(A) Fees are to be collected in monthly billing and included on the monthly utility bills.
(B) A Stormwater Department user fee shall be imposed on all improved property within the town corporate limits, including those classified as nonprofit or tax exempt, for facilities provided by the Stormwater Department. This user fee is deemed reasonable and is necessary to pay for the repair, replacement, planning, improvement, operation, regulation, and maintenance of the existing and future stormwater system for the town.
(C) All improved property within the corporate boundary of the town will be subject to these fees.
IMPROVED PROPERTY is defined as those properties receiving either water or sewer service (or both) from the town.
(D) For the purposes stated herein, there is hereby assessed a Stormwater Department user fee to each Stormwater Department user within the corporate limits of the town in an amount as determined below. For purposes of imposing the Stormwater Department user fee, all lots and parcels within the sewage works system service area are classified as either residential or nonresidential.
(1) Residential properties. Monthly fees for residential properties located within the sewage works system service area are hereby established as one ERU multiplied by the base rate.
(2) Nonresidential properties. Monthly fees for nonresidential properties located within the sewage works system service area are hereby established as two ERU multiplied by the base rate.
(3) Billing and payment; penalties. Such rates and charges shall be prepared, billed, and collected by the town in the manner provided by law and ordinance.
(a) The rates and charges for all users shall be prepared and billed monthly.
(b) The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the properties served, unless otherwise requested in writing by the owner, but such billing shall in no way relieve the owner from the liability in the event payment is not made as herein required. The owners of properties served, which are occupied by a tenant or tenants, shall have the right to examine the collection records of the town for the purpose of determining whether bills have been paid by such tenant or tenants, provided that such examination shall be made at the office at which said records are kept and during the hours that such office is open for business.
(c) As provided by statute, all rates and charges not paid when due are hereby declared to be delinquent and a penalty of 10% of the amount of the rates or charges shall thereupon attach thereto. The time at which such rates or charges shall be paid is now fixed at 15 days after the date of mailing of the bill.
(4) Stormwater base rate (monthly). The stormwater base rate is $5.
(Ord. 2014-23, passed 11-11-2014)