(a) A storm water service charge shall be billed to the owner of each and every lot and parcel of land within the City that contains impervious area and contributes directly or indirectly to the storm water system of the City. This charge is necessary to pay for the repair, replacement, planning, improvement, operation, regulation and maintenance of the existing and future City storm water system. This charge is not related to water and/or sanitary sewer service and applies whether or not the premises are occupied.
(b) All properties having impervious area within the City of Rossford will be assigned an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) or a multiple thereof, with all properties having any impervious area receiving of at least one (1) ERU as follows:
(c) All residential properties will be assigned one (1) ERU. A flat rate will apply to all residential properties. In cases where an inequitable result occurs due to multiple lots being assessed to a landowner an application for a discount would be valid upon written approval by the Rossford City Engineer and the City Administrator.
(d) All non-residential properties, will be assigned an ERU multiple based upon the properties' individually measured impervious area (in square feet) divided by 2,500 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 according to mathematical convention.
(e) The storm water charge shall of $0.1315 per day per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) which amounts to an average of $4.00 /month. Owners of non-residential property may be eligible for a Storm Water management discount based on storm water management practices (See Section 935.12). An application for a discount would be submitted by the property owner to the City of Rossford for review and processing.
(Ord. 2017-75. Passed 12-27-17.)