For the purposes stated herein, there is hereby assessed a stormwater utility user fee to each stormwater utility customer/user within the municipal corporate limits of the town in an amount as determined below. For any such property, lot, parcel of land, building or premises which contributes directly or indirectly to the stormwater system of the town, such charge shall be based upon the quantity of equivalent impervious area situated thereon. All properties having pervious or impervious area within the town will be assigned an equivalent residential unit (ERU), or a multiple thereof.
(A) Residential properties. A monthly flat user fee for stormwater service rendered to residential property located within the town shall be charged to each account, according to the service address. All residential properties are hereby assigned one ERU. This flat rate shall apply to all residential properties as defined herein, except that any residential property having land area in excess of five acres shall be assigned one ERU for the first five acres, and the remaining acres in excess of five acres shall be calculated according to its land cover type and size and additional ERUs shall be billed accordingly. This calculation will be rounded to the first decimal place (nearest tenth of one ERU).
(B) Non-residential properties. Non-residential properties located within the town will be assigned an ERU based upon said properties individually calculated equivalent impervious area (in square feet) divided by 2,903 square feet (one ERU). This division will be calculated to the first decimal place (nearest tenth of one ERU).
(C) Vacant residential property. Vacant residential property located within the town shall be assigned one-half of one ERU except that any vacant residential property in excess of five acres shall be assigned one-half of one ERU for the first five acres; thereafter the remaining acres will be calculated based on the land cover type and additional ERUs will be billed accordingly. This calculation will be rounded to the first decimal place (nearest tenth of one ERU).
(Ord. 1002, passed 6-5-07)