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NC BROWNFIELDS
LAND USE RESTRICTIONS (“LUR”) UPDATE
Year Certification Made:2017
Name:
Sinclair Refining CompanyAddress:
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409 E. 35 St. & 436 E. 36 St.
Project #: County:
20019-16-060 Mecklenburg
Property Owner (In part or whole):
____________________________
Read the following LURs and mark each restriction accordingly. Additional remarks may be added for
compliance status clarification. Attach any required or supplemental documentation, sign, notarize and
submit to the following address:
NC Division of Waste Management
Attn: Brownfields Program Staff
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
LUR 1:No use may be made of the Brownfields Property other than for high-density
residential, office, parking, restaurant, retail, and, with prior written Department of Environmental
Quality (“DEQ”) approval, other commercial uses. For purposes of this restriction, the following
definitions apply:
a.High-Density Residential is defined as permanent dwellings where residential units
are attached to each other with common walls, such as condominia, apartments,
group homes, dormitories or boarding houses, and any property outside the
dwelling structures is usable by all residents and not privately owned as part of a
particular unit, and shall include related amenities, such as pools, clubhouses,
courtyards, common areas, recreation areas and parking garages;
b.Office is defined as the provision of business or professional services;
c.Parking is defined as the temporary accommodation of motor vehicles in an area
designed for the same;
d.Restaurant is defined as a commercial business establishment that prepares and
serves food and/or beverages to patrons;
e.Retail is defined as the sale of goods, services, products, or merchandise directly to
the consumer or business and includes showrooms, personal service and the sale of
food and beverage (including alcoholic beverage) products.
f.Commercial is defined as an enterprise carried on for profit or non-profit by the
owner, lessee or licensee;
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
Form revised: 8-1-2016
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LUR 2:The Property may not be used for child care centers, adult care centers, or
schools without the prior written approval of DEQ.
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 3:Groundwater at the Property may not be used for any purpose, other than in
connection with legally compliant storm water collection and reuse techniques, without the prior
written approval of DEQ.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 4:No activity that disturbs soil on the Property may occur unless and until DEQ
states in writing, in advance of the proposed activity, that said activity may occur if carried out
along with any measures DEQ deems necessary to ensure the Property will be suitable for the uses
specified in LUR 1 above while fully protecting public health and the environment, except:
a.in connection with landscape planting to depths not exceeding 36” in depth;
b.mowing and pruning of above-ground vegetation;
c.for repair of underground infrastructure, provided that DEQ shall be given written
notice at least seven days in advance of a scheduled repair (if only by email) of any
such repair, or in emergency circumstances no later than the next business day, and
that any related assessment and remedial measures required by DEQ shall be taken;
and
d.activities conducted in accordance with a DEQ-approved Environmental
Management Plan as described in LUR 7.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 5:No residential use on the ground floor of any building on the Property in the area
depicted on the plat component of the Notice as “Area of Potential Vapor Intrusion Concern” may
occur until DEQ determines in writing that:
a.the building is or would be protective of the building's users, public health and the
environment from risk of vapor intrusion based on site assessment data or a site-
specific risk assessment approved in writing by DEQ; or
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b.the building is or would be sufficiently distant from the Property's groundwater
and/or soil contamination based on assessment data approved in writing by DEQ
that the building's users, public health and the environment will be protected from
risk from vapor intrusion related to said contamination; or,
c.vapor intrusion mitigation measures are installed and/or implemented to the
satisfaction of a professional engineer licensed in North Carolina, as evidenced by
said engineer's professional seal on a report that includes photographs and a
description of the installation and performance of said measures. Any design
specification for vapor intrusion mitigation measures shall be approved in writing
by DEQ in advance of installation and/or implementation of said measures. The
design specifications shall include methodology(ies) for demonstrating
performance of said measures.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 6:Unless compliance with this LUR is waived in writing in advance by DEQ in
relation to particular buildings, no redevelopment of the Property may occur prior to demolition
of any or all buildings on the Property depicted on the plat component of this Notice in accordance
with applicable legal requirements, including without limitation those related to lead and asbestos
abatement that are administered by the Health Hazards Control Unit within the Division of Public
Health of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 7:Physical redevelopment of the Property may not occur other than in accord, as
determined by DEQ, with an Environmental Management Plan (“EMP”) approved in writing by
DEQ in advance that is consistent with all the other land use restrictions and describes
redevelopment activities at the Property, the timing of redevelopment phases, and addresses health,
safety, and environmental issues that may arise from use of the Property during construction or
redevelopment in any other form, including without limitation:
a.soil and water management issues, including without limitation those resulting
from contamination identified in the Environmental Reports;
b.issues related to potential sources of contamination referenced in paragraphs 7 and
8 of Exhibit A (or “Agreement”);
c.contingency plans for addressing newly discovered potential sources of
environmental contamination (e.g., USTs, tanks, drums, septic drain fields, oil-
water separators, soil contamination), including without limitation the testing of
soil and groundwater; and
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d.plans for the proper characterization of, and, as necessary, disposal of contaminated
soils excavated during redevelopment.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 8:As part of the LUR Update described below in LUR 12 for each year following
the effective date of the Agreement for as long as physical redevelopment of the Property continues
(except that the final deadline shall fall 90 days after the conclusion of physical redevelopment,
except with prior DEQ approval otherwise), the then owner of the Property shall include a
description of environment-related activities since the last LURU with a summary and drawings,
that describes:
a.actions taken on the Property in accordance with Section V: Work to be Performed
of Exhibit A;
b.soil grading and cut and fill actions;
c.methodology(ies) employed for field screening, sampling and laboratory analysis
of environmental media;
d.stockpiling, containerizing, decontaminating, treating, handling, laboratory
analysis and ultimate disposition of any soil, groundwater or other materials
suspected or confirmed to be contaminated with regulated substances; and
e.removal of any contaminated soil, water or other contaminated materials (for
example, concrete, demolition debris) from the Property (copies of all legally
required manifests shall be included).
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 9:Neither DEQ nor any party conducting environmental assessment or
remediation at the Property at the direction of, or pursuant to a permit, order or agreement issued
or entered into by DEQ, may be denied access to the Property for purposes of conducting such
assessment or remediation, which is to be conducted using reasonable efforts to minimize
interference with authorized uses of the Property.
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 10:Any deed or other instrument conveying an interest in the Property shall contain
the following notice: “The Property which is the subject of this instrument is subject to the
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Brownfields Agreement attached as Exhibit A to the Notice of Brownfields Property recorded in
the Mecklenburg County land records, Book 31275, Page 163.” A copy of any such instrument
shall be sent to the persons listed in Section XV (Notices and Submissions) of Exhibit A, though:
(i) financial figures related to the conveyance may be redacted; and (ii) such disclosure may be in
accordance with the confidentiality and trade secret provisions of the North Carolina Public
Records Law (to the extent applicable). Prospective Developer may use the following mechanisms
to comply with the obligations of this paragraph, subject to the terms and conditions that DEQ
may establish: (a) if every lease or rider is identical in form, Prospective Developer may provide
DEQ with a copy of a form lease or rider evidencing compliance with this paragraph, in lieu of
sending copies of actual, executed leases, to the persons listed in Section XV (Notices and
Submissions) of Exhibit A; or (b) Prospective Developer may provide abstracts of leases, rather
than full copies of said leases, to the persons listed in Section XV of Exhibit A.
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 11:None of the contaminants known to be present in the environmental media at the
Property, as described in Exhibit 2 of Exhibit A, and as may be modified as set forth in N.C.G.S.
§ 130A-310.33(c)(2), if additional contaminants in excess of applicable standards are discovered
at the Property, may be used or stored at the Property without the prior written approval of DEQ,
except:
a.in de minimis quantities for cleaning and other routine housekeeping and
maintenance activities;
b.as fuel or other fluids customarily used in vehicles, landscaping equipment and
emergency generators; and
c.as constituents of products and materials customarily used and stored in high-
density residential, office, parking, restaurant, retail and, with prior written DEQ
approval, other commercial environments, provided such products and materials
are stored in original retail packaging and used and disposed of in accordance with
applicable laws.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 12:During January of each year after the year in which the Notice is recorded, the
st
owner of any part of the Property as of January 1 of that year shall submit a notarized Land Use
Restrictions Update (“LURU”) to DEQ, and to the chief public health and environmental officials
st
of Mecklenburg County, certifying that, as of said January 1, the Notice of Brownfields Property
containing these land use restrictions remains recorded at the Mecklenburg County Register of
Deeds office and that the land use restrictions are being complied with. In addition:
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a.A joint LURU may be submitted for multiple owners by a duly constituted board
or association, if said association or entity has accepted responsibility for such
performance pursuant to a notarized instrument satisfactory to DEQ, and shall
include the name, mailing address, telephone number, and contact person's e-mail
address of the entity submitting the joint LURU as well as for each of the owners
on whose behalf the joint LURU is submitted;
b.A LURU submitted for any portion of the Property that contains rental units shall
include the rent roll (including address information) and enough of each lease
entered into during the previous calendar year to demonstrate compliance with
lessee notification requirements in paragraphs 15.j and 21 of Exhibit A, provided
that if standard form leases are used in every instance, a copy of such standard form
lease may be sent in lieu of copies of actual leases; and
c.All LURUs shall state:
i.the name, mailing address, telephone number, and contact person's e-mail
address of the owner (or board, association or approved entity, if a joint LURU
is submitted) submitting the LURU if said owner (or any of the owners on
whose behalf the joint LURU is submitted) acquired any part of the Property
during the previous calendar year; and
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ii.the transferee's name, mailing address, telephone number, and contact person's
e-mail address, if said owner transferred any part of the Property during the
previous calendar year.
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In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
Notarized signing and submittal of this Land Use Restrictions Update constitutes certification that
the Notice of Brownfields Property remains recorded at the Mecklenburg County Register of
Deeds office and that the Land Use Restrictions are being complied with.
This Land Use Restrictions Update is certified by _____________, owner of at least part of the
Brownfields Property on this ___day of _________, 20__.
Name typed or printed of party making certification: __________________
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\[Note: additional entities or owners may be added if appropriate (i.e. multiple managing members/entities)\]
By: __________________________ (signature)
Name typed or printed: __________________
Title typed or printed: ___________________
NORTH CAROLINA
__________ COUNTY
I certify that the following person(s) personally appeared before me this day, each
acknowledging to me that he or she voluntarily signed the foregoing document for the purpose
stated therein and in the capacity indicated: ______________________.
Date: ____________ ___________________________________
Official Signature of Notary
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Notary’s printed or typed name, Notary Public
(Official Seal) My commission expires: _________________