927.06 IMPERVIOUS SERVICE AREA AND EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT.
   (a)    Impervious surface area on a given zoning lot or tract directly relates to the volume, rate and pollutant loading of stormwater runoff discharged from that zoning lot or tract to the City’s structural and natural drainage systems and facilities. Therefore, impervious surface area shall be the primary parameter for establishing a rate structure to distribute the cost of services associated with the operation, repair, improvement and maintenance of public drainage systems and facilities through a schedule of rates, fees, charges, and penalties related to the operation of a Stormwater Management Utility and Stormwater Management Enterprise Fund as established in Section 927.04.
   (b)    Based on an analysis by the City of impervious surface area on properties throughout the City, an impervious surface area of 3,060 square feet, shall be designated as one (1) Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU.)  (Ord. 2004-215. Passed 9-9-04.)