(a) A storm water service charge shall be billed to the owner of each and every lot and parcel of land within the Village that contains impervious area and contributes directly or indirectly to the storm water system of the Village. This charge is necessary to pay for the repair, replacement, planning, design, regulations, education, coordination, improvement, operation, inspection, maintenance, and enforcement of the existing and future storm water system. This charge is not related to water and/or sewer service and applies whether or not the property is occupied.
(b) All properties having impervious area within the Village of North Baltimore will be assigned an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) or a multiple thereof, with all properties having any impervious area receiving at least one (1) ERU as follows:
(1) All residential properties, as defined, will be assigned one (1) ERU. A flat rate will apply to all residential properties.
(2) All non-residential properties, as defined, will be assigned an ERU multiple based upon the properties’ individually measured impervious area (in square feet) divided by 3,000 square feet (1 ERU) but in no event less than one (1) ERU. This division will be calculated to the first decimal place and rounded accordingly.
(3) The storm water charge shall be three dollars ($3.00) per month per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU).
(4) If it is determined that a residential or non-residential property is directly discharging roof leaders, downspout connections and other clean water connections to a combined/sanitary sewer, an additional charge of one dollar ($1.00) per day will be added to the bill. The property owner will be given a reasonable time frame as directed by the Village Administrator to remove said connection. After that time frame the additional charge will be added to the bill. When the property owner removes said connections and the removal is verified by the Village Administrator’s office, the additional storm water charge will be removed.
(Ord. 07-25. Passed 9-18-07.)