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The director shall have the authority to reduce buffer widths on a case-by-case basis; provided, that the general standards for avoidance and minimization per Section 14.100.071(A) and (B) shall apply, and when the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director that all of the following criteria are met:

A. The buffer reduction shall not adversely affect the habitat functions and values of the adjacent habitat conservation area or other critical area.

B. The buffer shall not be reduced to less than seventy-five (75) percent of the standard buffer as defined in Section 14.100.550(B).

C. The slopes adjacent to the habitat conservation area within the buffer area are stable and the gradient does not exceed thirty (30) percent.

(Ord. 6673 § 1, Amended, 07/28/2021; Ord. 6474, Added, 02/25/2009)