HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2014-R0357 - Adopt Schedule Of Municipal Drainage Charges - 10/23/2014lotion No. 2014-R0357
No. 6.19
her 23, 2014
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) The following formula and schedule of municipal drainage charges is hereby
adopted to be effective January 1, 2015:
SCHEDULE OF STORMWATER CHARGES:
Residential Property Rates:
Tier 1: Impervious area less than or equal to 2780 $8.80 per month
square feet
Tier 2: Impervious area greater than 2780 square feet $13.48 per month
and less than or equal to 3680 square feet
Tier 3: Impervious area greater than 3680 square feet $17.05 per month
and less than or equal to 4770 square feet
Tier 4: Impervious area greater than 4770 square feet $25.58 per month
Non -Residential Property Rate:
$25.58 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.
(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.
Passed by the City Council this 23rd day of October , 2014.
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ATTEST:
Garza,
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
I.. Wranklin, P.E., City Engineer
Michael G. Keenan, P.E., Stormwater Engineer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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KlitditeftYalfMite, First Assistant -City Attorney
RES.Stormwater Pee Schedule 12.16.14