A list, of fees associated with the this chapter are available at the Stormwater Administrator's Office. Pursuant to the authority contained in G.S, § 160A-314(2), the city schedule of rates, fees, charges, and penalties for providing stormwater management programs and structural and natural stormwater and drainage system service may vary according to whether the property served is residential, commercial, or industrial property, the property's use, the size of the property, the area of impervious surfaces on the property, the quantity and quality of the runoff from the property, the characteristics of the watershed into which stormwater from the property drains, and other factors that affect the stormwater drainage system. Rates, fees, and charges imposed under this section may not exceed the city's cost of providing a stormwater management program and a structural and natural stormwater and drainage system. The city's cost of providing a stormwater management program and a structural and natural stormwater and drainage system includes any costs necessary to assure that all aspects of stormwater quality and quantity are managed in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, and rules. If parcels within the city's planning jurisdictional limits meets any of the following criteria, they are exempt from stormwater utility fees and rates established by the City Council:
(A) The parcel of land must be undeveloped and valued less than $13,000 per Columbus County Tax Records.
(B) The following shall apply to previously developed parcels prior to adoption of this chapter on September 10, 2019:
(1) Where more than one parcel exists as part of the same existing developed parcel in the same entity's name per Columbus County Tax Records. The entity shall only be required to pay one existing stormwater rate and not multiple based on the use.
(Ord. 2019-O-72, passed 9-10-2019)