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(d) Orange County shall require the priority of the conservation easement to <br />be certified by an attorney-at-law, licensed to practice law in the State of <br />North Carolina and approved to certify title to real property. <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 approval (by Orange County) and recordation (by the land owner(s)) of a <br />Declaration of Impervious Surface Re-Allocation form (provided by Orange County) and a <br />corresponding scaled exhibit map. The Declaration of Impervious Surface Re-Allocation <br />form and corresponding scaled exhibit map must clearly describe the proposed site <br />modifications, inclusive of the allowable impervious area(s) for each affected lot (in <br />square feet), the amount of existing impervious area(s) for each affected lot (in square <br />feet), and the amount of proposed impervious area(s) to be permanently added and/or <br />removed for each affected lot. The applicant must provide evidence that the proposed <br />impervious surface re-allocations are within the same watershed and within the same tier <br />of that watershed (e.g. critical, protected, unprotected). <br />(D) Through the installation of a Stormwater Control Measure (SCM), consistent with the <br />minimum design standards as detailed within the most current version of the North <br />Carolina Administrative Code Title 15A, Subchapter 02H, Sections .1000 through .1062 <br />and the most current version of the Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) <br />Stormwater Design Manual, and this Ordinance. <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 Infiltration <br />System. <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 most current version of the North Carolina <br />Administrative Code Title 15A, Subchapter 02H, Sections .1000 through .1062 <br />and the most current version of the NCDEQ Stormwater Design Manual and shall <br />be completed by a licensed engineer with expertise in stormwater management. <br />Additional allowable impervious surface area shall be based on the soil <br />composition of the property consistent with State 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 County and State regulations. <br />119