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. CITY OF ARDEN HILlS MEIDRANDUM DATE: August 04, 1993 '10: iJ Dorothy Person, city Administrator FR.CM: Terry Post, City ACCOlIDtant SUBJECT: Comments regarding Arden viewer "Are we getting soaked" I newsletter article for residents of the Arden Hills Hames AssOCiation one of my "in basket items" after returning from vacation wa,s the above referenced communication to Mayor Sather from Denise piper, Business Manager of the Townhouse villages at Arden Hills. 'Ihe purpose of this memorandum is to express my thoughts with you and discuss the advisability of responding to Ms. Piper. * As I interpret the article and attached letter, the basic issue . raised is that it is inequitable that R-3 townhome owners should pay a higher surface water management fee than R-1 single family home 0YIl1er"S. 'Ihe ilnplication is that runoff from R-3 zoned property has a utility factor of 1. 54 instead of the 2.72 utility factor in the Arden Hills SWM ordinance. R1 = 3.98/1@ acre * 3 + $11.94/Acre R3 = 3.98/unit * 4.62 units/acre density = $18.39/Acre 18.39/11.94 = 1.54 vs. 32.48/11.94 = 2.72 * The utility factor of 2.72 is same factor used by Shoreview and Roseville for R-3 property in their storm water utility fee calculations. 'Ihe rate per acre for R-3 property $34.20 in Shoreview, $33.15 in Roseville, and $32.48 in Arden Hills. * If a community establishes a flat quarterly fee for townhorne units, they have also assumed that development acreage and density are not relevant factors in attributing runoff volume by townhouse unit. * 'Ihe "rate/acre" concept is not confined to just Roseville and North st.Paul. Shoreview uses this concept as well as proposed SWM utilities in Moundview and New Brighton. * At least one development has a lower density that T\IAH - Rosewood Estates in Roseville has 90 units on 20 acres or a . density 4.5 units/acre. The SWM charge in this development would be approximately $7.36/unit (20 acres * $33.15/acre = 663.00/90 = $7.36/unit).