HomeMy WebLinkAbout4496 AN ORDINANCE amending stormwater rates for commercial accounts, and
amending Title 15 of the Bremerton Municipal Code and Ordinance No. 4454·
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Amendment. Ordinance No. 4454 setting utility rates and charges, Section
1, IV(b)(1), is amended to read as follows:
IV. STORMWATER
(b) RATES:
(1) Retail Stormwater Service Rates·
Monthly Service Charge
City County
~l Single Family
Base Charge $4.00/Acct N/A
Low Income Senior
Citizen and Low Income
Disabled Citizen Rate $2.50/Acct N/A
(ii) Multiple Family
Base Charge $4.00/Acct!SU N/A
(iii) Commercial
Base Charge $4.00/AcctlSU N/A
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(iv) Public School Districts $4.00/Acct* N/A
*Parcels owned or leased by public school districts which
provide activities which directly benefit the surface and
stormwater management program. The activities may include:
curriculum specific to the issues and problems of surface and
stormwater management and student activities in the
community to expose students to the efforts required to restore,
monitor, or enhance the surface and stormwater management
system. Pursuant to RCW 35.92.021,the amount of the service
charge shall be determined by the Director, based upon the cost
of the activities to the school district, but not to exceed the
value of the activity to the stormwater management program.
Determination of which activities qualify for the stormwater
management service charge reduction will be made by the
Director. Reductions in Stormwater Management service
charges will only be granted to school districts which provide
programs that have been evaluated by the Director. The
service charge adjustment for the school activity may be applied
to any parcel in the service area which is owned or operated by
the school district.
Retail Stormwater Rate Adjustment
Multiple Family & Commercial
Water Quality $.50/ISU N/A
Water Quantity $1.50/ISU N/A
(vi) Stormwater Penalty
for new Multiple
Family & Commercial
development without
on-site detention
(BMC 15.06.050(b)) $.50/ISU N/A
Implementation Schedule. All multiple family and commercial accounts with
two or more ISU's will receive the credits in b(1)(v) above per ISU until
December 31, 1997; Provided, The property owner submits engineering plans
and specifications for on-site stormwater quantity and quality improvement.~
for their property by October 1, 1995, and said plans are approved by the
Department according to System Development and Construction Standards.
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Failure to comply with any of the aforementioned provisions will result in
these accounts being charged at the rate of $4.00/ISU/Month beginning
January 1, 1996.
Section 2. Amendment. Section 15.06.020is hereby amended to read as follows:
15.06.020 ASSESSMENTS.
(a) General Facility Fee. A General Facility Fee (GFF) shall be charged on all new
or expanded service connections to the utility system pursuant to the Utility Fee Schedule
established for utility service. The general facility fee shall be proportionate to the cost of
providing facilities. Existing connections within the system as of the effective date of this
Code shall be considered to have paid their proportionate share of the general facility fee
for existing use.
The calculation of the general facility fee for water and wastewater will be based on
the number of Equivalent Residential Unit(s) (ERU) served and shall be apportioned and
assessed as follows:
Single family residence 1 ERU/Unit
Two units 1 ERU/Unit
Multi-Family (3 or more units) .8 ERU/Unit
Commercial/Industrial (each 2000 sq ft
of structure) 1 ERU/2000 SQFT
Transitory Living Units - motels/hotels .5 ERU/Unit
Irrigation Systems (separately metered;
each 2000 sq ft of irrigated area) .5 ERU/2000 SQFT
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The GFF shall be assessed and paid at the time of execution of the Utility Service
Agreement for all new service connections and prior to occupancy of the new or expanded
facilities and shall be in addition to rates and other fees, assessments, and charges
established for utility service.
The GFF shall be adjusted on February 1 of each year, based on the Seattle Area
Consumer Price Index, for all urban consumers for the year ended in December of the
preceding year or a rate fee study, unless otherwise adjusted by the City Council.
Section 3. Amendment. Section 15.06.050is hereby amended to read as follows:
15.06.050 RATES - STORMWATER.
(a) Surface Dralnage/Stormwater Rates. A general stormwater rate shall be
assessed all property owners who contribute to or benefit from the Utility stormwater system
pursuant to the Utility Fee and Rate Schedule established for stormwater service by Council
Rates shall be determined by the approximate amount of impervious surface area of
developed parcel, including publicly owned property ...... ~'~ ~:~'~e, ..... ^c way.
Impervious surface, measured in equivalent impervious surface units (ISU's) shall be
determined for each developed property, except single family or duplex uses which shall be
assigned the minimum rate.
(b) Rate Adjustments. ~ Rate adjustments for water quantity and water quality
pursuant to the Utility Rate Schedule will be applied to all multi-family (3 or more units),
commercial, and industrial development which provide for the installation of on-site water
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quality and quantity improvements which meet all System Development and Construction'
Standards. Eligibility will require the treatment of stormwater discharges prior to entry in
to the Utility stormwater system and the reduction of the amount of stormwater discharges
into the Utility stormwater system to an amount not to exceed 0.2 CFS/acre based on a 25-
All new development will be required to install water quality and quantity
improvements prior to connection to the stormwater system and will receive the rate
adjustment upon successful completion of the installation. Application for building permits
or fill/grade permits must include standard stormwater quality and quantity improvement
plans. If topography, soils, location or lot size make on-site detention impractical, new
development may be permitted, but a penalty shall be assessed pursuant to the Utility Rate
Schedule if stormwater runoff from the developed property exceeds .3 CFS/acre based on
a 25-year storm.
The facts set forth in this subsection shall apply only if the on-site or other facility
that have received an adjustment in their rates are maintained and operated in accord with
any City Standards applicable at the time of billing. In the event that the Director
determines that the system is not properly operated and maintained, the rate reduction shall
be discontinued until deficiencies are corrected in addition to other remedies provided in
this chapter.
(c) Exempt Properties.
~ All parcels of property that are undeveloped.
(ii) All public rights-of-way.
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Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on February 1,
1995.
APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this ~ day of
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this ~ day of
~~~resident
APPROVED this z% dayo~;,~,.~. ....... l ,199_~
L-L~N HoRT;N, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUS~Y, City Clerk
[FFF_.CTiVE DATE ,~-/- ?.~ _
P[jSLIgATION DATE /~J ~2. ?~
ORDINANCE NUMBER ~ ,~
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