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address an imminent threat to public health and safety, or ~3} result in enhancement of water quality, and enhancement ar maintenance of stormwater conveyance capacity, flood control capacity, groundwater discharge and recharge capacity and wi 1 dl i fe habitat. ~6} Re_v~ ew p,rocess. A11 development proposed within the wetland buffer sub-district shat 1 be reviewed i n accordance with the site pi an review procedure i n section 9.690 of this code, except when the applicant can c1 early show that proposed development will occur completely outside of the largest applicable wetland buffer area. site plan approval for development proposed within the wetland buffer sub-district shall be based upon conformance with the natural resources special standards from section 9.305 listed with each use. ~ l } Exceptions . The p1 ann i ng director or designee shall have the authority , to grant exceptions to the standard setback distances and permitted uses within wetland buffer areas ~n accordance with the following provisions. ~ a} criteria. Exceptions will be granted only i f the applicant demonstrates in writing that: 1. Through a combination of buffer enhancements and site design a1 terat i ons that a smal 1 er buffer setback di stance can provide protection to the resource which is equal to or better than that provided by the standard buffers specified above, including; but not limited to meeting or exceeding natural resource special standards ~ a} through ~d} of section 9.305; or 2. Na economically vi ab1 a use allowed within the parent district could occur as a result of the app1ecatian of these setback ~ and buffer provisions, and that the s circumstance i s not purposefully brought about by any deliberate action of the owner or developer of the property; An exception shall be granted by the planning director in these cases, and type II buffers of less than 50 feet are permitted on high value wetlands and type II buffers of less than 25 feet are permitted on moderate vat ue wetlands . Setbacks around high ,value wet1 ands shal 1 not be 1 ess than 25 feet i n any case, fib} Buffe_r___a,ve,raging. Wherever practical, reductions in buffer distance from the standard buffer setback distances due to approved exceptions shall be accomplished through averaging the buffer distance on a site. Averaging means that when the buffer setback i s reduced i n one location, i t i s expanded somewhere e1 se i n compensation so that the total buffer area remains the same. I . Wherever practical , reductions i n buffer distance due to approved exceptions will occur adjacent to lower value or 1 ess _ sens i ti ve areas wi the n a gi ven wetland site and expans i an of the buffer e n compensate on wi 11 occur adjacent to higher . vat ue or more sensitive areas wi th i n a gi ven wetland site. 2. To the extent practical, wherever buffers are reduced from the standard setbacks a1 ong channel sites or other 1 i near sites, buffers shall be increased an the oppasi to bank of the channel across from the area where the reduction is allowed. ~c} Reductions to other standards. The planning director Ord i n once - 11