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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNE SOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-225 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 53 TO ADD A NEW SECTION 53.10 REGARDING STORM WATER AREA DISTRICTS SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title V, Chapter 53, Storm Water Management Utility, by adding a new Section 53.10 as follows: § 53.10 STORM WATER AREA DISTRICTS. (A) Establishment ofstorm water area districts. The City may create storm water area districts throughout the City, in which districts the City will require payment for the use of the City's storm drainage facilities, either through the connection and discharge to the City's storm drainage facilities or the receipt of volume control credits. Payments are required to assist in paying the costs of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, enlargement, and improvement of the City's storm water and surface water drainage system. It is determined by the City Council that charges in accordance with the rates provided in the City's fee schedule shall be paid for every lot, parcel, or piece of land that connects to, or receives volume control credits from the use of the City's storm water and surface water drainage system in any storm water area district which the City may establish in the future. (B) Benefit. It has been determined by the City Council that the City's storm water and surface water drainage systems benefit all properties located within the City's storm water area districts by providing for the conveyance, storage, treatment, and drainage of storm water, which protects the residents and property in the City. Charges against all real property in the City's storm water area districts will be calculated by the City to reasonably represent the benefit the City's storm water and surface water drainage system provides to the property in the particular storm water area district, The City Council determines that such benefit is in addition to any previous assessment or charge for construction of any storm water interceptor, trunk, or sub -trunk, and does not include any other fee or charge for service or availability, any amount paid for any permit fee, charges paid for inspection of connection pursuant to any other ordinance of the City or any other governmental agency or entity. (C) Connection and volume control use charges. The applicable storm water and surface water system connection charge or volume control use charge shall be imposed by the City upon those parcels or land located within the boundaries of any applicable storm water area district. No City approvals, including, but not limited to, building permits or other development permits or approvals shall be issued, or any permits or approvals granted, within the established storm water area district, except upon payment of such storm water and surface water system connection or volume control use charges to the City. At the time a City approval such as a building permit or development pennit or approval is required, the storm water and surface water system connection 589386v2LA5154