(a) There is hereby created a Storm Water Utility for the Village of Shawnee Hills.
(b) The Fiscal Officer is hereby authorized to establish a separate fund and line item in the fiscal records of the Village, which fund shall be used only for the collection of storm water utility fees and the disbursement as payment of storm water fees, to the City of Columbus, as may be billed and due.
(c) There is hereby adopted a storm water fee, upon Village residents and land owners. The Village storm water utility fee shall be a dollar for dollar pass through of storm water charges assessed by the City of Columbus on the Village, Village residents and land owners, whether residential or commercial, whether flat fee or otherwise.
(d) The Storm Water Utility fees collected shall be deposited into the Storm Water Utility fund and may be used for payment of such fees owed to the City of Columbus.
(e) The City of Columbus Code which set forth fees and rates, including but not limited to pass through rates are hereby incorporated by reference in this section, so that any rate/fee increases or decreases can be collected by the Village from Village residents and land owners.
(f) It is specifically contemplated by the Village, with this section that the Village may at some time in the future need to study and assess a separate, Village storm water fee, so as to maintain compliance with the OEPA rules for Storm Water Management. Any study or recommendations which result in a fee assessment for collection upon Village residents or land owners shall be separately passed by ordinance. Fees collected may be deposited into the storm
water utility fund herein created, for the same purposes as set forth above.
(Ord. 18-2007. Passed 5-21-07.)