Resolution - #00-07-172 - 07/11/2000

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• • Councilmember Connolly introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #00 -07 -172 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR THE STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY WHEREAS, on January 11, 2000, the Ramsey City Council adopted Ordinance #00 -01; and WHEREAS, according to Ordinance #00 -01, Section 4.80.06, Adjustments of Charges. The City Council may, by resolution, from time to time, adopt policies providing for the adjustment of charges for parcels or groups of parcels, based upon hydrologic data supplied by affected property owners. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That in order to be considered for a storm drainage utility credit, the property owner will be required to supply ALL of the information, including engineering calculations, to justify the credit. If a property owner or person responsible for paying for the storm drainage fee believes that a particular fee is incorrect, such person may request in writing that the fee be recomputed. If an error of more than 20% has been made, the fee will be adjusted effective the quarter after receipt of the letter. No adjustments will be made retroactively. A. Modified Method — For those properties that exceed 20 acres in size and have an overall percent impervious less than 15 %, the property owner may request that the City modify the approach taken to calculate the storm drainage fee for their property. The modified approach to the storm drainage fee is calculated by assuming that a single rectangular area which completely encompasses the impervious area be regarded as the modified area. The percent impervious and then the REU calculated using this modified area and the table of REFS in Ordinance #00 -01. The new charge will not be retroactive. B. Storm water detention - No adjustments will be made to single family and two family residential parcels. An adjustment of up to twenty -five (25 %) will be made for those parcels with onsite measures that limit outflow peak events according to the following conditions: I. Ten percent (10 %) credit for parcels that limit peak outflow rates during a 5 -year rainfall event to rates comparable to the rates from an unimproved vacant property of the same size. II. An additional fifteen percent (15 %) credit will be given to parcels that limit peak outflow rate during a 100 -year rainfall event to rates comparable to the rates from an unimproved vacant property of the same size.