(A) A storm water service charge shall be billed annually to the owner of residential properties occupied by a tenant. All other property owners shall be billed monthly. This charge shall be billed to each and every lot and parcel of land within the village that contains impervious area. This charge is necessary to pay for the repair, replacement, planning, improvement, operation, regulation and maintenance of the existing and future village storm water system. This charge is not related to water and/or sewer service and applies whether or not the premises are occupied. Property owned by the village shall be exempt from such charges.
(B) All properties having impervious area within the village will be assigned an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) or a multiple thereof, with all properties having any impervious area receiving at least one ERU as follows:
(1) All residential properties, as defined in § 54.01, will be assigned one ERU. A flat rate will apply to all residential properties.
(2) All non-residential properties, as defined in § 54.01, will be assigned an ERU multiple based upon the properties’ individually measured impervious area, in square feet, divided by 3,460 square feet ERU but in no event less than one ERU. This division will be calculated to the first decimal place and rounded according to mathematical convention.
(C) The storm water utility charge per month shall be $3 per one Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). One ERU is equal to 3,460 square feet of measured impervious surface.
(Ord. 2005-21, passed 1-23-2006; Ord. 2005-22, passed 1-23-2006; Ord. 2021-22, passed 10-12-2021)