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Attachment A <br />CHAPTER 803 <br />STORM WATER DRAINAGE <br />SECTION: <br />803.01: Storm Water Drainage Utility <br />803.02: Connection to Storm Sewers <br />803.03 Storm Water Illicit Discharge and Connections <br />803.04 Erosion and Sedimentation Control <br />803.01: STORM WATER DRAINAGE UTILITY: <br />A. Establishment: The Municipal storm sewer system shall be operated as a public utility <br />pursuant to Minnesota Statute, section 444.075, from which revenues will be derived subject <br />to the provisions of this Section and Minnesota statutes. The storm water drainage utility <br />will be part of the Public Works Department and under the administration of the Public <br />Works Director. <br />B.Definition: "Residential equivalent factor, (REF)" -One REF is defined as the ratio of the <br />average volume of runoff generated by one acre of a given land use to the average volume of <br />runoff generated by one acre of typical single-family residential land during a standard one <br />year rainfall event. <br />C. Fees: Storm water drainage fees for parcels of land shall be determined by multiplying the <br />REF for a parcel's land use by the parcel's acreage and then multiplying the REF for a <br />parcel's land use by the parcel's acreage and then multiplying the resulting product by the <br />1 <br />storm water drainage rate. The REF values for various land uses are as follows: <br />For the purpose of calculating storm water drainage fees, all developed one-family and <br />duplex parcels shall be considered to have an acreage of one-third (1/3) acre. The storm <br />water drainage rate used to calculate the actual charge per property shall be established by <br />City Council Resolution. <br />D. Credits: The City Council may adopt policies recommended by the Public Works Director, <br />by resolution, for adjustment of the storm water drainage fee for parcels based upon <br />hydrologic data to be supplied by property owners, which data demonstrates a hydrologic <br /> <br />1 <br /> CLASSIFICATION LAND USES REF <br />1 Cemeteries golf courses 0.25 <br /> 2 Parks with parking facilities 0.75 <br /> 3 Single-family and duplex residential 1.00 <br /> 4 Public & private school, community center 1.25 <br /> <br /> 5 Multiple-family residential, churches & government buildings 2.50 <br /> <br /> 6 Commercial, industrial, warehouse 5.00 <br /> 7 Improved vacant As Assigned <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />