(a) There is hereby levied and imposed upon all premises which use the storm drainage system within the City, just and equitable charges for storm drainage service or subsequent service, maintenance, operation and extension, and to establish a storm drainage fund for the foregoing purposes.
(b) Such charges shall be collected with the quarterly water bill of water users billed with sanitary sewer for those connected to sewer alone or billed alone a storm drainage charge for those users not connected to and/or not charged for City water and/or sanitary sewer.
(c) Such charges shall be paid quarterly by those liable therefor and placed in a storm drainage fund into which all such charges so collected shall be deposited and kept as a fund to be used only for the purposes stated herein.
(d) Council finds that property is furnished service in proportion to the amount of the property's impervious surface. The basic unit of service is 3,050 square feet of impervious surface applicable to all conventionally developed residential properties in single-family residential zoning districts. Sixty percent (60%) of one basic service unit is the equivalent service unit for multi-family residential and nonresidential zoning districts. All other property shall be furnished service equivalent to multiples of basic service units of 3,050 square feet of impervious surface as calculated for individual properties by the City Engineer.
(e) Rates shall be maintained and set by action of Council. In no year shall the operating funds of the drainage utility show a loss.
(f) The owner of any property subject to a charge provided herein shall pay the same when due to the City. If any charges due hereunder are not paid when due, the Director of Finance shall collect them by actions at law in the name of the City.
(Ord. 1992-38. Passed 9-15-92.)