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(3) modify the width of the buffer area in accordance with Section 9.1-11 and the following criteria: Modifications to the buffer areas shall be the minimum necessary to achieve a reasonable buildable area for a principal structure and necessary utilities; be Where possible, an area equal to the area encroaching the buffer area shall be established elsewhere on the lot or parcel in a way to maximize water quality protection; and In no case shall the reduced portion of the buffer area be less than 50 feet in width. Redevelopment within IDAs may be exempt from the buffer area, in accordance with Section 9.1-11. (4) On agricultural lands the agricultural buffer area shall be managed to prevent concentrated flows of surface water from breaching the buffer area and noxious weeds from invading the buffer area. The agricultural buffer area may be reduced as follows: To a minimum width of 50 feet when the adjacent land is implementing a federal, state, or locally- funded agricultural best management practices program, provided that the combination of the reduced buffer area and the best management practices achieve water quality protection, pollutant removal, and water resource conservation at least the equivalent of the 100 foot buffer area; To a minimum width of 25 feet when a soil and water quality conservation plan, as approved by the local Soil and Water Conservation District, has been implemented on the adjacent land. Such plan shall be based upon the Field Office Technical Guide of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service and accomplish water quality protection consistent with this Chapter. The buffer agricultural agricultural practices in approved by District. area shall not be required for drainage ditches if the adjacent land has in place best management accordance with a conservation plan the local Soil and Water Conservation