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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 93-03
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE BY
ADDING A NEW CHAPrER 7 ESTABLISHING A STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
UTILITY.
The city Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
Section 1. Title 9 of the Prior Lake City Code is amended by
adding Chapter 7 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 7
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
storm Water Management utility Established.
Definitions.
9-7-1
9-7-2
The following words, terms, and ~hrases, when used in this
Chapter, shall have the meaninq ascr1bed to them in this section,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaninq.
STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT
BUDGET:
STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT
FEE:
UTILITY
FACTOR:
9-7-3
storm Water Manaqement Budqet is the annual budget
approved b~ the city council for storm water
management 1ncluding planning, monitoring, capital
expenditures, maintenance, land acquisition,
personnel and equipment.
storm Water Manaqement Fee means the bi-monthly
charge for each parcel of non-exempt property in
the City for the management of storm water.
utility Factor means the ratio of runoff volume, in
inches, for a particular land use, to the runoff
volume, in inches for a 1/3 acre residential lot,
assuming a 4.2 inch (10 ~ear storm) rainfall and
Soil Conservation Serv1ce (SCS) "Type B" soil
conditions.
Storm Water Management Fee.
A. The utility Factors for various land uses are as
follows:
Classification
1
2
3
4
5
Land Use utility Factor
single Family Residential (SFR) 1.00
(1/3 acre lots)
Multiple Dwelling Units 1.65
(Residential)
Business/Commercial 2.07
Industrial 1.82
Institutional 1.38
(Schools, churches, government
& buildings)
Agricultural and conservation zoned areas which have a
residential or commercial building on the property will be
considered a SFR classification and be charged the SFR unit
rate.
Planned Unit Development zoning and government agency parcels
other than the City of Prior Lake will be charged at the rate
deemed most appropriate for each individual parcel.
The storm Water Management Pee for use on storm water facilities
shall be determined by the following steps:
1.) The SFR rate will be $3.75 per unit bimonthly charge.
2.) The per acre Fee for all individual parcels other than
SFR shall be defined as the product of the SFR Fee of
$11.25 per acre based on a $3.75 per unit and a 1/3 acre
lot, the appropriate utility Factor based on land use,
and the total acreage of the parcel.
A minimum of 1/3 acre shall be computed for commercial
site locations within agricultural and conservation land
areas.
3. )
9-7-4.
Credits.
The City Council, in its discretion, may adopt policies for
adjustment of the storm Water Management Fee. Information to
justify a Fee adjustment must be suppl1ed by the property owner.
9-7-5.
Exemptions.
The following land uses are exempt from this storm Water
Management Fee:
a. )
b. )
c. )
d. )
e. )
t. )
g. )
9-7-6
Public Right-ot-Way
Lakes
Wetland (With easements dedicated to the City)
Municipal owned pro~erty
Open space (cemeter1es, golf courses)
Vacant and unoccupied parcels such as agricultural and
conservation zoned land that does not have a residential
or commercial building on the parcel.
School properties are exempted from this utility Fee for
the 1993 billings.
Payment of Fee
storm Water Management Fee shall be invoiced bi-monthly. The
amount due as shown on the invoice shall be ~ayable on or before
the 20th day of the month in which the invo1ce is issued. A
penalty of ten percent (10%) per bi-monthly Fee shall be added to
all accounts that are not paid in full by the due date. The
penalty shall be computed on the unpaid balance not paid by the
due date at the time each bi-monthly statement is prepared. Any
prepayment or overparment of charges shall be retained by the
city and applied aga1nst subsequent Fee.
9-7-7.
Appeal of Fee.
If a property owner or person responsible for payin9 the storm
Water Management Fee believes that a particular Fee 1S incorrect,
such person may file a written appeal with the city Manager.
Appeals will be heard by the City Council. No adjustment will be
made to the utility Factor for property classifications.
9-7-8.
Certification of Delinquent Fees.
If a storm Water Manangement Fee remains unpaid for a period of
(90) days, after it becomes delinquent, the same shall constitute
a lien on the real estate sub~ect to an interest rate of eight
(8%) per annum and the Finance D1rector shall forthwith file a
lien against the real estate for the unpaid amount of the bill,
notifying by mail the owner of the real estate of said fact. In
the event that it becomes necessary for the Finance Director to
file such a lien on the real estate, then and in that event, an
additional Fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged and added
to the bill and the lien when filed.
9-7-9.
storm Water Management Fund.
All of the storm Water Management Fee pursuant to this ordinance
shall be collected and deposited in a separate fund. Said fund
shall show a separate accounting for all collections and
expenditures.
section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon 1ts passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Prior Lake City Council this 19 th
Day of January, 1993.
ATTEST:
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Actip 'City Manager
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ayor
Published in the Prior
January, 1993
Lake
American
on the 25th day
of
Drafted by:
Bruce Loney
Assistant City Engineer
City of Prior Lake
4629 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
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