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161.08 BASIC RATE.
Except as hereinafter noted, each customer whose property lies within the corporate limits of the City shall pay to the City the following charges associated with the customer’s property (an “ESU” means the median average impervious coverage of a detached dwelling unit property in the City, which has been determined by the City to be 3,000 square feet of impervious surface area):
   1.   Undeveloped. Zero dollars per month;
   2.   Developed. From July 1, 2020, three dollars and sixty cents ($3.60) per month for those properties which impervious coverage is less than two (2) times the average impervious coverage, or 6,000 square feet; or
   3.   Developed. From July 1, 2020, three dollars and sixty cents ($3.60) per month per equivalent service unit (ESU) of impervious surface for those properties which impervious coverage is equal to or greater than two (2) times the average impervious coverage, or 6,000 square feet.
(Subsections 2 and 3 - Ord. 352 - Aug. 20 Supp.)
The number of equivalent service units (ESUs) on each property shall be calculated by an agent of the City of Adel based on the most recent aerial photography available to the City and/or impervious surface data from an approved site plan for the property. All site plans submitted to the City of Adel shall clearly list the total property area and total impervious surface area, in square feet.