HomeMy WebLinkAbout3453Ordinance No. 3453
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=1201 - Meridian Stormwater Capital Improvement
Passed - 5/4/1999
Soos Creek Watershed Stormwater Charges - Amending KCC Secs. 7.05.090 &
7.05.160 {formerly Secs. 7.20.200 & 7.20.2801
Amends Ord. 2547 (Sec. 7.05.090;7.05.160)
Amends Ord 3224 (Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ords
3459;3461;3488 (Secs. 7.05.090 & &.05.160)
Amended
by 3527
(Sec.
7.05.090)
Ord. 3534
readopting, re-enacting, ratifying and confirming rates
and fees
Amended
by Ord.
3819
(Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
3864
(Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
3901
(secs. 7.05.90 & 7.05.160)
Amended
by Ord.
3981
(Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
4021
(Sec. 7.05.090)
Amended
by Ord.
4060
(Sec. 7.05.090)
The date ['Beginning July 1, 1998"1 has led to confusion This date will be deleted from cover sheets of
ordinance/resolution revision pages This cover sheet will be deleted on electronic pages only, no other
deletions or changes have been made to the document — 6/21/2012
ORDINANCE NO. 3 J453
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, relating to the storm and surface water
utility, changing the basin -specific rate and connection fee
charged by the City storm and surface water utility to its
customers for service within the Soos Creek Watershed,
which lies primarily within the Meridian and Meridian
Valley annexation areas; and amending Sections 7.05.090
and 7.05.160 of the Kent City Code.
WHEREAS, the City has recently annexed approximately 6.6 square miles
of new area, known as the Meridian and Meridian Valley annexation areas; and
WHEREAS, these new annexation areas primarily lie within the Soos
Creek Watershed; and
WHEREAS, while in unincorporated King County, stormwater service
and stream management in these areas received a generally low level of service; and
WHEREAS, the City has conducted several studies to address stormwater
conveyance and fish habitat needs for this area, including a Fish Habitat and Population
Survey, a Hydrologic Analysis and a Hydraulic Analysis and Capital Improvement Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the information obtained in these studies demonstrates a need
to make specific capital improvements to improve stormwater control and enhance fish
habitat in the Soos Creek Watershed; and
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WHEREAS, the City has developed a capital improvement plan, with an
associated budget of approximately $10,311, 300 and six-year funding schedule, that
would address the stormwater and fisheries habitat needs in the area, and
WHEREAS, in order to fund these improvements, the basin -specific
stormwater charges and connection fees for the Soos Creek Watershed should be
increased to a level consistent with other similar watershed basins in the City and also
consistent with the rates charged by unincorporated King County.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 7.05.090 of the Kent City Code is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec. 7.05.090. System of charges.
A. There is hereby imposed a system of charges on each parcel of real property
within the city served by or to which is available for service the storm and surface water
utility established by this chapter. The charges are found to be reasonable and necessary
to fund administration, planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair,
improvement, and replacement of all existing and future storm and surface water
facilities, including the accumulation of reserves and the retirement of any associated
debt.
B. The following charges are hereby established for all parcels of real property in the
city:
1. Residential parcels. Ef€eeti`=®jaauaryl, P96, the sij4gj@ fa4j4jjy
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rA ,.-l@i4i l .l. 0ll..is Plus 040 o'sia spar v v ia+go E4 sobs@Gtt n 44.•4. Effective January
1, 1998, the single-family residential rate shall ehaage to be two dollars and forty-four
cents ($2.44) per month for each parcel having one (1) residential dwelling plus the basin
specific charge of subsection B.4 below.
2. Agricultural and undeveloped parcels • Agricultural parcels shall be
charged the monthly residential parcel rate. Undeveloped parcels shall not be charged.
3 Other parcels
a. The charge for all other parcels except residential parcels,
agricultural parcels and undeveloped parcels shall be based upon:
(1) The total amount of impervious surface as expressed in
equivalent see service units (an equivalent service unit has been determined to be two
thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of impervious surface or any fraction thereof);
and
(2) The percentage of impervious surface area on each parcel
b. The charge for all such parcels shall be computed:
(1) By multiplying the total number of ESU's on each by the
appropriate parcel impervious multiplier; and
(2) Multiplying the results by the sum of the single-family
residential rate and the appropriate basin -specific charge.
C. Impervious multipliers are hereby established:
(1)
Percentage of impervious area per parcel
(impervious surface/total surface x 100)
Impervious multiplier
1 to 40
1
41 to 60
1.2
61 to 80
1.4
81 to 100
1.6
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(2) Impervious multipliers correlate the hydraulic impact of a
parcel to its percentage of impervious surface per parcel. The multiplier for the average
single-family residence is established as one (1). The multiplier linearly increases as the
percentage of impervious area increases. The final category has a multiplier of one and
six -tenths (1.6) which reflects the hydraulic impact on the drainage system compared to
that impact of the average single-family residence.
4 Basin -specific charges. The city shall have all lawful powers and
authorities to fix, alter, regulate and control charges within specific basins and subbasins.
The purpose of the power and authority granted in this section is to provide for charging
parcels of one (1) basin or subbasin for improvements, studies or extraordinary
maintenance which specifically and solely benefit the property owners thereof. The basin -
specific charges are as follows:
Charge in dollars per ESU per month
Basin
Effective date
January 1, 44% 1998
Effective date
January 1, 1997
2000
Effective date
January 1, 4999
2001
Westside
O
4.0-70.09
0.09
0.09
K, L, M, D, E,
F,P&N
9:-98 0.13
0.13
0.13
Eastside
Mill Creek
Upper (G)
9-444.07
4444.07
4.07
Lower (A)
4-46 4.81
4-.N 4.81
4.81
Garrison Creek
Lower (B)
4-242.02
4-.-7-4 2.02
2.02
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Upper (J & I)
I -A4
1.85
4—.541.85
1.85
Direct (C)
44;�
2.12
4.4-72.12
2.12
Soos Creek (H)
0.0;
0.09
0-03
2.20
4.W 4.14
[The boundaries of the described basins are generally indicated on Attachment A to
Ordinance No. ,3 q53.] The boundaries of the basins and subbasins are generally defined
and on file in the city clerk's office. The detailed definitions thereof are reflected on maps
filed in the engineering division of the public works department, which are available to
the public for review and/or copying during normal business hours.
5. Water quality charges:
a. The city hereby authorizes and declares its intent to establish,
within two (2) years of the adoption of this chapter, a water quality charge which may be
added to any or all of the above rates. The purposes of such a charge will be to finance
monitoring, testing, treatment and control of pollutant discharges into the storm and
surface water system, including the exercise of all lawful enforcement powers of the city.
A plan for developing such charges, and a schedule and budget for this project shall be
submitted to the city council for review and approval within ninety (90) days of adoption
of this chapter. A system of water pollution charges for storm and surface water run-off
from all parcels of real property in the city shall be developed within two (2) years.
b. Such charges should be based upon appropriate indices of pollutant
discharges which approximate each parcel's contribution to the problem of water quality
within storm and surface water facilities including all receiving waters.
6. Undeveloped parcels shall be subject to all charges established under this
section upon development of a parcel. Development shall be determined by the date of
issuance of a building permit or any other permit for development purposes or as
otherwise established by the director of public works.
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SECTION 2. Section 7.05.160 of the Kent City Code is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec. 7.05.160. Connection fees. Connection fees shall be assessed against an
owner of real property at the time of issuance of a development permit for any on-site
storm or surface water drainage structure or facilities which attach or connect to, or
otherwise drain into the system of drainage facilities as defined in section 7.05.050 or
where any additional surface or storm water run-off is generated and delivered or
transported through either natural or person -made watercourses to the utility's system of
storm and surface water facilities. The connection fees shall be as follows:
Basin
Connection charge in dollars per
month per acre
G
12.50
1
11.25
A
13.75
B
12.50
C & A
1.25
All others (except Basin H)
0.0
For Basin H only (the Soos Creek Watershed generally) the charge per connection will
be a flat fee of Four Hundred dollars ($400.00) per connection
The basins are as defined under section 7.05.090 13.4. The charge is calculated by the
number of months from the date of adoption of this chapter to the date of issuance of the
development permit, and the acre represents the area of the property being developed. All
connection fees collected by the storm and surface water utility shall be placed in a
separate revenue account for the storm and surface water utility.
SECTION 3. - Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall
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not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. - Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by
law.
_-- - = M WHITE, MAYOR
A-J,JENT - -
CITY CLERK) :DE10147-Y
SOA. tOli SSW, q W
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROGER A LUBOVICH, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED: J4 �' day of MR '1999.
APPROVED: 5 Tk day of MAY , 1999.
PUBLISHED: 7 -tl\ day of /17 A Y 51999.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No..I q S 3, passed
by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the
City of Kent as hereon indicated.
, CITY CLERK
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