(A) The Storm Water Management Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the collection and disposal of storm water within the district all powers prescribed by IC 8-1.5-5, IC 8-1.5-3-4(a) and IC 8-1.5-3-4, as may be amended or recodified from time to time and, in addition, the Board may:
(1) Hold hearings following public notice;
(2) Make findings and determinations;
(3) Install, maintain, and operate a storm water collection and disposal system;
(4) Make all necessary or desirable improvements of the grounds and premises under control; and
(5) Issue and sell bonds of the district in the name of the city for the acquisition, construction, alteration, addition, or extension of the storm water collection and disposal system or for the refunding of any bonds issued by the Board.
(B) The Department of Storm Water Management shall include all territory within the corporate boundaries of the town, and all the territory within the district shall constitute a special taxing district for the purpose of providing for the collection and disposal of storm water of the district in a manner that protects the public health and welfare and for the purpose of levying special benefit taxes for purposes of storm water collection and disposal. All area in the district and all area added to the district is considered and deemed to have received a special benefit from the storm water collection and disposal facilities of the district equal to or greater than the special taxes imposed on the area by this chapter in order to pay all or part of the costs of such facilities.
(Ord. 1997-19, passed 9-29-97)
Cross-reference:
Storm water management regulations, see Ch. 53