Article II — STORM DRAIN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE FEE

(a) "Commercial, industrial, or miscellaneous premises"

means a premises designed, improved, or used for a commercial or industrial purpose, other than multifamily or single-family residential purpose, and includes, but is not limited to, private schools and churches.

(b) "Multifamily residential premises"

means a premises designed, improved, or used as a residence for five or more families, including apartments and condominiums, and that is not designed, improved, or used for a commercial, industrial, or miscellaneous purpose.

(c) "Premises"

means a separate lot or parcel of land, improved or unimproved, which is connected to, or benefits from, directly or indirectly, the storm drain system, or any portion thereof, or from which any water runoff is discharged directly or indirectly into the city's storm drain system.

(d) "Single-family residential premises"

means a premises that is designed, improved, or used as a residence for one family only, which includes, but is not limited to, individual duplex, triplex, and fourplex residential dwelling units, and that is not designed, improved, or used for a commercial, industrial, multifamily residential, or miscellaneous purpose.

(e) "Storm drain environmental compliance fee"

means a program established by the City to assess the fees necessary to cover the costs of the City's federally mandated stormwater management program pursuant to the MRP. (Ord. 2072 § 1, 10-22-2024)

There is hereby levied and assessed against and upon all premises having storm drain discharges into or through the storm drain system a monthly storm drain environmental compliance fee. The City may, by resolution, establish and amend the monthly storm drain charge and define how such

charge will be applied to various types of premises within the city. Said resolution shall contain the effective date of any change in the monthly storm drain charge. (Ord. 2072 § 1, 10-22-2024)

All bills for storm drain charges shall be issued by the City Department of Finance. Storm drain charge amounts shall be combined with bills or statements for water and sewer service provided by the City. Storm drain charges shall be assessed in all cases where the premises in question is connected to the city's water system, sewer system, or storm drain system.

The bills shall state their purpose and the name and last known address of the person responsible for payment, and list separately each charge for water service, sewer service, and storm drain service. None of these charges shall be paid separately from the other. All bills shall be for monthly periods or for such other period as shall be determined by resolution of the City. (Ord. 2072 § 1, 10-22-2024)