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Home My WebLink About4060 Ordinance No . 4060 (Amending or Repealing Ordinances) CFN= 110 - Water/Sewer/Drainage Rates & Policies Passed - 12/11/2012 Stormwater Utility Fees Amends KCC 7.05.090 Amends Ords. 2547;3042;3224;3453;3459;3461;3488;3527; 3534;3819;3864;3901;3981;4021 The date ['Beginning July 1, 1996"] 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. #00 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, amending Section 7.05.090 of the Kent City Code to reduce the scheduled rate increase for storm water utility fees from a 15% increase to a 5% increase for each year from 2013 through 2015. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE SECTION 1. - Amendment. Section 7.05.090 of the Kent City Code entitled "System of Charges" is amended to reduce the rate increase for storm water utility fees for years 2013 - 2015 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 1 Storm water Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.05.090 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. Single-family residential parcels. The single-family residential rate shall be as follows: Charged in Dollars Per Month, Per Single-Family Residential Dwelling Effeerive Effective Effective Effective 3anuary 3anuary 11 3anuary 11 3anuary 1, 3t 202:2 2013 2014 2015 10.56 $+2 411.09 $13.9611.64 $16.0512.22 seetien shall apply te Fesidential dwellings threugh Mareh 31, 2099f but. shall be e'umunated afteF that date. 2. Agricultural and undeveloped parcels. Agricultural parcels shall be charged the monthly single-family residential parcel rate. Undeveloped parcels shall not be charged. 3. Other parcels. a. The charge for all other parcels except single-family residential parcels, agricultural parcels, and undeveloped parcels shall be based upon: i. The total amount of impervious surface as expressed in equivalent service units (an equivalent service unit (ESU) 2 Stormwater Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.05.090 has been determined to be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of impervious surface or any fraction thereof); and ii. The percentage of impervious surface area on each parcel. b. The charge for all such parcels shall be computed: i. By multiplying the total number of ESUs on each parcel by the parcel's impervious multiplier established in subsection (B)(3)(c) of this section; and ii. Multiplying the results by the sum of the single- family residential rate, if any. C. Impervious multipliers are hereby established: i. Percentage of impervious area per parcel (impervious surface/total surface x Impervious 100) multiplier 1 to 40 1 41 to 60 1.2 61 to 80 1.4 81 to 100 1.6 ii. 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 3 Stormwater Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.05.090 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 the impact of an average single-family residence. 4. Road systems. The impervious surface area for city roads shall be assessed thirty (30) percent of the charge established in subsection (13)(3) of this section for impervious service areas. Gharged in de'llars per equivalent service unItF per-mental Effective Effeetwe Bete Sete ienuary Basin 3:1 2007 3;-2608 A $84-$ $ 768 $07475 $4768 6astsride - - 4 Stormwater Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.05.090 4�4i44 - - GFeek (G) 6ewe $5--G5 $5 5 Ve ey f$1 GaFFffiSeR GFeek Lewe (B� UppeF (a4 4 DiFeet $ 3 $ 3 {G} Sees $4-.35 $4.35 CFeel� {++) apply, and the eity will assess and eelleet the igew single fafnily r-esidential file on the city rlcr� � f rh detailed � r 1 _c are q t a ...�. •.• w..v v.w� w..v..� v v.l la.a.• IIIG 1 VGIII IIIIV!-t 5 Stormwater Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.OS.090 busoness wo 65. Water quality charges. a. The city hereby authorizes and declares its intent to establish 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 before enactment. 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. 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. SECTION 2. - Sayin The existing section 7.05.090 of the Kent City Code, which is amended by this ordinance, shall remain in full force and effect until the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 3. - Seyerability. If any one or more section, subsection, or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect. 6 Storm water Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.OS.090 SECTION 4. - Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors, references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering. SECTION S.- Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on January 1, 2013, which is more than five (5) days from and after its passage and publication, as provided by law. CSUZ COOKE, MAYOR ATTEST: BRENDA JACOBER, CLERK y APPROVED AS TO FORM: V , TOM BRUBAKER, CITY ATTORNEY 7 Storm water Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.05.090 -0�1 PASSED: day of December, 2012. -tw APPROVED: 1 r day of December, 2012. PUBLISHED: day of December, 2012. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. _ //41 0 passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated. �—�/ (SEAL) BRENDA JACO R, CITY CLERK P\Civil\ dinance\Stormwater Utility KCC 7 05 090 2013-2014 Docx 8 Storm water Utility Fees Amend KCC 7.05.090