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thereby creating the undevelopable condition after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter; and ve. The proposal mitigates the impacts on the critical areas and buffers to the maximum extent possible. b2. Reasonable Use Decision Process.Whenever an applicant for a development proposal submits a reasonable use proposal to the planning director,the submittal shall include the following information which will be used to evaluate the criteria for reasonable use exception: ia. The location, size, and description of the areas of the lot which are either critical areas, required buffers, or setbacks required by this chapter; iib. A description of the location and area of the lot which is within setbacks required by other standards of the zoning code; iiie. An analysis of the minimum development necessary to achieve "reasonable economic use" of the lot, including a narrative which includes a factual basis for this determination; ivd. An analysis of the impact that the development described in subsection B.2.c of this section would have on the critical areas and buffer functions, including an analysis of impacts on fish and wildlife resources; ve. An analysis of whether any other reasonable use with less impact on the critical areas and buffers is possible.This must also include an analysis of whether there is any practicable on-site alternative to the proposed development with less impact, including reduction in density, phasing of project implementation, change in timing of activities, revision of lot layout, and/or related site planning considerations that would allow a reasonable economic use with less adverse impacts to the critical areas and buffers.The phasing analysis shall address whether preproject mitigation of impacts to buffers is feasible to reduce impacts on critical areas.The analysis shall also address stormwater impacts and mitigation required by the Department of Ecology's Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (2005), including low impact development techniques when f siblcCity's stormwater management regulations; vif. A design of the proposal so that the amount of development proposed as"reasonable economic use" will have the least impact practicable on the critical areas; viig. An analysis of the modifications needed to the standards of this chapter to accommodate the proposed development; A description of any modifications needed for the required front, side and rear setbacks, building height, and landscape widths to provide for a reasonable use while providing protection to the critical areas; A description of the proposed enhancement/restoration of the critical area and buffer necessary to result in no net loss of function to the maximum extent feasible. xj. Such other information as the planning director determines is reasonably necessary to evaluate the issue of reasonable economic use as it relates to the proposed development. 03. Reasonable Use Administrative Modification. If, in order to provide reasonable economic use, the standards of this title need to be modified,the planning director is authorized to grant an administrative modification to the standards of this title in accordance with the following: ie. If a reasonable economic use of a lot cannot exist without modification of the required front, side and/or rear setbacks, building height, and/or landscape widths,the planning director is authorized to administratively modify such standards only to the extent necessary to provide for a reasonable economic use of the lot while providing greater protection to the critical areas than if the standard were met; Planning Commission Resolution 19-04 Page 12 Critical Areas March 19, 2019