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city manager designates as a prohibited ozone-depleting chemical or product pursuant to paragraph ~a} of this subsection. The prohibition contained in this paragraph shall take effect 90 days after the city manager's action in subparagraph (a} of this subsection, G.715 zone Pratectio,,,,,,,,,, -,.,.,,,,..,,_ n Exemptions. ~ 1} Existin~Inventaries. The prohibitions on use of ozone-depleting chemicals and products contained in section b.710 shall not apply to use of any such chemicals or products owned by the person at the time that the prohibition takes effect. Nothing in this subsection sha11 exempt the sale of such materials from the prohibitions contained in section 6,710. (2} Specific Product Exemptions. The fallowing products are exempted ~.. from the prohibitions captained in sections 6.700 to 6.725: ~a} Closed-cell foam when used in stress skin construction; fib} Insulation which is a part of a refrigeration unit; and ~c} Where use of material is required to meet state energy efficiency requirements. (3} Product _~Jse_ Exemption. ~a} The city manager shall adopt, by rule, criteria and a process to determine ozone-safe substitutes and to exempt specific uses of ozone- depleting products from the restrictions in section b.710. The criteria and process shall authorize an exemption only if the applicant far the exemption demonstrates there is no effective, reasonably cost competitive alternative to the restricted chemical ar product, or that the particular use of the restricted chemical or product will not produce harmf ul results. No person shall sell or use a product unless that person has a copy of the city's written exemption, and makes such copy available to any city employee upon request. fib} An application for an exemption sha11 be submitted on a form prepared by the city manager. Any exemption authorized by paragraph ~a} of this subsection shall not extend beyond one year from the date the city manager approves the exemption. (c} Upon application, the exemption may be renewed far additional one year periods but only if the applicant can show that it has diligently sought, and been unable to find, over the year's time an alternative that is less ozone-depleting. ~d} Following the procedures set forth in section 2,020 of this code, the city manager shall adopt a fee schedule far bath exemption and renewal applications that will recover the city's cost of processing such applications. No application far an exemption or renewal may be approved until the applicant has paid the fees established pursuant to this paragraph, fie} Any person who believes that the city manager erred in either granting or denying an exemption, or a renewal of an exemption, may appeal the city manager's decision. The appeal, including the timeline in which the ordinance - 4