§ 15.06.040. Imposition of rates and charges.

A.

Capital Facilities Rate Increase for the Year 2015. To provide funding for projects in the Capital Facilities Program (CFP), rates per class of property set forth below shall be increased as follows: rates in the "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems Phase II permit" (NPDES) category are increased twenty-two dollars per equivalent single family residence (three thousand six hundred square feet of impervious area); rates in the rural category are increased four dollars per equivalent single family residence (three thousand six hundred square feet of impervious area). For purposes of this section, "NPDES category" is defined as properties located within the area map as published by the Washington State Department of Ecology; "rural category" is defined as properties located in the storm and surface water utility area exclusive of NPDES category properties. Vacant NPDES and Rural property is exempt from paying the capital facilities rates and charges.

1.

For the year beginning January 1, 2016 the CFP rate will be five dollars for rural parcels and twenty-seven dollars for "NPDES category" parcels.

2.

For the year beginning January 1, 2017 the CFP rate will be seven dollars for rural parcels and thirty-one dollars for "NPDES category" parcels.

3.

For the year beginning January 1, 2018 the CFP rate will be eight dollars for rural parcels and thirty-four dollars for "NPDES category" parcels.

4.

For the year beginning January 1, 2019 the CFP rate will be nine dollars for rural parcels and thirty-seven dollars for "NPDES category" parcels.

B.

Base rates.

Base rates for the year 2015
CLASS OF PROPERTY	RATE PER PARCEL	BASIS OF CHARGE
1. Parcels containing single-family residences, including mobile homes.	$64.01 per parcel plus $1.00 per acre in excess of 0.5 acres.	Average of 3,600 square feet impervious times the rate of $17.78 per 1,000 square feet impervious.
2. Parcels containing duplex, triplex, or four-plex residential units.	$46.23 per dwelling unit plus $1.00 per acre in excess of 0.5 acres per unit.	Average of 2,600 square feet impervious times the rate of $17.78 per 1,000 square feet impervious.
3. Parcels containing multi-family units over four-plex, residential condominiums or mobile home parks.	$19.20 per dwelling unit plus $1.00 per acre in excess of 0.5 acres per unit.	Average of 1,080 square feet impervious times the rate of $17.78 per 1,000 square feet impervious.
4. Commercial, industrial, schools, churches or government services.	$17.78 per 1,000 square feet impervious plus $1.00 per acre for vacant area.	Actual impervious area per parcel.
5. Public and private roads.	$5.33 per 1,000 square feet impervious.	Estimated impervious area per ownership.
6. Other parcels, including vacant and agricultural property.	$ 1.00 per acre.	Acreage per parcel.
Base Rate for years 2016-2019
Base Rate shall [be] effective as follows:
1. For the year beginning January 1, 2016 the rate per 1,000 square feet of impervious area shall be $17.78. The rate for public and private roads shall be $5.33 per 1,000 square feet of impervious area.
2. For the year beginning January 1, 2017 the rate per 1,000 square feet of impervious area shall be $17.78. The rate for public and private roads shall be $5.33 per 1,000 square feet of impervious area.
3. For the year beginning January 1, 2018 the rate per 1,000 square feet of impervious area shall be $18.00. The rate for public and private roads shall be $5.40 per 1,000 square feet of impervious area.
4. For the year beginning January 1, 2019 the rate per 1,000 square feet of impervious area shall be $18.00. The rate for public and private roads shall be $5.40 per 1,000 square feet of impervious area.

 

C.

The following real property is exempt from rates and charges:

1.

Federally owned lands that are in a conservation easement or wildlife preserves;

2.

Wetlands over one acre in size;

3.

Parcels consisting only of mineral rights, or buildings;

4.

Parcels consisting entirely of tidelands, lakes or streams;

5.

Qualified forest land under RCW 84.33 or timber land under RCW 84.34 or public land managed under an adopted long-term forest resource plan;

6.

Reserved.

7.

Parcels.

a.

Granted current use classification under RCW 84.34.020(1) and 84.34.037;

b.

Subject to a grant of development rights limiting use of the parcel to activities listed in 84.34.020(1); and

c.

Not in farm or agricultural use.

8.

Residential parcels owned by any person who is currently granted an exemption under RCW 84.36.381—84.36.385 on their primary residence within state of Washington.

D.

For real property located within lake management districts and drainage districts within the utility, the rates and charges set by subsection B of this section shall be reduced by fifty percent or the amount of the charge from such district, whichever is less.

E.

Rainwater Harvesting Rate Reduction.

1.

For qualifying commercial buildings, the rates and charges set by subsections A and B of this section shall be reduced by ten percent. When qualifying buildings harvest rainwater from greater than ninety percent of the roof area and use the harvested rainwater as a portion of the building's internal water supplies, the rates and charges set by subsections A and B of this section shall be reduced by an additional ten percent.

2.

The rainwater harvesting systems of qualifying commercial buildings shall be inspected annually. In order to receive the reduction for any year after the second year the building is in operation, an inspection report shall be filed with the storm and surface water utility by July 1st of the preceding year. The report shall include a description of any required maintenance action.

F.

The following real property is exempt from rates and charges:

1.

Federally owned lands;

2.

Wetlands over one acre in size;

3.

Parcels consisting only of mineral rights, or buildings;

4.

Parcels consisting entirely of tidelands, lakes or streams;

5.

Qualified forest land under RCW 84.33 or timber land under RCW 84.34 or public land managed under an adopted long-term forest resource plan;

6.

Parcels with a tax use code of No. 79;

7.

Parcels

a.

Granted current use classification under RCW 84.34.020(1) and 84.34.037;

b.

Subject to a grant of development rights limiting use of the parcel to activities listed in 84.34.020(1); and

c.

Not in farm or agricultural use.

G.

Pilot Stormwater Fee Credit Program. The 2012 edition of the Storm Fee Credit Program is adopted herein by reference as a permanent project. Eligibility for the Stormwater Fee Credit Program is expanded to include all non-residential properties including, but not limited to, offices, public buildings, and places of worship.

(Ord. 19877 § 1, 2007: Ord. 13444 § 3 (part), 2005: Ord. 13135 §§ 2, 3, 2004; Ord. 12829 § 4, 2002)

(Ord. No. 14266, § 1, 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 14807, § 1, 11-13-2012; Ord. No. 15057, § 1, 9-16-2014)