Ordinance 04-1737ORDINANCE 04-1737
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT; REPEALING
CHAPTER 24 6 (b) (1) "STORMWATER UTILITY FEES", OF
THE CITY CODE OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AND ENACTING
A NEW CRAFTER 24.6 (b) (1) "STORMWATER UTILITY FEES-;
MAKING FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Anicle VHL Section 2, Florida Conatiwtion (1968), and
Chapter 1G6, Florida Slimes, az amended, the city commission of We Ciry of Longwood, Flonda
has all powers oflocal self-government; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., ceq¢im certain
gov rnme W entities such as the city, w implement stofmwater managem nt programs, and
WHEREAS, the United States Envimmnemal Protection Agancy has published rules for
normwates discharge pen ts, to establish rogulatiou and maintenance of Mestormwater system;
WHEREAS, said permit requires the city to pmscnbe legal awh,nty for control of
smrz¢water pollution; and
WHEREAS, the co¢hoI of the discbarge ofpollutants into the eitys storm sewea eystem
and the regulation and maintenance of the stotmwatef management system provides a brn fit w
the hnaltI4 safety and welfare fthe oitiaens' Tthe city and Seminole County;
NOW THEREFORE, HE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA;
SECTION ONE: Sm. 246 (b) (1), "So—otm Utility F" of the City Code of
Longwood, Florida, be repealed and , new S— 24-6 (b) (1) "St.— Utility F,&' shall
h—ft, be added t. read , follows:
Sec. 2l-6 St ...... ta utility fees
(b) Rates joy n—w .—g .. nl —e. There i, ]e,M against Al &ooya, f,, A
,,A property to the city which mftib,t,, Stormwater 0000.goo- system . montWy,W—,
ofility foe in w-M— with the fii.,,ig &ffioti—, =ffid,],gy, and schedule:
o- sl,k family Pmly -- utility fm per month per
taut- .......... — .................................... - $ �. $6.00
b. Multifamily property 'o—ot, utility f, Per Moth
$6.00
property 1—al, utility fee:
Per EAU p,, ..offi (ifp,.prnty In itig,oill) _S4M $2.00
Mumn.. 6mp per ............... $2.0
$6.58
d, Vacant properly will be assessed a Stormwater utility fee, as follows:
1. Vacant residential planed property: $ $2.10h ... ffi or
$6 $12,601li-1111lyp1l.t.
2. MI othm —A property: $2.10ho"I .r $6301
V2.60senuoo.,Mly for every A. or fraction thereof.
fhe stumrrvatu btility fens AMIbecome efF till Ipl. passage
SECTION TWO: CONFLICTS. Any and all ordinances or pane of ,di-- in contliot
1 -ith--ld same heceby,,,pealed.
SECTION THREE: SEVEC.A]IR.ITY. If>u,y Wovision of Phis ordinance w the applieatiov
ffi—,,f to any parson or ai,uumata — is bald invalid, the invalidity »hall not aft- atbc,
,—iR— ,, appticut- of the bdm— M-h my ba given df -11—t tho incatid
p,ovisionorapplication, and to this end the p,ovisionn TID, ordinance a re declwed eove,nble.
SECTION POOR: EFFECITVE DATE. This o,dib—,, shall become cfGwti-immediately
npan passage vtd will e pi,a on October 1, 2008, u0— Tea JW- by the city wmmission-
FIRST F-DING mia _I D-day�f_(,_�' // f_ .nD. 2—.
SFCONU REAIJIlJG this dxy of��N0.lprnh /, A.D. 2004,
MOAT, READING AND ADOPT TON this day of A.D. 2004.
ltay-d (i. Dandy, Jr.,'i," r
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S rash 81'9ared Clay Club
Approved as to E., and legality fbriha the and ,ab—, ,fthe City oftongtwod,
Flo &only.
Fb�h-d TTQyo,,; ��Y�«amey
STORMWATRR
Inhodnctlan
Stormwameans the flow of water which msuttt from and occurs immediately
following a mivf.11all event Many areas of the City experienced severe localized floodng.
The flooding occurred from either property Will is low lying areas or property owners
altering the drainage system to meet they needs or Ne drainage system did not fraction
properly.
In 1992, the City ena W a St,—, Utility Fee to mite fiords w address one
port of the problem That would help reduce severe flooding —the drainage system. The
omponents of the drainage system that contributed to the Flooding problem are
maintenance and design.
Mid,
-
Si.. 19", the City bat taken a aggressive V,-,wb toward the
alntenance of [he drainage system. The City maintains 60 retention ponds and M miles
of ditches whicM1 include mowing, aquatic weed control and removing unwanted debris.
The City clears drainage structures on a regulaz basis tbavks in part to identlfyiog all City
stmetmes on a CIS (Geographic h f matlon System) map. T helped greatly before
each burricaue and wntributW to reduce floods g. The City Commission also enacted
strioter maintenance regulidi'm for privately ,—W drainage systems.
Desiw
The City Commission adopted oria,, Storznwater regulations for n
development These new regulations requir ew development to be built oNy ifthey can
meet theta St—, mnoffraquirmenu.
The City incmpomted appropriate drainage design when it paves dirt streets. After
all ,h_ hurricanes, those recently paved streets experienced w flooding. The City uses a
separate fiord to pay for dirt street paving. However, any additional impervious sucfies
affxt the overall drainage system.
Federal Readadons
The federal governruent passed into law the Clean Water Act. Part of the Clean
Water Act is the National Pollutant Drainage Elimination Sy— (NPDES).
This part mandates that Iocal government adequately m WN Stoemwater runoff
and provide far a treatment process prior to mnotf emering certain bodies of water. As
will, any federal mandate comes increased wst associated with engineering, p—fitting
and wnstruction. This has hampered the Cay,s abilityto fund future improvemenro 0 the
City,: iIt:.ge system.
Capital i'm'eds
Since 20W, the City has spent approximately $1.3 million to improve areas of the
dtainage system that attributed to severe localized flooding. However, Nere are still areas
of the City @at need improvement in order w further reduce localized flooding. The City
Commission asked City stag W develop a four year capital project list idmtifyiug those
areas.. need additional improvements.
Location
Hallovr Isla
Scoeof WoA
SR 434, improve inlets
ond8reslprallon
Estimatetl ConsWcllon Cost
$ 1000p0.00
Hallour lSle Rock Lake
Pam s n 8site
$ 100 OW.W
Hallovr isle Entrance of Reserve
New lar9eroinlats8plpin9,
8 200W.60
Windsor Manor
x Inlak, pipes outtalis
$ 150.00000
Wanen taurenlb Milwee
Com leerahatrilitation
$
8 G t
Grant 3traat Ever reen to take
U 2tle sto
stem
2.,.0.
$ 200000,00
N.Grent SVeel Seminde to Pasadena
it
U xtle storms
$ 1...0...
columous Haroonr edd
Cdum>Ua Harbour Streets
Firc drama a arouiM britl e
IIssues,
a in, Oak,k.&8 Fertlinand
$ 20.00G00
$ 1 60.00OOD
to
Omn eAvenue Grnt Hi antl M1l
Vmtle sto t
$ 160000.00
Ba ootl lntlusMd Park
ROPOSED PROJECT COST
Svreles &clean oute in
$ 86.000.00
$ 1as.000.00
3tonnwater Urility Pees
Tho c+urant Storm -, Utility Pees generates approximately $323,OIX1 annually.
The tees co er the amuai con form and complying with the crnr
requv menu of N DES. The City Comrm n elm anted w mmnwn appi-hately
$150,000 N reserves to address any emergensres that mny anse.
Tit, City Commission is considering raising We current Storrs—, Utility Fees m
order to oemplete the capital projects listed above. The proposed fens are:
ter Utility F.—
—.1 Retes
Gunenl
Pm osetl
Sln le Tamil - untt
$ 300
$ B.6c
MUIINamil ltro
$
NonresidentiaVcommerclal e er EDU WltM1 mi
$ 100
$ 2.00
Minimum char a e manN
a er EOU no
NMlnimum lcM1arAe
$ 1 t,
$
$ 2.
-
es onih
$ 329
$ 658
Vacant ro n billed emlannuall
Vacant reddenlial latletl, er lot, a monlM1
$ 105
$ 2.10
AlloNer vacant er 9.500 sgR�mon(M1
S 105
$ 210
ANNUAL REVENUE GENERATED
$ 323A60
$ ea8,ee]
!' The proposed fees would souse[ m 2008. The City Commission wW review the
1►i progress fthe capitalprojects.9ly and make adjosbnrnts acwrdingly.
The City has been steadily impmawg the dsys
tem stem and believes it paid off
this set. However, with the advent of future min storms —dig to— of rain down
dranage systems and pipes comes high levels of lakes and g -d water. The r Wt is
Flooding becaose the runoff haz no where W V. The City recognizes this fxt and wants
aze funding w make continued improvements W We drainage system W avoid
fotor soggy disasters.
The public hearing W consider the proposed increases to the Storm — Utility
Fees is schWWM for November 15, 2004.