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Stantec <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER -STORM WATER UTILITY <br />Appendix B <br />June 25, 2012 <br />Subd. 3. Standardized Charges. The following rules shall apply for the purpose of simplifying <br />and equalizing charges: <br />A. Atypical surface area of 0.35 acres containing 21% impervious (i.e. 3,231 sq. ft. of <br />impervious surface) shall be used as the single-family residential equivalency factor. <br />B. Parcels subject to these standardized charges shall not be eligible for adjustments <br />(credits) to charges or adjustments to impervious area as set forth elsewhere herein. <br />Subd. 4. Exceptions. The following land uses are exempt from the Stormwater Utility Fees <br />established herein: <br />A. Public Street right-of-way. <br />B. Gravel Pits. <br />C. Properties with an approved Industrial permit as regulated by the MPCA <br />Subd. 5. Establishing Rates. Each developed property shall pay a rate of three dollars ($3) <br />per REF. The REF Rate so established shall be on file with the City Administrator/Clerk and <br />shall be used to compute the stormwater charges for a given property based on the following <br />formulas for each land use designation: <br />Residential Charge = ($3) x (1 REF) <br />Nonresidential Property Charge = (IMPERVIUS SURFACE AREA)/(3,231 sq. ft.) x ($3) <br />11.10.05. Stormwater Fee Adjustments. Stormwater Utility fees may be adjusted under the <br />conditions Stated below. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to provide <br />justification for the fee adjustment. <br />Subd. 1. Appeals Process. Any person liable for the payment of stormwater utility fees on a <br />property may, appeal to the City Engineer for a utility fee adjustment if the person believes the <br />utility fee to be incorrect. The request for adjustment shall be made in writing and shall State, in <br />detail, the grounds upon which relief is sought. The Engineer may require the applicant to <br />submit, at applicant's expense, supplemental information including, but not limited to, survey <br />data certified by a registered land surveyor and engineering reports certified by a registered <br />professional engineer. The director may grant an adjustment if it is found that: <br />A. A substantial error was made in the calculation of the impervious area on a <br />nonresidential property. <br />B. The land use designation used to calculate the stormwater fee is inaccurate <br />Acceptance and denials of appeals for adjustment shall be made in writing by the Engineer. No <br />adjustment shall be made retroactively, except for initial appeals filed within one year of the <br />effective date of this ordinance. <br />Any person denied an adjustment by the Engineer may appeal the denial to the City Council by <br />filing written notice of appeal with the city clerk within 30 days of receipt of the Director's <br />Project No. 193802143 V.2U <br />