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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 21, 2014 Page 16 the requested approval, with the exception of receipt of the park dedication fee in lieu of land. Councilmember McGehee expressed concern in the location of the wetland to lots and sought additional information on protections to prevent pollutants and provide a buffer along that wetland as part of this plan; and whether such stipulations could be included as part of the approval, or ensure conservation easements con- tinued to run with the lots. Councilmember McGehee also expressed concern with contamination of the wetland from lawn fertilizers. Councilmember McGe- hee also expressed concerns, from her personal viewing of the site, that adequate drainage for basements was regulated. Mr. Lloyd advised that, while he was unable to speak to non-public easements, there were setback requirements in place under various authorizing agencies to address the location of buildings and/or fences as well as for sidewalks, patios, and paved surfaces that were exclusive to properties adjacent to or abutting wet- lands. Mr. Lloyd further noted that a natural area buffer requirement also ad- dressed that issue; and whether enforcement was a function of City Code beyond the Zoning Code where it was not addressed, or whether it was a function of the Watershed District, all applicable setbacks and lot coverage requirements would be addressed by one or both of those regulating bodies during the permit process. While not addressing engineering requirements, Mr. Lloyd noted that the City's Zoning C ode provided a minimum requirement for floor elevations to ensure basements or the lowest level of a structure was at a minimum of 2' above the wa- ter table to address drainage concerns. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, City Engineer Marc Culver con- firmed that the City could access the lots to address any pooling or drainage prob- lems in the future. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Lloyd confirmed that drain- age easements would be in place accordingly. Councilmember Etten expressed his appreciation for including a master agree- ment for maintenance of common areas (e.g. rain basins) on the front end as de- velopers work with staff to make consideration for that and have those elements included in an agreement. Councilmember Etten questioned the short- and long- term plans for the berm shown in the NE corner and discussions held at the Plan- ning Commission level; and whether it would eventually go away. Mr. Lloyd advised that it was not intended that it would go away, but probably not be a very significant berm in the end, as described during Planning Commis- sion public comments and deliberations. Mr. Lloyd reviewed the purpose of the berm based on the challenges in developing this site due to traditionally poor soils. However, with new engineering technologies today, Mr. Lloyd advised that the developer was confident they could work with those soils; but other than haul- ing them away during the construction process, those soils could be bermed and