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t 4) Implementation of Official Controls such as construction site erosion control, wetland buffers, and ordinance updates. Annual planned City expenditures in these four areas total approximately $250,000 to $350,000. Funding Sources. NPDES obligations and operation & maintenance of the storm water system are primarily funded through Orono's Storm Water Utility (authorized per Ord. 213, 2"d S. adopted 12/10/2001) which is a $15.84 quarterly fee (2014) charged to each existing dwelling unit on a unit basis and to each developed commercial property based on a Residential Equivalent Factor. Implementation of official controls is primarily funded through user fees such as building permit and land alteration permit fees. The level of funding needed for planned capital improvement projects, however, is not fully covered by the Storm Water Utility or permit fees. Additionally, future anticipated requirements for phosphorus reduction in specified local water bodies as a result of federally mandated Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies will likely result in even greater funding needs for as-yet undefined stormwater projects. The funding sources for these capital projects can be broken down into 4 components: a) Storm Water & Drainage Trunk (SW&DT) Fee charged to New Development b) Storm Water & Drainage Trunk Fee charged to Redevelopment or Expansion* c) Storm Water Utility Fees d) Grants, Cost-Sharing and other alternatives for funding a variety of projects *The redevelopment/expansion element of the SW&DT Fee structure has not been implemented based on past Council direction, and a recent review by staff and the City Attomey suggests that significant revisions in the provisions for this element are needed prior to its implementation - see below under SW8�DT Fee Administration Issues. SW&DT Fee Background. Ordinance 214, 2"d S. adopted 12/10/2001 established the Storm Water & Drainage Trunk Fee, which authorized the collection of a one-time fee to be collected at the time of new development. This fee has been charged since 2002 to all new development involving the creation of new lots for residential development as well as for new commercial development. The base per-acre charge for the SW&DT Fee was established in 2002 by estimating the cost of Water Quality and Water Quantity projects needed to serve 12 representative properties expected to be developed over the next 5 years, then dividing by the gross acreage (including wetland) to result in an average cost per acre for development in the 2-acre zones. An equivalency factor was used to establish per- acre rates for the 1/2-acre, 1-acre, and 5-acre zones as well as for denser residential development and commercial development. For the 2-acre zone, the per-acre SW&DT Fee was set at $2670 per acre in 2002, chargeable to all acreage within a development including wetlands. That figure has grown to $3780 per acre via inflation in the ensuing 12 years. See table below excerpted from the 2014 Fee Schedule. Page 2 of 9