HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2019-R0323 - Stormwater Charges - 09/10/2019 Resolution No. 2019-RO323
Item No. 7.2
September 10, 2019
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock has heretofore established a municipal drainage utility
pursuant to Chapter 552 of the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Lubbock has heretofore established a schedule
of drainage charges for such utility; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to amend such schedule of drainage charges to
accommodate improvements to be made to the City's drainage system; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing and requisite notice have been provided with regard to such
revised charges as required by law; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
(1) THAT the following formula and schedule of municipal drainage charges is hereby adopted
to be effective October 1, 2019:
SCHEDULE OF STORMWATER CHARGES:
Residential Property Rates:
Tier 1: Impervious area less than or equal to 2780 $7.30 per month
square feet
Tier 2: Impervious area greater than 2780 square feet $11.18 per month
and less than or equal to 3680 square feet
Tier 3: Impervious area greater than 3680 square feet $14.14 per month
and less than or equal to 4770 square feet
Tier 4: Impervious area greater than 4770 square feet $21.22 per month
Non-Residential Property Rate:
$21.22 per Equivalent Residential Unit ("ERU") per month, to be billed in whole units
(2) The following provisions shall apply in assessing the Schedule of Stormwater Charges as set
forth above:
(a) Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) shall be defined as five thousand seven
hundred (5700) square feet of impervious area of a single property.
(b) Residential Property,defined in Section 22.07.001(4)(a)of the City of Lubbock
Code of Ordinances, shall be assessed the Residential rate on a per-residential-unit basis.
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(c) Non-Residential Property, defined in Section 22.07.001(4)(b) of the City of
Lubbock Code of Ordinances, shall be assessed the Non-Residential rate on a per-property
basis.
(d) Stormwater utility charges shall be made to the person or persons whose names
and addresses are currently shown on utility records for the subject property.
(e) Assessed charges for Non-Residential Property shall not in any case exceed
that amount charged to a Non-Residential property having one hundred fifty thousand
(150,000) square feet of impervious area.
(3) Property owned by the following entities shall be exempt from Stormwater utility charges:
(a) Public School Districts;
(b) Lubbock County;
(c) State of Texas; and
(d) City of Lubbock.
(4) THAT such charges are hereby approved and adopted and shall be billed to the users of such
benefitted properties along with the bill for other utility services provided to the property.
(5) THAT such charges shall remain in full force and effect until such time as said fees shall be
further revised by action of the City Council of the City of Lubbock.
(6) THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause publication of the
descriptive caption of this Resolution as an alternative method of publication as provided by law.
(7) THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Resolution be
declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder shall not be affected thereby.
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Passed by the City Council this 10th_ day of September , 2019.
DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Reb cca Garza, City Secr a
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Michael G. Keenum. City Engineer ^
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Amy L. Si ,
Dep it ity Attorney
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