(a) The Finance Department, through utility billing, shall issue combined monthly invoices with other Village utilities with itemization. Payment of such invoices shall be subject to the terms of any billing policies that may be adopted by the Village and the terms of any customer agreements. The Finance Director shall collect and account for all revenues in accordance with Ohio auditing standards and internal control methods, and shall deposit such revenues in the Stormwater Utility Fund.
(b) Notwithstanding all other provisions of the chapter, public right-of-way (i.e. government-owned roads (whether or not dedicated), utility easements, sidewalks, bridges, bike trails, and the like) and railroad track right-of-way is exempt from the assessment of stormwater utility service charges and no stormwater utility service charge is required to be paid for such property.
(c) No stormwater utility service charge shall be imposed upon premises owned or operated by the Village of Yellow Springs.
(d) It is the intent of this chapter that the stormwater utility service charge be imposed only on property that is likely to contribute stormwater to the stormwater system. There is a presumption that all properties in the Village are likely to contribute stormwater to the stormwater system; however, a property owner may rebut this presumption by providing evidence to the Village's Stormwater Utility Coordinator proving that a property is unlikely under any circumstances to contribute stormwater to the stormwater system. In the event a property owner is able to prove that the property owner's property is unlikely under any circumstances to contribute stormwater to the stormwater system, then no stormwater utility service charge will be applicable to that property.
(Ord. 2022-31. Passed 9-19-22.)