(a) The Council, acting under the authority granted to the City’s fiscal body by I.C., 8-1.5-5-7(b) to approve a storm water user fee, adopts and approves the storm water user fees proposed by the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety in the Resolution for the District, to wit:
(1) The monthly storm water user fees shall be uniform for all residential properties located in the District, and the same shall be assigned one equivalent residential unit (“ERU”).
(2) The monthly storm water user fees for all non-residential properties located in the District shall be determined by using an ERU multiplier, which shall be the quotient obtained by dividing the total square feet of impervious surface area within a nonresidential property by a divisor of 4,150 square feet, which quotient will then be multiplied by the ERU to obtain the storm water user fee, except that the monthly storm water user fee for a non-residential property located in the District shall not be less than one ERU.
(3) The monthly storm water user fees for all unimproved property located in the District shall be the product of the ERU multiplied by 0.33.
(4) The ERU shall be $5.10.
(5) Annual COLA Increase. On January 1 of each year, beginning in 2017, a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment shall be added to the previous year’s rates and charges. This 3% increase shall occur automatically each year unless and until such time that the Carmel City Council amends or adjusts the percentage of the COLA increase for the next fiscal year.
(b) If the monthly storm water user fee is not paid by its due date, as stated on the Department's fee invoice, which may be combined with and made a part of the City's billings issued pursuant to City Code § 9-231, a late charge of 10% will be assessed, together with the costs of collection, if any, including reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) The Department shall be responsible for calculating and assessing all monthly storm water user fees and for establishing billing and collection procedures for the same, the storm water user fees so collected to be segregated and deposited in a non-reverting fund, and for taking all other lawful actions, including, but not limited to, those set forth in City Code § 9-231 and I.C., 8-1.5-5-7, as are necessary or convenient in order to implement the City's storm water management and user fee system.
(Ord. D-2154-13, As Amended, 7-21- 14; Ord. D-2273-16, 1-4-16)