There is hereby established the following uniform schedule of rates for the service and use of fees of the stormwater management system by the owner, tenant or occupant of the premises using the services and facilities of the system.
(a) The City Council and the Mayor, shall, by ordinance, establish reasonable rates for storm water management systems for each single family detached residence; each single family detached residence shall be billed at a flat fee established by the City Council for an equivalent residential unit. An equivalent residential unit is hereby defined as the statistical average horizontal impervious area of residential units in the City.
(b) The fee imposed for residential multi-family properties shall be the rate for one ERU multiplied by the number of individual dwelling units existing on the property (ERU x number of dwelling units).
(c) Parcels which are vacant improved property shall be assessed a storm water user fee. The bill shall be determined by dividing the total impervious area of the property, in square feet, by an equivalent residential unit times the rate.
(d) For all nonresidential properties, that is enterprise, business establishment, building or other occupancy not covered by subsections (a), (b) and (c) of the section, the rate shall be computed based on the total impervious area of the property divided by the average impervious area of an equivalent residential unit times the rate established for an equivalent residential unit. The billing amount shall be updated by the Engineering Department based on any changes to the impervious area as approved through the building permit process.
(Ord. 2007-008. Passed 3-5-07.)