved by the City Engineer and the recommendations either complied with or the map is accompanied by an agreement executed by the -2-