(A) Determination. The surface water management fee shall be determined by first determining the percentage of total runoff in the city which is attributed to residential property. The total fee for all residential property in the city is computed by multiplying the runoff percentage by one-quarter of the annual surface water management revenue requirement. The residential surface water management fee, per acre, is determined by dividing the total residential fee by the estimated total acres of residential land use in the city.
(B) Total fee. The surface water management fee for residential, townhomes/condominiums, apartments and mobile home parks will be determined on a per-household basis rather than a per acre basis. The fee per household is determined by first determining the total fee for each land use. The total fee for each land use is determined by multiplying the total fee for all residential property by the appropriate utility factor based on land use. The total fee is then divided by the total number of households for the particular land use, resulting in cost per household.
(C) Individual parcels, excluding residential.
(1) General. The surface water management fee for all individual parcels, excluding residential, shall be defined as the product of:
(a) The residential surface water management fee (per acre);
(b) The appropriate utility factor based on land use; and
(c) The total acreage of the parcel.
(2) Credits. The Council may adopt policies, by resolution, for adjustment of the surface water management fees. Information to justify a fee adjustment must be supplied by the property owner. The adjustments of fees shall not be retroactive unless provided within the resolution. Credits will be reviewed regularly by a staff committee.
(3) Surface water management utility factors. The utility factors for various land uses are as follows:
Classification | Land Use Utility Factor |
Classification | Land Use Utility Factor |
R-1, R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential | 1.0 |
R-3 Medium Density Residential | 2.68 |
R-4, R-5, R-0 High Density Residential, Mobile Homes, Residential Office | 3.26 |
B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 Neighborhood Business, Limited Business, Highway Business, Regional Business | 4.17 |
I-1 Industrial | 3.26 |
PF Public Facilities | 1.28 |
PUD Planned Unit Development | 3.69 |
CRP Conservancy, Recreation and Presentation | 0.46 |
School/Church Public/Private | 1.5 |
(4) Other land uses. Other land uses not listed in the foregoing table shall be classified by the City Administrator by assigning them to the classes most nearly like the listed uses, from the standpoint of probable hydrologic response. Appeals from the City Administrator’s determination of the proper classifications may be made to the City Council in the same manner as other appeals from administrative determinations.
(Prior Code, § 908.03) (Ord. 529, passed 08-23-1993)