(a) Stormwater management fees shall be as set forth in Part Two - Title Twelve, Chapter 298 of the Xenia City Code.
(b) Basis for Calculation of Value of the Billing Rate. The City Council shall annually establish the value of the base fee for billing considering the anticipated costs for the stormwater management maintenance activities planned for the calendar year, debt service, plus an amount to pay for current and future capital improvement projects, consistent with the approved Capital Improvement Plan. The total annual stormwater management maintenance costs shall be made up of the personnel, general operating, contractual, materials and supplies, and equipment depreciation expenses for the following programs: leaf collection; catch-basin cleaning; catch basin and storm sewer repair; and creek bank repair and stabilization, and other programs designed to maintain the stormwater system.
(c) Determining Number of Payees. The determinant of the exact number of billings shall be based on water meters (excluding irrigation meters). For multi-unit structures on a water meter, the following will apply:
(1) Two units on a water meter - the residential rate will apply.
(2) Over two units on a water meter - the commercial rate will apply.
(d) Exemption from Paying Stormwater Management Fees. Except as provided in this section, no public or private property shall be exempt from the stormwater utility service charges. Exemptions from said charges include:
(1) Streets, alleys, sidewalks, walkways, bicycle paths, and highways in the public domain;
(2) Undeveloped land as defined as land in its unaltered natural state or which has been modified to such minimal degree as to have a hydrologic response comparable to land in an unaltered state; undeveloped land shall have minimal concrete pavement, asphalt, or compacted gravel surfaces or structures which create an impervious surface that would prevent infiltration of stormwater or cause stormwater to collect, concentrate, or flow in a manner materially different from that which would occur if the land was in an unaltered natural state; and
(3) Railroad rights-of-way.
(Ord. 06-87, passed 12-28-2006; Am. Ord. 12-08, passed 3-22-2012; Ord. 2022-44. Passed 11/22/22)