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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts 32 <br /> Section 4.2:Watershed Protection <br /> (e) Orange County approval of a release or termination of the conservation <br /> agreement shall be declared on the document releasing or terminating <br /> the agreement. The document shall be signed by the Orange County <br /> Manager, upon approval of the Board of County Commissioners. No <br /> such document shall be effective to release or terminate the <br /> conservation agreement until it is filed for registration with the Register of <br /> Deeds of Orange County. <br /> (C) Through the installation of a Sstormwater Ceontrol Mn4easure (SCM), consistent with the <br /> minimum design standards as detailed within the most current version of the North <br /> Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Stormwater Design <br /> ManualState Sterrv,water Design nnaRual and this Ordinance.69 <br /> (1) The proposed feature must be recognized by Orange County and the State as <br /> allowing for an increase in impervious surface area through an +n#iltratieR <br /> ster„-,water feature Infiltration System70 <br /> (2) Under no circumstances may impervious surface area be increased by more <br /> than 3% of the total allowable area on the subject parcel through this process. <br /> (3) The property owner shall provide a stormwater assessment, completed by a <br /> licensed engineer, of the current property identifying its infiltration rates and <br /> carrying capacity as well as a comprehensive soil assessment for the property. <br /> (4) The development/design of the feature shall be in accordance with established <br /> design criteria as embodied within the State most current version of the NCDEQ <br /> Stormwater Design Manual and shall be completed by a licensed engineer with <br /> expertise in stormwater management. Additional allowable impervious surface <br /> area shall be based on the soil composition of the property consistent with State <br /> regulations. <br /> (5) The property owner shall be responsible for the completion and submission of a <br /> stormwater operation/maintenance and access agreement detailing the perpetual <br /> maintenance, inspection, and upkeep of the approved SCM in accordance with <br /> Orange County71 and State regulations. <br /> The Planning Director shall cause an analysis to be made of the agreement by <br /> qualified representatives of the-Orange County72 and other agencies or officials <br /> as appropriate. Once approved, the document shall be recorded atie the Orange <br /> County Registerrar73 of Deeds office. <br /> The property owner assumes all financial and legal responsibility for the <br /> perpetual maintenance and upkeep of the approved SCM. <br /> (6) The property owner shall assume all costs associated with the preparation and <br /> recordation of new plat(s)/development restrictions detailing the allowable <br /> impervious surface limit(s)for the property after the SCM has been approved by <br /> the-Orange County74. <br /> e9 Consistent reference of the NCDEQ Stormwater Design Manual—addressed through remainder of Section 4.2.8. <br /> 70 Correct reference to"Infiltration System"as defined in 15A NCAC 021-1.1002 (Definitions) and in the Definitions <br /> section of this Ordinance. <br /> 71 Consistent reference to"Orange County'. <br /> 12 Consistent reference to"Orange County". <br /> 73 Text corrections. <br /> 74 Consistent reference to"Orange County". <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-11 <br />