A. Stormwater Utility:
1. Utility Established: The city does hereby establish the Rosemount stormwater utility for the purpose of managing city owned stormwater facilities, the collection of stormwater connection charges, utility user fees and expenditures necessary to own and operate this utility as expressly allowed under Minnesota statutes, sections 412.321 through 412.391.
2. Operation And Administration: The operation and administration of the Rosemount stormwater utility will be the responsibility of the utilities commission as established in title 2, chapter 4 of this code.
3. Rules And Regulations: Establishment of operational standards, user fees and other rules and regulations established for the purpose of operating this utility are established in the "stormwater utility policy" adopted herein by reference and may be amended by city council resolution as is deemed necessary by the council.
4. Effect, User Fees: The Rosemount stormwater utility will be established on April 1, 1992, with the first user fees collected in July 1992.
B. Processing And Approval Fee: All applications for stormwater management plan approval shall be accompanied by a processing and approval fee determined by the city council. An applicant may also be required to pay a stormwater trunk area charge and/or stormwater connection charge in order to fund the development and maintenance of community stormwater management facilities designed to serve multiple land disturbing and development activities undertaken by one or more persons, including the applicant.
C. Reimbursement For Costs Incurred: Notwithstanding any of the fees listed above, the City retains the right to recoup any costs incurred in reviewing, processing, remediating, enforcing, and inspecting any land disturbing activity, permit, easement, or agreements, including engineering and legal costs, associated with Title 10 of this Code. The City may require the deposit of funds equal to estimated city costs prior to the issuance of any permit, the unused portion of which to be refunded upon project completion or cancellation and verification of conformance of the project with city requirements. (Ord. 2015-05, 7-7-2015; amd. Ord. 2023-05, 10-3-2023)