Miami Beach |
Code of Ordinances |
SubPart A. GENERAL ORDINANCES |
Chapter 110. UTILITIES |
Article III. STORMWATER UTILITY |
§ 110-110. Stormwater utility fee reductions.
(a)
Fee reductions, as specified below, are available for nonresidential developed properties meeting the following criteria:
(1)
A fee reduction of 50 percent shall be applied to that portion of the property meeting the following criterion:
The property is subject to a valid National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater discharge permit which drains to waters of the United States, as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(2)
A fee reduction of 50 percent shall be applied to that portion of the property meeting the following criterion:
The property is served by privately owned and maintained BMPs that are or would be required for development under current applicable state, county and city criteria capturing a volume equal to the maximum of:
a.
(2.50 inches) times (the impervious fraction of the area draining to the BMP) times (the area draining to the BMP); or
b.
(1.00 inch) times (the area draining to the BMP).
(3)
A fee reduction of 50 percent of the volume fraction shall be applied to that portion of the property meeting the following criterion:
The property is served by privately owned and maintained BMPs that are or would be required for development under current applicable state, county, and city criteria capturing a volume less than that in subsection (2) of this section. For purposes hereof "volume fraction" equals (provided volume) divided by (required volume pursuant to subsection (b) of this section).
(b)
In order to apply for a fee reduction, property owners must submit a completed affidavit/application, in a form to be established by the director of public works, to the public works department. Upon verification by a representative of the city that the above criteria have been satisfied and the property owner is entitled to a fee reduction, fee reductions shall be applied, retroactive to the date of the application.
(Ord. No. 96-3051, § 3(45-34), 9-11-96)