ORD 09-01CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-01
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6 OF THE OTSEGO CITY CODE
ADDING SECTION 6-1-8 ESTABLISHING A CITY STORM WATER FEE FOR
ONGOING MAINTENACE AND REPAIR OF THE CITY STORM WATER
SYSTEM
THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Otsego, Wright County, Minnesota ordains as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 6 of the Otsego City Code is hereby amended to include a new
Section 6-1-8, STORM WATER FEES as follows:
STORM WATER FEES. There is hereby established a fee for City Storm Water
services. Said fee is authorized by Minnesota Statute 444 and is to be to be uniformly
applied across the City and is based upon the estimated amount of impervious surfaces
for certain lots as well as the expected discharge of storm water from a particular parcel
based upon its use. The purpose of the fee is to pay for costs incurred by the City for
implementation of statutorily required storm water programs, for required capital
improvements to the overall system, required inspection of the system and replacement
and repair of the system. The City finds that these programs, repairs, maintenance and
improvements benefit all properties in the City but that such benefit is not equally
realized by all properties, nor do properties contribute to overall storm water flow
equally.
In order to provide for as equitable a system as possible, the City fee is hereby
established based upon a variation of the Rational Method as outlined in the Fee Study
prepared for the City by Hakanson Anderson and Associates dated December 8, 2008.
The Rational Method adopted is a variation of a formula taking into account the averaged
runoff coefficient of certain classes of properties, the average area of parcels within each
class and the intensity of use of that parcel as set forth in the report listed above. The
study identifies three general classes of properties based upon use by zoning designation,
residential uses, commercial and industrial uses, and agricultural uses.
Based upon the formula, the entire City was evaluated to determine the number of parcels
in each designated zoning district. The composite C values (runoff coefficient) were
adjusted by the average area of parcels within each respective district in order to
determine proper allocation of costs between different kinds of lots. The final allocation
of costs represents the area adjusted C value for a particular parcel as a percentage of the
overall sum of area adjusted C values for the entire City.
Operation of the formula above results in a fee per parcel to be charged to existing
parcels within the City as their fair share of the costs incurred by the City. The basic
formula will be recalculated yearly and included in the City fee ordinance in order to
account for ongoing changes in lot size and use and changes in zoning designation. The
formula may be amended from time to time by amendment to this ordinance.
The fee is for the purpose of paying for the ongoing review, monitoring, repair,
maintenance and improvement of the existing City storm water infrastructure. The City
may include in the fee any and all costs incurred relative to storm water drainage within
the City no matter how said fees are categorized, or may choose to pay portions of the fee
from the general levy or other funding sources. Nothing in this ordinance is to be
construed as a limitation on the City's ability to allocate or reallocate the costs herein to
this fee or to other funding sources from year to year. Administrative costs for collection
of the fee may be added to bills as an additional charge. The fee shall be administered by
the City Utility Department and shall be billed or charged to residents on a regular basis
as determined by the Utility Billing Department.
SECTION 2. This amendment shall become effective upon its passage and publication
according to law.
ADOPTED bythe Otsego City Council thisay of January, 2009.
Published: Star News 02-04-09
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2. $3.00 base charge + $5.00/1,000 gal. thereafter.
3. Minimum charge for accounts with less than three month
usage history the minimum charge is $32.00.
d. Bulk Water Fee:
1. $1.00/100 gallons.
2. $50.00 minimum charge.
2. Watering Ban Violation Fee: $50.00
3. Water Service Shut Off Fee: $75.00
4. Water Turn On Fee: $75.00
5. Annual Stormwater Utility Fee {CIM Only):
a. Agnuismcis:
1. A-1 District:
$12.75/parcel
2. - District:
$12.75/parcel
b. Residential Districts:
1. R -C, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts:
$28.00/lot
2. R -4A, R-4 Districts:
$14.50/lot
3. R-5 Districts:
$11.50/unit
4. R -MH District:
$7.75/unit
5. R-6 District:
$6.00/unit
6. R-7 District:
$2.75/unit
C. Business Districts:
$62.00/gross acre
d. Industrial Districts:
$62.00/gross acre
6. Street light new subdivisions)
$528.00
7. Above Standard Street Light Operations and Maintenance Rates: