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LFOs having more than one type feeding operation at one location shall be categorized according to the total number of animal units. TABLE 1: LFO SPACING AND DISTANCE(Distances given in feet) Size of Proposed LFO in Animal Units. Non-farm or Other Residence-(feet) Class I ECH 1,320 301-1000 OPEN 1,320 Class H ECH 5,280 1001-5000 OPEN 2,640 Class 111 ECH 5,280 5001-20,000 OPEN 2,640 Class IV ECH 7,920 20,000+ OPEN 3,960 ECH= Environmentally Controlled Housing OPEN=Open Lot Operations B. LFOs having more than a/000 animal units shall also locate at a distance as specified under the ECH or Open Lots, in Table 1 from a house under different ownership than the owner/operator of the LFO a platted, a residential area,public park,recreational area, church, cemetery(excluding abandoned and personal historic cemeteries), religious area, school, state or nationally designated historical site, and Residential District. LFO's may locate closer than the specified distance if the owner of said property has granted an impact easement(distance waiver)and filed said documents against the property granting the easement. C. All LFO's over 20,000 Animal Units shall be required to obtain a new Conditional Use Permit prior to any expansion,unless it meets the standards of the exceptions in the Exceptions Section. D. The producer shall have a Pre-submission meeting with the Hall County Regional Planning Director and Hall County Building Inspector to discuss tentative plans and layouts prior to formal submission of the Conditional Use Permit for Livestock Feeding Operations. 1. A proposed site plan and conditions or requirements of this regulation pending approval of application for a proposed operation and waste disposal plan from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) or any other applicable State Agency. 2. The applicant shall submit all pertinent materials and designs, as per the Conditional Use Permit Application for Livestock Feeding Operations. 3. The applicant shall file a copy of the proposed Operation and Maintenance Plan and proposed Manure Management Plan. The approved plans shall be submitted after NDEQ approval if different from the proposed. Said plans shall be filed with the Hall County Regional Planning Director. 4. Shall also file a copy of all approved NDEQ plans and permits with the Hall County Regional Planning Director within 30 days after they are issued by the NDEQ. 5. An annual manure management plan shall be submitted to the Hall County Regional Planning Director which shall follow"best possible management practices" as specified by NDEQ in order to protect the environment, as well as the health, safety and general welfare of the public and their property values. 6. If stockpiling of animal waste and/or composting of dead carcasses, as per State Statutes, are part of the manure management plan, the waste shall be maintained in an area as outlined in Table 1 of this Section. Said area shall also located on the proposed site plan indicated in number(A)above. 7. All ground surfaces within outside livestock pens shall be maintained to insure proper drainage of animal waste and storm or surface runoff in such a manner as to minimize 8. In no event shall any manure storage unit or system be constructed where the bottom of the unit or system is either in contact with or below the existing water table where the unit or system is to be constructed. Application of manure in flooded areas of standing water shall be prohibited. 9. All runoff or waste generated by an LFO facility shall be contained within the associated farming operation, or, on the premises upon which the confined feeding facility or feedlot is located. The applicant must verify that all runoff control ponds, lagoons, methods of manure disposal and dust control measures are designed to minimize offer and air pollution, and avoid surface or groundwater contamination as regulated by the State of Nebraska. 10. The setbacks from an LFO to any non-farm dwelling, other residence or other LFO are as follows in Table 2: 5. Exceptions: A. Any Class I Livestock Feeding Operation use in existence as of the effective