1. Payment Required. Every customer whose premises is served by a connection with the stormwater management system and facilities of the City, either directly or indirectly, shall pay to the City stormwater service charges hereinafter established and specified for the purpose of contributing towards the costs of construction, maintenance, and operation of the stormwater management system and facilities and at least sufficient to pay the principal and interest related to bonds issued for the purpose of financing all or part of those costs, and sufficient to comply with any covenants or conditions associated with any such bonds so issued.
2. Basic Rates.
A. Except as hereinafter noted, each customer whose property lies within the corporate limits of the City shall pay to the City, as a part of the customers combined service account with the Waukee Utility Billing Department, at the same time payment for other City utilities are made, the following charges per Equivalent Residential Unit associated with the customer’s property: †
(1) Undeveloped. A flat storm sewer availability charge at the rate of $0.00 per month.
(2) Residential. A storm sewer availability charge, regardless of the amount of the consumption by such customer, will be based on the following schedule:
Commencing July 1, 2024 - $7.40 per month
(3) Commercial/Industrial. A storm sewer availability charge will be based on the following schedule:
Commencing July 1, 2024 - $7.40 per ERU per month
B. The number of Equivalent Residential Unites (ERU) on each property shall be calculated by the Engineering Department based on the most recent aerial photograph available to the City of Waukee and/or impervious surface data from an approve Site Plan for the property.
C. Stormwater fee billing will begin upon water meter installation.
(Subsection 2 – Ord. 3110 – May 24 Supp.)
3. Annual Revision of Rates. The City will review the stormwater service charges at lease yearly and revise the stormwater service charges as necessary to ensure that such charges as herein established and specified generate adequate revenues to pay the costs of maintenance and operation (including replacement and debt service) of a stormwater management system and facilities, and that the stormwater service charges continue to provide for the proportional distribution of maintenance and operation costs (including replacement costs and debt service) for a stormwater management system and facilities among the users and user classes. The liability of a stormwater service user to pay for charges as provided in this chapter shall not be contingent, however, upon any such review or revision
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(Section 100.05 – Ord. 3039 – Jun. 22 Supp.)
Notes
| † | EDITOR’S NOTE: Ordinance No. 3110 adopted on May 20, 2024, amended the stormwater ERU rate effective July 1, 2024. Prior to that date the ERU rate for residential, commercial, and industrial is $6.75 per month. |