CHAPTER 54: STORMWATER
Section
   54.01   Stormwater utility establishment
   54.02   Purpose
   54.03   Definitions
   54.04   Stormwater utility fund
   54.05   Establishment of stormwater utility fee
   54.06   Residential
   54.07   Non-residential
   54.08   Stormwater utility fee exemptions
   54.09   Stormwater utility adjustments
   54.10   Appeal of stormwater utility fee
   54.11   Payment of fees
   54.12   Late payment penalty
   54.13   Establishment of tax lien
§ 54.01 STORMWATER UTILITY ESTABLISHMENT.
   There is hereby established a public utility to be known as the stormwater utility for the city. The stormwater utility shall be operated as a public utility pursuant to the authority of M.S. § 444.075, as it is amended from time to time. Stormwater utility revenues shall be subject to the provisions of the chapter and M.S. § 444.075, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. passed 8-2-2021)
§ 54.02 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this chapter is to provide a funding mechanism for the following services:
   (A)   The administration, planning, analysis, installation, operation, maintenance, and replacement of public drainage systems.
   (B)   The administration, planning, implementation, construction, and maintenance of stormwater best management practices (BMP's) to reduce the introduction of sediment and other pollutants into local water resources.
   (C)   Other education, engineering, inspection, monitoring, testing, and enforcement activities as necessary to maintain compliance with local, state, and federal stormwater requirements.
   (D)   Activities necessary to maintain compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit requirements established by the US Environmental Protection Agency, including preparation, implementation, and management of a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPP).
(Ord. passed 8-2-2021)
§ 54.03 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   IMPERVIOUS. A constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil and causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow than existed prior to development. Examples include rooftops, sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, storage area, and concrete, asphalt, or gravel roads. Paths, parking, and storage areas that consist of gravel and exposed dirt will be considered an impervious surface.
(Ord. passed 8-2-2021)
§ 54.04 STORMWATER UTILITY FUND.
   There is hereby created a stormwater utility fund into which all fees, when collected, shall be placed. Such monies shall be first used to pay normal, reasonable, and current costs of operating and maintaining the city stormwater system and facilities.
(Ord. passed 8-2-2021)
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