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 Palmetto Bay
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 15. ENVIRONMENT
 Article III. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

  § 15-106. Utility fee categories.  

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  • (a)

    Stormwater management utility fees are established and amended as necessary to be sufficient to plan, construct, operate and maintain the stormwater management system, as required by F.S. § 403.0891(3). The stormwater management utility fee(s) shall be used exclusively to pay for these identified costs, in compliance with F.S. ch. 403. All lots and parcels subject to stormwater management utility fees in the village are divided into three classes as follows:

    (1)

    Single-family property: Each single-family property shall be considered one (1.0) ERU for billing purposes.

    (2)

    Multi-family: Each multi-family unit shall be considered as 0.6 ERU's for billing purposes.

    (3)

    Houses of worship (religious facilities) classified by the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser as land use type "71" shall be assessed a monthly utility fee which is 50 percent of the fee for nonresidential developed property calculated pursuant to subsection (4), below.

    (4)

    Nonresidential property: The monthly utility fee for all nonresidential properties shall be billed and calculated in accordance with the following formula:

    The value of one ERU for nonresidential property is hereby determined to be 1,548 square feet of impervious area (1,548 square feet of impervious area = 1.0 ERU). In instances where multiple utility customers occupy a developed property, the village shall implement a rational and equitable proration related to the occupancy contained thereon for billing purposes.

    The utility fee shall = (Number of nonresidential ERUs) × (rate per ERU)

    A minimum value of one (1.0) ERU shall be assigned to each nonresidential property.

    (b)

    For the purposes of calculating stormwater management utility fees, the calculation of ERUs is based upon property usage, as determined by the village and based on, but not limited by, state and county land use codes, occupational licenses, village land development regulations, and site inspections.

    (c)

    The number of ERUs calculated for each account shall be rounded to the nearest one hundredth of a whole number.

(Ord. No. 06-07, § 2(.6), 5-1-2006)