(a) The monthly service charge for properties other than described in the previous section shall be as follows:
First 2,000 Impervious Square Feet* | $7.50 per month |
Over 2,000 Impervious Square Feet* | $1.00 per 1,000 square feet |
* as determined by the Director, |
provided however, that City Council may, from time to time, by ordinance, change these service charges which are to take effect on July 1, 2014.
(b) Service charges for a multi-unit property shall be billed to the property owner.
(c) The Director may establish and administer a stormwater service fee reduction credit program to encourage the installation and maintenance of sound technical design practices which reduce the negative impact of development upon the stormwater drainage system and/or the water environment. Credits may be assigned in amounts designated by the Director for practices that effectively and positively impact stormwater runoff water quality, quantity and/or velocity, or for practices that improve the education of stormwater runoff, the watershed and/or the water environment. The Director or designee shall designate and administer the process by which credits may be obtained and maintained by the stormwater customer.
(d) The stormwater runoff water quality, quantity and/or velocity credit shall be a percentage credit based on the amount of onsite impervious area that is served by the physical BMP that is installed. The BMP's must adhere to the design standards set forth in this article and must be approved by the Director or designee before credit may be given. Any and all BMP's shall be maintained by the owner and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the Director or their agents. A separate credit application must be filled out and approved for all non contiguous properties in which the credit is being sought and are non-transferrable to different property owners.
(e) The education credit shall be a flat rate reduction of twenty-five percent (25%) and is available to public and private primary, elementary, and secondary schools recognized by the State of West Virginia that provide to its students a regular and continuing program of education concentrating on stewardship of our water resources and minimization of demand on the local watershed. The curricula must be approved by the Stormwater Director and be provided annually to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the grade levels across the school or school district. An individual school may apply for the credit, or a school district may apply on behalf of all its schools. A credit application must be filled out and approved for the credit being sought. The curricula must be updated and approved every three years for the continuation of the credit.
(f) The City Council may, from time to time, by ordinance, change these rate charges.
(Ord. 2014-05. Passed 3-17-14.)
(Ord. 2014-05. Passed 3-17-14.)