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implementation,and management of a Stormwater Pollution <br /> Prevention Plan (SWPPP). <br /> Sec. 78-403 Administration <br /> The Stormwater Utility shall be part of the Community Operations and <br /> Development Department and shall be administered by the Community <br /> Operations and Development Director or their designee. This ordinance shall <br /> apply to the entire City of Elk River. <br /> Sec. 78-404 Stormwater Utility Fund <br /> There is hereby created a Stormwater Utility Fund into which all fees,when <br /> collected, shall be placed. Such monies shall be first used to pay normal, <br /> reasonable, and current costs of operating and maintain the city stormwater <br /> system and facilities. <br /> Division 2 Stormwater Utility Fee <br /> Sec. 78-411 Establishment of Stormwater Utility Fee <br /> There shall be collected from every property in the city a Stormwater Utility <br /> Fee. Stormwater Utility Fees shall be established by ordinance and shall be <br /> collected monthly. Fees shall be based upon the operations of the Stormwater <br /> Utility,including an accounting of all monies received and disbursed,together <br /> with a working budget estimate of the needs of the utility. <br /> Sec. 78-412 Single Family,Duplex, and Townhome Residential Uses <br /> The Stormwater Utility Fee for properties classified as single family, duplex, <br /> and townhome residential uses shall be a fixed monthly amount established <br /> each year by ordinance. The Stormwater Utility Fee rate shall consider the <br /> impact on the public drainage system for properties within urban utility service <br /> area and properties outside the urban utility service area relating to the costs <br /> associated with the management of the entire public drainage system. <br /> Sec. 78-413 All Other Uses <br /> All uses, other than single family, duplex, and townhome residential uses, <br /> shall pay a Stormwater Utility Fee based on the acreage of impervious surface <br /> on the property,as determined by the city through digitized mapping and/or <br /> site plan reviews. The acreage for any properties with impervious surfaces, <br /> shall be rounded to the nearest tenth of an acre and not be less than one tenth <br /> of an acre. The Stormwater Utility Fee per acre of impervious surface shall be <br /> established each year by ordinance.The basis for the fee shall be seven times <br /> the amount of the urban residential fee reflecting the average residential <br /> property consisting of 1/7t1 of an acre of impervious area. <br /> 2 <br />