A fee may be collected by the county in lieu of a detention/retention system when it can be clearly demonstrated that detention at the site does not provide offsite flood relief due to the parcel size, location within the drainage basin, or other factors. The fees collected will be used to construct public flood control improvements that will mitigate the potential damage of flood waters originating from the property contributing the fees. In balanced and critical drainage basins, and where development is less than two units to the acre, use of a fee system will be encouraged in lieu of a detention system in order to preserve the natural drainage patterns. As appropriate, alternate post-construction best management practices for storm water quality will be required. The fee shall be equivalent to the cost of a detention system that would otherwise be constructed for the development to mitigate increased storm water runoff created by the proposed development.
(Ord. 2010-FC5 § 1 (part), 2010; Ord. 2005 FC-2 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 1999 FC-1 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 1988 FC-2 Art. 14 (C), 1988)