(A) The schedule of charges under this chapter is based on studies, staff review, and the projects and work program approved by the Board of Commissioners. Future revisions will be made only after a separate hearing has been held with notices properly published.
(B) The schedule of charges is based on a methodology that is nondiscriminatory, reasonable, and equitable. The properties are established as a class unless individual calculation is believed to be necessary. The source of the impervious area data is the city and the stormwater runoff factors are based on engineering quantifications. The fee for all properties is computed using the same formula, which places all properties on the basis of a single-family living unit equivalent (SFLUE).
(1) A SFLUE is defined as the impervious area of an average residential lot which is 3,500 square feet.
(2) The minimum monthly drainage utility system fee for a nonresidential piece of property is four dollars. An additional $4 fee will be charged for each additional SFLUE. Each SFLUE is treated as a whole. If a nonresidential piece of property has impervious cover greater than 3,500 square feet but less than 7,000 square feet, the fee will be $8 per month.
(3) Applied to a nonresidential piece of property with an impervious area of 31,600 square feet, the drainage utility system fee would be $40, computed as follows: 31,600 square feet impervious; 31,600 square feet of impervious area divided by 3,500 square feet of impervious area per SFLUE; = ten SFLUEs times four dollars per SFLUE; = $40 per month.
(4) The fee schedule is applied with the following results:
(a) For single-family residential, condominiums and townhome classifications: four dollars per month per utility customer.
(b) For nonresidential: The fee will be based on the impervious land area of the property as determined by the city if the water service is provided through master meters. In the case of multiple master meters, the sum of the drainage charges for the entire property may be placed on the same utility bill.
(C) All-weather surfaces: The drainage utility service fee for any portion of a lot which consists of an all-weather surface shall be computed at one-half of the rate that would be applicable to an impervious surface area. For purposes of this section an "ALL-WEATHER SURFACE" shall mean a surface used for pedestrian or vehicle traffic or vehicle or equipment storage or parking which is not paved with concrete, asphalt or other paving material determined by the city to be impervious.
(Ord. 735, passed 9-17-07; Am. Ord. 822, passed 9-17-12; Am. Ord. 918, passed 6-30-17; Am. Ord. 956, passed 9-16-19)