To ensure the City can effectively manage stormwater by reducing flooding and improving the health of waterbodies that receive this stormwater, the City has implemented a Stormwater Management Utility. The City has established this utility under Section 78-132 of the City’s Code of Ordinances.
Some items the utility, or fee, is used to do are –
Construct and maintain pipes, culverts, inlets, and stormwater retention/detention facilities
Acquire land to expand the City’s stormwater management system
Upgrade the stormwater management system by increasing size of conveyances and/or installing pollution reduction devices
*EDU = 2,634 square feet
Category
City Drainage System
Non-City Drainage System
Vacant
Agricultural
Base fee of $45 per parcel with an additional fee based on impervious coverage, not to exceed $150.
$15 Per parcel
$15 Per Parcel
Commercial
Base fee of $45 per parcel with an additional fee based on impervious coverage, not to exceed $150.
$45 Per Parcel
$15 Per Parcel
Residential
Base fee of $15 per parcel with an additional fee of one EDU * at a rate of $10 for a building structure/improvement.
