Ord 2020-041/Stormwater Utility Ch. 86, Article 8, Division 1 & 2 amendment

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Sec. 86.503. Establishment and dedication of drainage utility assets. The city council establishes the city drainage stormwater utility as a public utility and dedicates to the utility all city -owned property, real and personal, facilities, materials and supplies constituting the city's drainage system as constituted on the effective date of this article and as may be acquired in the future, to be used for the purpose of the stormwater utility. Sec. 86.504. Establishment and revisions to drainage stormwater utility service area. (a) The city council establishes the drainage stormwater utility service area as the city limits of the city, as presently configured and as the same may be amended from time to time. (b) Except as affected by amendments to the city limits, revisions to the service area will be made only after the publication of notice and a public hearing as required by state law. Sec. 86.505. Establishment and revision of drainage stormwater charges; credits. (a) The city council establishes drainage stormwater charges to be paid by users of benefitted property in the service area. The determination of the drainage stormwater charges is deemed nondiscriminatory, reasonable and equitable to provide for the creation, operation, planning, engineering, inspection, construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, reconstruction and administration of the dr-ainage stormwater utility. (b) The drainage stormwater charges will be set by separate ordinance based on the following factors: (1) The developed use amount of impervious cover on the benefitted property; (2) The r,,, bei of dwelling units ^r predominant developed use of the benefitted property; and (3) The r+ of ;r,ro,�,;^^number of equivalent residential units (ERUs) on the benefitted property. (c) The direeter will detennnine e category that applies to each benefitted property will be determined within the guidelines set forth herein and will reeommen set the charge in accordance with the category of use and the following factors: