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95 least equal to the amount of the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission supplemental 96 charge. 97 C. Payment of Charges.- Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the 98 City and applied on subsequent quarterly statements. 99 D. Penalty for Late Payment.- Each quarterly billing for sewer charges not paid when due shall 100 incur a penalty charge of ten percent of the amount past due. (Ord. 592, 2-17-69; amd. 1995 101 Code) 102 E. Action to Collect Charges.- Any amount due for sewer charges, including Metropolitan 103 Waste Control Commission sewer charges, in excess of ninety 90 days past due shall be 104 certified to the County Auditor for collection with real estate taxes. This certification shall take 105 place regardless of who applied for sewer services, whether it was the owner,, tenant or other 106 person. The City shall also have the right to bring a civil action or other remedies to collect 107 unpaid charges. (Ord. 661, 3-13-72; amd. 1995 Code) (Ord. 1383, 6-08-2009) 108 109 110 III 112 113 114 STORM SEWER UTILITY:. 115 116 803.0 1.- STORM WATER DRAINAGE UTILITY.- 117 A. Establishment.- The Municipal storm sewer system shall be operated as a public utility 118 pursuant to Minnesota Statute,, section 444.075, from which revenues will be derived subject 119 to the provisions of this Section and Minnesota statutes. The storm water drainage utility will 120 be part of the Public Works Department and under the administration of the Public Works 121 Director. 122 B. Definition.- "Residential equivalent factor, (REF)," - One REF is defined as the ratio of the 123 average volume of runoff generated by one acre of a given land use to the average volume of 124 runoff generated by one acre of typical single-family residential land during a standard one 125 year rainfall event. 126 C. Fees.- Storm water drainage fees for parcels of land shall be determined by multiplying the 127 REF for a parcel's land use by the parcel's acreage and then multiplying the REF for a parcel's 128 land use by the parcel's acreage and then multiplying the resulting product by the storm water 129 drainage rate. The REF values for various land uses are as follows[ I ].- 130 For the purpose of calculating storm water drainage fees, all developed one-family and duplex 131 parcels shall be considered to have an acreage of one-third (1/3), acre. The storm water 132 drainage rate used to calculate the actual charge per property shall be established by City 133 Council Resolution. 134 D. Credits.- The City Council may adopt policies recommended by the Public Works Director, 135 by resolution, for adjustment of the storm water drainage fee for parcels based upon 136 hydrologic data to be supplied by property owners, which data demonstrates a hydrologic 137 response substantially different from the standards. Such adjustments of storm water drainage 138 fees shall not be made retroactively. 139 E. Exemptions.- The following land uses are exempt from storm water drainage fees.- 14O 1. Public rights of way. 141 2. Vacant,, unimproved land with ground cover.