07-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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N M r UTILITIES property owners, demonstrating an actual hydrologic response substantially different from the REF being used for the parcel. Such adjust- ment shall be made only after receiving the recommendation of the city engineer and shall not be made effective retroactively. (Code 2003, § 14-257; Ord. No. 213(2nd series), § 1(6), 12-10-2001) Subdivision IV. Stormwater Trunk Fee Sec. 2.04.1210. Statutory authority. Minn. Stats. § 444.075 authorizes cities to impose just and reasonable charges for the use and availability of storm sewer facilities (charges). By this subdivision, the city elects to exercise such authority. (Code 2003, § 14-281; Ord. No. 214(2nd series), § 1(1), 12-10-2001; Ord. No. 149(3rd series), § 1, 5-26-2015) Sec. 2.04.1220. Findings and determina- tions. In providing for such charges, the findings and determinations set out in this section are made. (1) In the exercise of its governmental author- ity and in order to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare, the city has constructed, oper- ated and maintained a storm sewer system (the system). This subdivision is adopted in the further exercise of such authority and for the same purpose. (2) The system, as constructed, heretofore has been financed and paid for through the imposition of special assessments and ad valorem taxes. Such financing methods were appropriate to the circumstances at the time they were used. It is now necessary and desirable to provide an alternative method of recovering some or all of the future costs of improving, maintaining and operating the system through the imposition of charges as provided in this subdivision. § 2.04.1230 (3) Development of land changes the characteristics of the stormwater runoff from the property and results in the need for improved stormwater facilities, and also increases the demand on the storm - water system, which results in greater maintenance and operational costs of the system. (4) In imposing charges, it is necessary to establish a methodology that undertakes to make them just and equitable. Taking into account the status of completion of the system, past methods of recovering system costs, the topography of the city and other relevant factors, it is determined that it would be just and equitable to assign responsibility for some or all of the future costs of operating, maintain- ing and improving the system on the basis of the acreage of land to be developed. (5) Assigning costs and making charges based upon expected typical stormwater runoff cannot be done with mathematical preci- sion but can only be accomplished within reasonable and practical limits. The provi- sions of this subdivision undertake to establish a reasonable and practicable methodology for making such charges. (Code 2003, § 14-282; Ord. No. 214(2nd series), § 1(2), 12-10-2001; Ord. No. 149(3rd series), § 1, 5-26-2015) Sec. 2.04.1230. Rates and charges. (a) Establishing. The stormwater trunk fee charges, for various land uses, shall be included in the city fee schedule and shall be changed as necessary by resolution of the council. (b) Determination. The city has developed a surface water management plan that includes design criteria for stormwater systems and preliminary design information for a comprehensive stormwater system in the city. In general, stormwater trunk fees are calculated by dividing the total cost of system construction, by the number of developable acres the system will CD2:21