City of Palm Coast Stormwater Utility Ordinance Revision

City Council Meeting

City of Palm Coast Stormwater Utility Ordinance Revision

City Council Meeting

July 2010

Overview

Technical Analysis Stormwater Utility Service Area Reduced Service Calculation Fee Structure and Exemptions Appeals Legal Revisions Revenue Generation

Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis– Delineated service area.– Redefined ERU.– Reviewed rate structure and proposed

modifications.– Reviewed current exemption for unplatted

property.– Proposed appeals & exemptions.– Area thresholds.

Stormwater Utility Service Area

Reduced Service Calculation

City Staff– Reviewed FY 2010 budget.– Apportioned budget items based on:

Benefit to overall canal system. Benefit to local conveyances (swales, ditches, etc.)

– Determined that approximately 70% of budget is spent on maintaining local conveyances

FEE STRUCTURE AND EXEMPTIONS

Proposed Rate Category Proposed ERU Values Current ERU Values

Single-Family Residential Property 1 ERU 1 ERU

Vacant Single-Family Residential Property (≤ 1 acre) 0.74 ERUs 0.69 ERUs

Vacant Single-Family Residential Property (>1 acre and ≤ 5 acres) 0.89 ERUs per acre 2.75 ERUs / acre

Vacant Property (≤ 25 acres) 2.96 ERUs per acre 2.75 ERUs / acre

Vacant Bulk Land (>25 acres) 0.89 ERUs per acre 2.75 ERUs/acre

Nonresidential/Commercial/Multi-family with 5+ units

Sum of: 6.02 ERUs / acre impervious 2.96 ERUs/ acre pervious

12.7 ERUs per acre of impervious area

Multi-family (2-4 units) 0.75 ERUs per unit 0.75 ERUs per unit

Exemptions

Properties outside service area.

Properties dedicated to stormwater conveyance

Unplatted Parcels Properties dedicated to stormwater conveyance

Appeals

Appeal Description Possible Impact

ANon-City stormwater facility

(no area threshold) 23% credit for each property.

BProperties bisected by service area (> 5 acres) Exempt area of property outside service area.

C

Properties that partly convey or store stormwater

(>5 acres)

Reduce fee by: •% of property that stores or conveys stormwater.•% of property in 100-year floodplain.•%of the property that is a wetland.

DSignificant onsite retention

(no area threshold) Reduce fee by site-specific estimate.

EExtra onsite detention

(no area threshold) 0.22% credit for every 1% reduction in peak discharge below predevelopment peak discharge.

FReduced-service

(> 5 acres) 70% credit on stormwater utility bill.

G Additive Mitigation Credits Dependent on available credits

Legal Revisions

Legal Revisions– Refined definitions.– Incorporated Jones Edmunds recommendations.– Historical Adjustments allowed – retroactive to April 8,

2008 (application must be received within 6 months).

Revenue Generation

Revenue Distribution Based on Current Rate Structure Revenue Distribution Based on Proposed Rate Structure

•Estimate City can bill 50,000-71,000 ERUs

•Revenue neutral requires $7.10-$10.00/ERU ($5.4 million budget)