(A) For purposes of determining the storm water management fee, all properties in the City of Hopkinsville are classified into one of the following classes:
(1) Single-family residential (SFR) property;
(2) Non-single family residential (non-SFR); or
(3) Non-developed property.
(B) The Council finds that the contribution to runoff of most parcels of real property in the City of Hopkinsville classified as single-family residential is similar and that it would be excessively and unnecessarily expensive to determine precisely the square footage of the improvements (such as buildings, structures and other impervious areas) on each parcel. Therefore, all single-family residential properties in the city shall be charged a flat storm water management fee, equal to the base rate, as provided herein.
(C) The fee for non-SFR property in the City of Hopkinsville shall be the base rate multiplied by the numerical factor obtained by dividing the total impervious area (square feet) of the property by the ERU. The impervious surface area for non-SFR property is the square footage for the buildings and other improvements on the property. At the sole discretion of the utility, the impervious surface area of non-SFR property may be approximated through site examination, mapping information, aerial photographs and other available information. The minimum storm water management fee for other developed property shall equal the base rate for single-family residential property.
(Ord. 36-2005, passed 1-3-2006; Ord. 45-2006, passed 12-5-2006)