Section
53.01 Establishment
53.02 Finding and determination
53.03 Storm Drainage Utility Fund
53.04 Residential equivalent factor (REF) defined
53.05 Storm water drainage charges
53.06 Standardized drainage units
53.07 Other land uses
53.08 Adjustment of charges
53.09 Exemptions
53.10 Payment of charges
53.11 Late payment penalty
53.12 Establishment of tax lien
Pursuant to M.S. § 444.075, the City establishes a Storm Drainage Utility and authorizes the imposition of just and reasonable charges for the use and availability of storm drainage facilities. The Storm Drainage Utility operations shall be a part of the Public Works Department and under the administration of the City Manager.
(Ord. 261, passed 12-10-07)
(A) In the exercise of its governmental authority and in order to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare, the City has constructed, operated and maintained a storm drainage system. This chapter is adopted in the further exercise of such authority and for the same purposes.
(B) The system, as constructed heretofore, has been financed and paid for through the imposition of special assessments and ad valorem taxes. It is now necessary and desirable to provide an alternative method of recovering some or all of the future costs of improving, establishing, enlarging, replacing, repairing maintaining and operating the system through the imposition of charges as provided in this chapter.
(C) In imposing charges, it is necessary to establish a methodology that undertakes to make them just and equitable. Taking into account the status of completion of the system, past methods of recovering system costs, the topography of the City and other relevant factors, it is determined that it would be just and equitable to assign responsibility for some or all of the future costs of improving, establishing, enlarging, replacing, repairing, maintaining and operating the system on the basis of the expected storm water runoff from the various parcels of land within the City during a standard rainfall event.
(Ord. 261, passed 12-10-07)
There is hereby created a Storm Drainage Utility Fund into which all charges, when collected, and all monies received from the sale of any facilities or equipment or any by-products shall be placed. Such monies shall be used first to pay normal, reasonable and current costs of operating and maintaining the facilities.
(Ord. 261, passed 12-10-07)
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