§ 54.03 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE.

   (A)   A stormwater utility fee is hereby imposed upon each lot and parcel within the City for services and facilities provided by the Stormwater Management Utility. For purposes of imposing the stormwater utility fee, all lots and parcels will have the appropriate fee determined based upon impervious area.

   (B)   The Director is directed to prepare a list of lots and parcels within the City and assign a classification of residential, non-residential or undeveloped to each lot or parcel.

      (1)   The City Commission, upon recommendation of the Director, shall, by resolution, establish or amend the average square footage of impervious area of the ERU and shall, by resolution, establish or amend a reasonable rate for each ERU.

      (2)   The fee imposed for residential properties shall be the rate for one ERU multiplied by a factor, to be established by a resolution of the City Commission upon recommendation of the Director, which represents the average amount of impervious surface for the particular type of residential use, and divided by the impervious area of one ERU.

Fee = ERU rate X impervious factor
          ERU (in acres)

      (3)   The fee imposed for non-residential properties as defined herein shall be the rate for one ERU, to be established by resolution of the City Commission multiplied by the numerical factor obtained by dividing the total impervious area of a non-residential property by the ERU.

(ERU rate) x (impervious area)
      (ERU impervious area)

      (4)   The fee imposed for undeveloped properties as defined herein shall be the rate for one ERU multiplied by a factor and then divided by the square footage for one ERU. Said rate and factor shall be established by resolution of the City Commission.

      (5)   The Director shall be responsible for determining the impervious area based on data supplied by the County Property Appraiser, or by the property owner, tenant, or developer if such information is unavailable. The Director may require additional information as necessary to make the determination. The billing amount shall be updated by the Director based on any additions or deletions to the impervious area as approved through the building permit process.

      (6)   The minimum fee for any non-residential parcel shall be equal to the rate for one ERU and shall be established by resolution of the City Commission.

      (7)   The fee imposed to unoccupied developed lots and residential and non-residential parcels shall be the rate for one ERU multiplied by the numerical factor obtained by dividing the total impervious area measured by the ERU and said fee shall be established by resolution of the City Commission.

(Ord. O-93-52, passed 10-20-93; Am. Ord. O-2019-19, passed 9-18-19)