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, . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: August 04, 1993 TO: riJ Dorothy PersOn, City Administrator FRCM: Terry Post, city A=Untant stJB.JECI' : CaImnents regarding Arden Viewer "Are we getting soaked", newsletter article for residents of the Arden Hills Homes AssCCiation one of my "in basket items" after returning from vacation was the ab:>ve referenced =nmunication to Mayor Sather from Denise Piper, Business Manager of the Townhouse Villages at Arden Hills. '!he purpose of this memorandum is to express my thoughts with you and ni"""'lS5 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 owners. 'Th.e ~lication 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. Rl = 3.98/~ 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 * 'Th.e 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 =nmunity establishes a flat quarterly fee for townhome 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 TVAH - Rosewood Estates in Roseville has 90 units on 20 acres or a . density 4.5 units/acre. 'Ihe SWM charge in this development would be approximately $7.36/unit (20 acres * $33.15/acre = 663.00/90 = $7.36/unit) .