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Article 6: Development Standards 18 <br /> Section 6.14:Stormwater Management <br /> (D) Offset Payments <br /> (1) lrn,�r'ee6rdaRGe with sub GGGtiGR (9) abeyo effset fees may bepermitted to Fneet <br /> the n,,tries+ expert levels set fGr .,deyelenmen+anti„it . Offset fees may be <br /> permitted to meet the nutrient export levels set for new development. In order to <br /> utilize offset fees,the proposed new development subject to the nutrient load <br /> standards must attain nitrogen and phosphorus loading rate reductions on-site <br /> that meet the following criteria prior to using an offsite offset measure: <br /> (a) Falls Lake Watershed <br /> (i) 30%or more reduction in both nitrogen and phosphorus loading <br /> from the untreated conditions for any single-family, detached and <br /> duplex residential development disturbing one half acre but less <br /> than one acre; <br /> (ii) 50%or more reduction in both nitrogen and phosphorus loading <br /> from the untreated conditions for any single-family, detached and <br /> duplex residential development disturbing more than one acre; <br /> (iii) 30%or more reduction in both nitrogen and phosphorus loading <br /> from the untreated condition for other development, including <br /> multi-family residential, commercial and industrial development <br /> disturbing 12,000 square feet but less than one acre; <br /> (iv) 50%or more reduction in both nitrogen and phosphorus loading <br /> from the untreated condition for other development, including <br /> multi-family residential, commercial and industrial development <br /> disturbing more than one acre; <br /> (v) 30 percent or more reduction in both nitrogen and phosphorus <br /> loading from the untreated condition for proposed redevelopment <br /> activities in a designated downtown area that would replace or <br /> expand structures or improvements that existed as of December <br /> 2006. <br /> (b) Jordan Lake Watershed <br /> (i) Six pounds per acre per year nitrogen for single-family, detached <br /> and duplex residential development. <br /> (ii) Ten pounds per acre per year nitrogen for other development <br /> including commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential. <br /> (2) Offset fees shall be paid te the North GaFGI;Ra EGGsystem Enh2RGement PFGgram <br /> (ISIGEEP) • , to mitig2t n baR a d h"the "iQDVVn I+ a PGIiGY G <br /> j-i v� �-or-p ri�v acs-rrrrnyr+ - - �°ca-o�crrc-i�Tr-ro-thcP°rtvY° <br /> the NGDWQ that the funds be utilized wheFe they aFe geRepated te the <br /> ext n+ ssible u6 lGRg s they n...R obtain the G rutiG ^f+,TV-,-.I-a,00caI .,I <br /> �cc°c...I:.e ... ..y .., ..,y ., w vvpe. <br /> goveFRment. Offset fees may be paid to the North Carolina Ecosystem <br /> Enhancement Program (NCEEP), approved private mitigation bank, or other <br /> mitigation option as approved by the NC DWQ and Orange County. It is the <br /> policy of NC DWQ and Orange County, as well as a requirement in certain <br /> watersheds,that offset payment funds be utilized where they are generated to <br /> the maximum extent possible. <br /> (3) Offset payment fees and calculation methods are determined by the North <br /> Quality{NCDWQ}as approved by the North Carolina Environmental <br /> Management Commission (EMC). The total amount of offset payment will be <br /> seetien 15A NGAG 02B.0240 "N'easeRiveF-Basra—"Nutr;e„t Se„st;ve Waters <br /> Management Strategy" Nutrient Offset Payments"of the Nerth ( aFelffiRa <br /> Administrative Gerle (NGDVVQ's "Red Reek") determined based on current NC <br /> DWQ policy and regulation on a case by case basis. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-105 <br />