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E. Exemptions: The following land uses are exempt from storm water drainage fees: 1. Public rights of way. 2. Vacant, unimproved land with ground cover. F. Payment of Fee: Statements for storm water drainage fee shall be computed every three months and invoiced by the Finance Officer for each account on or about the ffth day of the month following the quarter. Such statement shall be due on or before the last day of the month in which the statement is mailed. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges shall. be retained by the City and applied against subsequent quarterly fees. G. Recalculation of Fee: if a property owner or person responsible for paying. the storm. water drainage fee questions the correctness of an invoice for such charge, such person may have the determination of the charge recomputed by written request to the Public Works Director made within twelve months of mailing of the invoice in question by the City. H. Penalty for Late Payment: Each quarterly billing for storm water drainage fees not paid when due shall incur a penalty charge often percent of the amount past due. I. Certification of Past Due Fees on Taxes: Any past due storm water drainage fees, in excess of 90 days past due, maybe certified to the County Auditor for collection with real estate taxes, pursuant to Minnesota Statute, section 444.075, subdivision 3. In addition, the City shall also have the right to bring a civil action or to take other legal remedies to collect unpaid fees. (Ord. 937, 1-9-84; amd. 1995 Code} {Ord. 1383, 6-08-2009) 803.02: CONNECTION TO STORM SEWERS: A. Permit Required: No person shall connect any drain to a storm sewer of the City without first obtaining a permit to do so. B. Granting of Permits: The Public Works Director shall grant permits only to applicants who are licensed by the City. C. Hook Up Permit Fee: The fee for a permit to hook up to a City storm sewer shall be set by City Council resolution. (Ord. 377, 9-10-62; amd. 1995 Code} D. Additional Fees: Before any hook up permit shall be issued, the following conditions shall be complied. with: 1. No permit shall be issued to connect with any storm sewer system to the City directly or indirectly from any lot or tract of land unless the Public Works Director shall have certified: a. That such lot or tract of land has been assessed for the cost of construction or the storm sewer main or line with which the connection is made, or b. If no assessment has been levied for such construction cost, the proceedings for levying such assessment have been or will be completed in due course, or c. if no assessment has been levied and no assessment proceedings will be completed in due course, that a sum equal. to the portion of cost of constructing. said storm sewer main which would be assessable against said lot or tract has been paid to the City, or 2. If no such certificate can be issued by the Public Works Director no permit to connect to any storm sewer main shall be issued unless the applicant shall pay an additional connection fee which shall be equal to the portion of the cost of construction of the said storm sewer main which would be assessable against said lot or tract to be served by such connection. Said assessable cost is to be determined by the Public Works Director upon the same basis as any assessment previously levied against other property for the said main, including interest at a rate equal to the interest rate of the original assessment from the date of the original assessment and continuing for a period ofz0 years or the amount of years the assessment was payable, whichever is less. Interest may be waived or decreased, when it is