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NC BROWNFIELDS
LAND USE RESTRICTIONS (“LUR”) UPDATE
Year Certification Made:2017
Name: Address:
Norfolk Southern Intermodal Facility1815 North Brevard Street
Project #: County:
15019-11-060 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 industrial,
office, parking, retail, and, if the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”)
issues prior written approval, other commercial purposes, and transportation, including CATS
LYNX BLE project. The current BLE project plan includes two light rail passenger stations, a
light rail car storage yard, and an operations and maintenance facility with office space. For
purposes of this restriction, the following definitions apply:
a."Industrial" refers to the assembly, fabrication or processing of goods or materials.
b."Office" refers to the rendering of business or professional services.
c."Parking" refers to the temporary accommodation of vehicles in an area designated
for same.
d."Retail" refers to the sale of goods, products, or merchandise directly to the
consumer.
e."Commercial" refers to a business enterprise carried on for profit by the owner,
lessee, or licensee. Child care centers, adult care center, or schools are prohibited.
f."Light rail passenger station" refers to a facility where passenger trains stop to load
and unload passengers and related services. Adjacent areas may be provided for
passenger and employee parking, pickup, and drop off.
g."Light rail car storage yard" refers to light rail tracks situated off of the main light
rail corridor and used to store and service light rail cars as part of the operating
routine. Activities may include inspection, cleaning, maintenance, and light repair
of light rail cars, storage of out of service light rail cars and other activities directly
related to the light rail car storage area.
h."Operations and maintenance facility" refers to the vehicles, parking, and
equipment used to support the routine storage and servicing of light rail cars as part
of the operating routine. Allowed activities may include, the inspection, cleaning,
maintenance, and repair of light rail cars, storage of out of service light rail cars and
to other activities directly related to the light rail operation and maintenance. The
Form revised: 8-1-2016
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facility may include parking for transit employees and related service providers, as
well as storage buildings and service areas pertinent to the operating routine.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 2:Physical redevelopment of the Brownfields Property may not occur other than
in accordance with an Environmental Management Plan (“EMP”) approved in writing by DENR
in advance (and revised to DENR's written satisfaction prior to each subsequent redevelopment
phase) that is consistent with all the other land use restrictions. The EMP describes redevelopment
activities at the Brownfields Property, the timing of redevelopment phases, and addresses health,
safety and environmental issues that may arise from use of the Brownfields Property during
construction or redevelopment in any other form, including without limitation:
a.soil and water management issues, including without limitation those resulting
from any contamination identified during testing and redevelopment; and
b.contingency plans for addressing newly discovered potential sources of
environmental contamination (e.g., tanks, drums, septic drain fields).
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 3:Within 90 days after each one-year anniversary of the effective date of the
Brownfields Agreement for as long as physical redevelopment of the Brownfields Property
continues (except that the final deadline shall fall 90 days after the conclusion of physical
redevelopment), the then owner of the Brownfields Property shall provide DENR a report, subject
to written DENR approval, on environment-related activities since the last report, with a summary
and drawings, that describes:
a.actions taken in accordance with the plan required by LUR 2 above;
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 Brownfields Property (copies of all
legally required manifests shall be included).
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 4:Surface water and groundwater at the Brownfields Property may not be used for
any purpose without the prior written approval of DENR.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 5:During physical redevelopment, soil on the Brownfields Property may not be
disturbed except in accordance with the plan required by LUR 2 above. After the conclusion of
the physical redevelopment as determined by DENR, no activity that disturbs the soil on the
Brownfields Property may occur unless and until DENR states in writing, in advance of the
proposed activity, that said activity is carried out along with any measures DENR deems necessary
to ensure the Brownfields Property is suitable for the uses specified in LUR 1 above while fully
protecting public health and the environment provided, however, that advance DENR approval is
not required in connection with soil disturbance to a depth not exceeding 18 inches, mowing,
pruning and planting of above ground vegetation, and for emergency repair of underground
infrastructure, provided that DENR shall be given written notice (if only by e-mail) of any such
emergency repair no later than the next business day, and that any related assessment of remedial
measures required by DENR shall be taken.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 6:No building may be constructed on the Brownfields Property and no existing
building, defined as those depicted on the plat component of the Notice of Brownfields Property,
may be occupied until:
a.DENR determines in writing that the building's users, and public health and the
environment, would not be at risk from any volatile contaminant plume; or
b.DENR approves in writing vapor mitigation measures for the building. If this option
is selected, the building may not be used until the measures are installed and
operating to the satisfaction of a professional engineer licensed in North Carolina,
as evidenced by said engineer's seal in a submittal to DENR, and photographs
illustrating the installation and a brief narrative describing it are submitted to DENR
and deemed satisfactory in writing by that agency.
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In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 7:None of the contaminants discovered at the Brownfields Property pursuant to
environmental testing required by LUR 2 and 5 above or otherwise, may be used or stored at the
Brownfields Property without the prior written approval of DENR, except in amounts for light rail
vehicle maintenance and service in compliance with applicable laws and in de minimis amounts
for cleaning and other routine housekeeping activities. Any such use or storage must be in
accordance with a plan, approved in writing in advance by DENR.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 8:The owner of any portion of the Brownfields Property where any existing, or
subsequently installed, DENR-approved monitoring well is damaged shall be responsible for
repair of any such wells to DENR's written satisfaction and within a time period acceptable to
DENR, unless compliance with this Land Use Restriction is waived in writing by DENR in
advance.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
LUR 9:Neither DENR, nor any party conducting environmental assessment or
remediation at the Brownfields Property at the direction of, or pursuant to a permit, order or
agreement issued or entered into by DENR, may be denied access to the Brownfields 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 Brownfields Property.
In compliance Out of compliance
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Remarks: ______________________________________________________________
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LUR 10:During January of each year after the year in which the Notice of Brownfields
st
Property is recorded, the owner of any part of the Brownfields Property as of January 1 of that
year shall submit a notarized Land Use Restrictions Update ("LURU") to DENR, and to the chief
public health and environmental officials of Mecklenburg County, certifying that, as of said
st
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, and stating:
a.the name, mailing address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and contact person's
e-mail address of the owner submitting the LURU if said owner acquired any part
of the Brownfields Property during the previous calendar year.
b.the transferee's name, mailing address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and
contact person's e-mail address, if said owner transferred any part of the
Brownfields Property during the previous calendar year.
c.whether any vapor barrier and/or mitigation systems installed pursuant to LUR 6
above are performing as designed, and whether the uses of the ground floors of any
buildings containing such vapor barrier and/or mitigation systems have changed,
and, if so, how.
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 County Register of
\[Enter County\]
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: __________________
\[Note: additional entities or owners may be added if appropriate (i.e. multiple managing members/entities)\]
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: ______________________.
Highland Mill #3 – North Brevard (#20037-16-060) LUR Update
Date: ____________ ___________________________________
Official Signature of Notary
____________________________________
Notary’s printed or typed name, Notary Public
(Official Seal) My commission expires: _________________