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Wetlands, 1989 edition. The wetlands boundaries established by this approach shall then be used in satisfying the requirements of this Section. Wetlands shall be classified according to the classification of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States. B. Wetland Rating. Wetland Rating means the placement of wetlands into one of the following categories: 1 . Category I Wetlands (Exceptional Resource Value) . "Category I Wetlands" means wetlands that meet any one of the following criteria: a. Documented habitats of primary association; b. High quality native wetland communities, including documented Category I or II quality Natural Heritage Wetland sites and sites which qualify as a Category I or II quality Natural Heritage Wetland; c. High quality, regionally rare wetland communities with irreplaceable ecological functions, including sphagnum bogs and fens, kelp, and eel grass beds, estuarine wetlands, or coniferous forested wetlands occurring on organic soils; d. Wetlands which: i. greater than or equal to five (5) acres in size; ii. have three or more wetland classes; and iii . have an open water component. 2. Category II Wetlands LSignificant Resource Value) . Category II Wetlands" means wetlands other than Category I wetlands that meet any one of the following criteria: a. Wetlands which: i. are greater than or equal to one (1) acre; ii. have 40% to 60% open water in dispersed patches, and iii . have two or more wetland classes. b. Wetlands which: i. are greater than or equal to one acre, and ii. have a forested wetland class; or c. Riparian wetlands of any size. 3 . Category III Wetlands (Important Resource Value) . "Category III Wetlands" means wetlands which do not qualify as Category I, II or IV wetlands. 12