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#06-31 G9 1 February 200G Page 4 of 5 be charged a fee of 7.0 acres x $2,160 = $15,960. Wetl�nds The wetland drainage easements have been revised since the original application to meet the buffer requirements of the newly adopted Wetlands Protection ordin�nce. As part of the subdivision approval the applicant is required fio create and/or maintain buffers along the two wetlands on the properties. The City's wefiland specialist will need fio determine whether or not the existing vegetation meets the City's criteria for an "acceptable btiffer" as outlined within 78-1605, This will need to take place during a regular growing season for vegetation identification. The applicant may desire to file for final plat prior to this determination by the City. If this is the case, in order to protect against the situation that the city may require buffer area planting and maintenance if it is determined that there is inadequate vegetation in the buffer area to meet the intent of the wetland ordinance, the city may require a cash escrow or letter of credit equal to 150 percent of the estimated cost of the vegetation and installation. Additionally, the applicant is required to submit a digital file either GIS or CAD format of the upslope edge of the buffer per Code Section 78-1605(h). The wetland and wetland buffer easement shall be documented and filed in the chains of title as part of the final plat documents. Archaeological Impacts There are no historically significant features on this property known to staff. Sewage Treatment Copies of the proposed septic plans were submitted with the initial application for preliminary plat in 2004. At the time septic inspector Matt Bolterman reviewed the proposed septic plans deemed them adequate and he recominended approval of the proposed septic systems, Tlie City's current Septic Manager, Willie Gibbs, has also reviewed the same proposed plans and has reached the same conclusion. However, Gibbs' memo states that the existing mound system on Lot 2 is classified as an "imminent health threat" as the septic effluent is appearing on the surface of the ground. Gibbs' recommendation is that the septic system be updated prior to preliminary plat approval. Park lledic�tion The property does not abut any of the existing or proposed public trails shown on the City's Comprehensive Trail Plan. Conditional Use Permit Review As part of this application the Planning Commission should discuss the appropriateness of the land alterltions in the form of fill which was placed on the site in 2004. According to the applicant, approximately 1,600 cubic y�rds of clean fill were distributed on the Lot 1 portion of the property. The f 11 has not impacted approved septic sites, and was placed