HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1397ORDINANCE # 1397
BEING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A STORM WATER UTILITY
CHAPTER 12
ARTICLE III
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
General Operation.
The City storm water system shall be operated as a public utility (hereinafter called the
storm water utility), pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 444.075, from which revenues
will be derived subject to the provisions of this Chapter and Minnesota Statutes.
Section 1:
Definitions. Utility Factor.
Utility Factor
12.301
The utility factor is defined as the ration of runoff volume, in inches, for a
particular land use, to the runoff volume, in inches for an average single-
family residential, assuming a 2-inch rainfall and Natural Resources
Conservation Services (NRCS) "Type B" soil conditions.
Section 2: Storm Water Utility Fee
12.302
The storm water utility fee is defined as the annual charge developed for
each parcel of land.
Section 3: Monthly Storm Water Utility Revenue
12.303 The monthly storm water utility revenue is the estimated monthly expenditures for
planning and inventories, capital expenditures, personnel and equipment and operation of
the storm water utility, in accordance with established City policy.
Section 4: Storm Water Utility Factors.
12.304 The Storm Water Management Fee shall be determined by first determining the
percentage of total runoff in the City which is attributed to single-family residential
property. The fee per acre for single-family residential is computed by computing the
product of the runoff percentage and the Monthly Storm Water Utility Revenue, divided
by the estimated total acres of single-family residential land use in the City. The per acre
fee, the appropriate utility factor and the total acreage of the parcel. Single-family
residential parcels shall be assessed on a per household basis.
The utility factor for various land uses are shown in the following table.
Utility
Classification Land Use CN Factor
1 Single Family Residential District 72 1.00
2 Two Family Residential District 75 1.30
3 Three Family Residential District 80 1.92
4 Manufacturing 88 3.30
5 Retail Business District 90 3.74
6 Limited Business District 90 3.74
7 General Business District 92 4.23
8 Central Business District 92 4.23
9 Neighborhood Business 88 3.30
10 Light Industrial District 88 3.30
11 Heavy Industrial District 90 3.74
Section 5: Credits
12.305 The Council may adopt policies, by resolution, for adjustment of the storm water
management fees. Information to justify a fee adjustment must be supplied by the property
owner. Such adjustments of fees shall be retroactive. Credits will be reviewed regularly by
a staff committee.
Section 6: Exemptions
12.306 The following land uses are exempt from the storm water management fee:
· Public Road Right-of-Way
· Lakes
· Wetlands
· City Property
Section 7: Payment of Fee
12.307 Storm Water Utility Fees shall be billed in accordance with the Finance
Department's current billing cycle with water and sanitary sewer bills. The fee shall be due
and payable the same terms as water and sanitary sewer utility bills. Any prepayment or
overpayment of charges shall be retained by the City and applied against subsequent fees.
All such utility bills may be collected as provided for water billing by Section 4.314(3) of
the City Code.
Section 8: Appeal of Fee
12.308 If a property owner or person responsible for paying the storm water management
fee believes that a particular assigned fee is incorrect, such a person may request that the
fee be re-computed.
Section 9: Penalty for Late Payment
12.309 The Council shall, by Resolution, fix all charges and penalties for late payment for
Storm Water Utility fees and shall similarly fix the rates by which such charges shall be
computed.
Section 10: Certification of Past Due Fees on Taxes
12.310 If any storm water utility fees have not been paid when due, then a penalty as set
forth on Section 00.080, shall be added to the amount due. Any such past due fees may
then be certified to the County Auditor for collection with real estate taxes on the
following year pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 444.075, Subdivision 3. In
addition, the City shall also have the right to bring a civil action or to take other legal
remedies to collect unpaid fees.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
July 26,1999
August 9~ 1999
August 9, 1999
Offered by: Wyc kal f
Seconded by: s z u r e k
Roll call: A11 ayes
Anne Student, Counci-~l-~'ecretary
Mayor Ga~ L. Peterson