It should be and is hereby established a monthly storm water user fee for the use of services provided by the city.
(A) The Board of Works is authorized to classify each parcel served by the storm water system as residential, nonresidential, or combined residential/business.
(B) A monthly fee will be uniform for all residential properties which will be assigned one equivalent residential unit (ERU).
(C) The storm water charge for one ERU is hereby established at the rate of $5 per month. (The total service charge for a particular property shall be one ERU without regard to the area of the parcel).
(D) Nonresidential properties in the corporation shall be assessed at one and one-half times one ERU.
(E) The monthly user fee for combined residential/business properties shall be one ERU for the residential portion of the parcel, and the ERU multiplier will be used to calculate charge for the business portion of the parcel.
(F) The storm water utility fees established under this section are authorized under the provisions of I.C. 36-9-23, and such fees shall be, in all respects, revenues of the city’s sewage works.
(G) The storm water service charge levy pursuant to this section shall be in effect from the first billing date in July 2016 and shall be shown on the utility billing statement due and payable on or before the due date shown thereon. Any storm water sewage charge not paid by the due date shall be considered delinquent, and the delinquent charge of 10% of the applicable monthly rate billed shall be added to the next statement rendered.
(H) Delinquent storm water service charges constitute a lien against the property and may be collected along with the applied penalties, recording fees, and service charges in accordance with the provisions of I.C. 36-9-23-32 and 33, as amended from time to time. Delinquent storm water service charges, together with delinquent penalties, cost of collection, legal fees, and other expenses of collection may be collected by any lawful remedy.
(Ord. 2-2016, passed 6-7-2016)