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6 <br />flooding during previous storm events. Ihis request for exemption must be <br />prepared by a North Carolina registered professional engineer and <br />submitted in writing to the Planning Director or Designee. Appeals of this <br />decision will follow Section 7-E of this Ordinance.. <br />Appendix 2 <br />Table 2a: Nitrogen Export Reduction Options <br />Residential Commercial /Industrial <br />If the computed exportrs less than 6.0 If the computed export is less than 10..0 <br />Ibs/ac/yr, then the owner may either: lbs/ac/yr, then the owner may either: <br />1. Install BMPs to remove enough nihogen I, Install BMPs to remove enough nitrogen to <br />to bring the development down to 3.6 bring the development down to 3.6 <br />]bs/ac/yr, lbs/ac/yr. <br />2.. Pay aone-time offset payment ef-$3~OfFb 2. Pay aone-time offset payment ef-$338NH <br />to bring the nitrogen down to the 3.6 to bring the nifrogen down to the 3.6 <br />Ibs/ac/yr. lbs/ac/yr. <br />3. Do a combination of BMPs and offset 3. Do a combination of BMPs and offset <br />payment to achieve a .3.61bs/ac/yr export, payment to achieve a 3.61bs/ac/yr export.. <br />If the computed export is greater than 6,0 If the computed export is greater than 10.0 <br />Ibs/ac/yr, then the owner must use on-site ]bs/ac/yr, then the owner must use on-site <br />BMPs to bring the development's export BMPs to bring the development's export down <br />down to 6,0 Ibs/ac/yr. Then, the owner may to 10,0 Ibs/ac/yr. Then, the owner may use one <br />use one of the three options above to achieve of'the three options above to achieve the <br />the reduction between 6.0 and 3.6 lbs/ac/yr. reduction between 10.0 and 3.6 Ibs/ac/yr. <br />The table above discusses the option of using offset fees to meet the nitrogen export <br />levels set for new development activities, These offset fees go to the N.C. Ecosystem <br />Enhancement Progranl-{€or•••v'r:y-t::~ ~*'~•-.,-~~1:.~.a-s-P°~tor-:TRo°',~-~'-:-a^e-;~ N( CEEP1. The <br />P~~-1'-NCEEP will utilize these fees in accordance with the Basinwide Wetlands and <br />Riparian Restoration plans. It is the policy of the TE-I'-NCEEP to utilize the funds where <br />they are generated to the maximum extent possible as long as they can obtain the <br />cooperation of the local government. <br />To calculate the total amount of offset payment, use the following formula: <br />offset-I'ay r:.ent - fredttetion-"!o-rtryu9re,r~ r'T1 r r..~~ «zn .,..~ r«,.«..r ,. ,..,s} <br />reduetien %o - ~r,v ,. ....« nti.,i.,,,i.,,.~ z.~ r <br />