(A) Establishment. There is established for purposes of calculating the storm water user's fee the equivalent residential unit (ERU).
(B) Definition. The ERU is the average square footage of a detached single-family residential property.
(C) Setting the ERU. The ERU shall be set by the municipality's Common Council from time to time by ordinance or resolution.
(D) Source of ERU. The municipality's Common Council shall have the discretion to determine the source of the data from which the ERU is established, taking into consideration the general acceptance and use of such source on the part of other storm water systems, and the reliability and general accuracy of the source. The municipality's Common Council shall have the discretion to determine the impervious surface area of other developed property through property tax assessor's rolls or site examination, mapping information, aerial photographs and other reliable information.
(Ord. 2023-11, passed 8-1-2023)