Legal Documents of Maryville

The Council of the City of Maryville makes the following additional findings:

1. An equitable approach to funding stormwater management services and facilities can be provided by adopting a schedule of service charges upon properties that is related to the burden of stormwater quantity and quality control service requirements and costs posed by properties throughout the city.
2. Such schedule of service charges can be complemented by other funding methods that address specific needs, including, but not limited to, allocations of local option sales taxes to stormwater drainage improvement projects, collection of fees for special services including, but not limited to, plan reviews and inspections, and establishment of a capital recovery fee or fees consistent with state law.
3. A service charge credit is an appropriate means of adjusting service charges in recognition that private stormwater systems and/or actions can effectively reduce or eliminate the burden of stormwater quantity and quality control service requirements and costs that a property or properties pose for the city. In addition, the value to the stormwater utility of certain actions and practices performed by property owners and other stormwater utility customers may be recognized by credits based on other factors, including, but not limited to, the avoided cost of public information and education realized by the utility when public information and education about stormwater management is provided by the public school system.
4. Impervious area is the most important factor influencing stormwater service requirements and costs posed by properties throughout the city, and therefore is an appropriate parameter for calculating stormwater service charges and associated credits. (1999 Code, § 19-502)