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b. Applicant's Opportunity to Contest Designation; Mitigation. Applicants for site plan review shall have an opportunity to demonstrate that any areas which are designated as wetlands within -the confines of their property no longer function as wetlands. Areas identified as wetlands using the criteria in "a" above, may receive a waiver from the Board of County Commissioners regarding designation provided that the applicant furnishes competent evidence indicating that a majority of the following factors preclude the area(s) from functioning as a viable wetland area: i. inadequate size; ii. isolation from similar or complementary habitats; iii. proximity to adjacent urban land uses; iv. disturbance or invasion of exotic species; V. lack of species diversity; vi. reduced frequency and length of inundation; and/or vii. reduced salinity levels and tidal influence. Any applicant who receives a waiver by the Board of County Commissioners allowing the alteration of non-viable wetland areas shall be required to provide viable wetland areas through mitigation. Mitication may be accomplished by the creation of entirely ne,� wetland areas, which should be designed, constructed and raintained in a manner to mimic natural areas. Mitigation u,ay also be accomplished through the restoration of areas that were historically wetlands or through the enhance -Fent of the functioning of existing areas which may have been previously disturbed or which may have the ability to provide additional or improved functions. Density Limitations for Enyirorrentally Sensitive Land. As established in the iridian River County Comprehensive Plan, environmentally sensitive lands shall be limited to the following maxir.,un gross density levels. i. Environ-,entally Sensitive Lands East of i-95. Those land areas deter -Fined to be environmentally sensitive based on the criteria contained herein, which are located east of I-95 shall be limited to a maximum density of one (1) duelling unit per gross acre. ii. Environmentally Sensitive Lands Test of I-95. -hose land uses determined to be environmentally sensitive based on the criteria contained herein, which are located ;vest of I-95 shall be limited to a maximum density of 0.20 duelling units per gross acre. Density Transfers: Planned Residential Developments Only. Section 25.4, "Planned Residential Development (PRD): Special Exception Standards and Procedures", of the Zoning Ordinance establishes a mechanism for transferring density from environmentally sensitive lands to approved upland areas. Density transfers shall be specifically limited to projects receiving PRD special exception approval. e. Additional Restrictions on Development Within Environmental- ly Sensitive Areas. In addition to the density limitations for environmentally sensitive lands established in the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan, as provided in paragraph "c" herein, all environmentally sensitive lands shall be subject to the following development restrictions: i. Development shall be limited to upland areas; ii. Where no upland area exists or where the upland is of inadequate size to allow reasonable use of the land, -25-