Sec. 138-397. Monthly usage rate.
(a) There is imposed on each and every lot or parcel of land within the city a monthly usage rate for storm drainage service. This rate shall be used to pay for the operation, maintenance, improvement and replacement of drainage facilities.
(b) The basis for computing the amount of the monthly usage rate shall be the extent of the use, as determined by the city, which each lot or parcel of land within the city makes of drainage facilities, together with the amount of stormwater runoff from such lot or parcel, including the normal stormwater runoff of such lot or parcel in an undeveloped condition.
(1) The monthly usage rate will not be levied or assessed upon undeveloped land which has been left in its natural state.
(2) The monthly usage rate for land which has been altered from the natural state shall be as follows:
a. Single-family detached and individually metered single-family attached users shall be assessed a monthly usage rate in the amount of $11.21 effective January 1, 2023, per dwelling.
b. Multi-family and master metered single-family attached users shall be assessed a monthly usage rate in the amount of $11.21 for the first unit served under a billing account, plus $8.83 for each additional unit or space occupied or intended for occupancy (effective January 1, 2023).
c. Commercial users shall be assessed a monthly usage rate in the amount of $11.21 (effective January 1, 2023) for the first 2,500 square feet of impervious area. A rate in the amount of $8.83 will be assessed (effective January 1, 2023) for each additional 2,500 square feet of impervious area. The total impervious area will be adjusted based on a ratio of the parcel's percentage of impervious area to total area of the parcel. That ratio will fall into one of the four blocks in the chart below under parcel percentage impervious. The block will determine the percentage of impervious area included in the rate calculation also shown in the chart below. The final assessed rate will be the total impervious area multiplied by the percentage of impervious area included from chart divided by 2,500 square feet.
Parcel's Percentage of Impervious Area | Percentage of Impervious Area That Is Included in the Rate Calculation |
|---|---|
0% to 30% | 10% |
31% to 60% | 30% |
61% to 90% | 66% |
91% to 100% | 100% |
(Code 1979, § 17-20(b); Ord. No. 2022-62, § 5, 11-14-2022; Ord. No. 2021-57, § 5, 11-8-2021; Ord. No. 2019-83, § 9, 11-4-2019; Ord. No. 2017-51, § 6, 10-30-2017; Ord. No. 2016-51, § 5, 11-14-2016; Ord. No. 2015-51, § 2, 10-26-2015; Ord. No. 2009-48, § 2, 11-16-2009; Ord. No. 2008-61, § 4, 11-24-2008; Ord. No. 2006-65, § 6, 11-13-2006; Ord. No. 2006-16, § 4, 3-20-2006; Ord. No. 2005-10, § 3, 3-21-2005; Ord. No. 2002-13, § 5, 3-18-2002)