For purposes of determining the Stormwater Management Fee, all properties in the city are classified into one of the following classes:
(A) Single- or multi- family residential (SMFR) property. The Board of Commissioners finds that the contribution to runoff of most parcels of real property in the city classified as SMFR is similar and that it would be excessively and unnecessarily expensive to determine precisely the square footage of the improvements (such as building, structures and other impervious areas) on each parcel. Therefore, each SMFR property in the city shall be charged a flat Stormwater Management Fee, per single family property or residential dwelling unit in multi-family residential properties (as the case may be), equal to the base rate, as provided in § 56.08.
(B) Non-single or non-multi family residential (Non-SMFR). The fee for non-SMFR property in the city shall be the base rate multiplied by the numerical factor obtained by dividing the total impervious area (square feet) of the property by the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). The impervious surface area for non-SMFR property is the square footage for the buildings and other improvements on the property. At the sole discretion of the Board of Commissioners, the impervious surface area of non-SMFR property may be approximated through site examination, mapping information, aerial photographs, and other available information. The minimum stormwater management fee for non-SMFR property shall be equal to the base rate for SMFR property. See §§ 56.08 and § 56.09.
(C) Non-developed property. There is no fee for non-developed property.
(Ord. 2015-004, passed 3-23-2015)