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ORDINANCE NO. 2445
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADDING CHAPTER
3.10 TO THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A
STORM DRAIN FEE
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
SECTION I: That Chapter 3.10 is added to the Chula Vista Municipal Code
to read:
CHAPTER 3.10 STORM DRAIN FEE.
Sec. 3.10.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a Storm Drain Fee
applicable to all parcels of real property within the City limits
connected to the wastewater system, or the water system of the Otay
Municipal Water District or the Sweetwater Authority. It is necessary to
require system users to pay for the services of cleaning storm drain
inlets, underground drainage systems, lined and unlined storm drainage
channels or ditches, and planning costs associated with compliance with
the conditions imposed upon the City by the "early permit" issued to the
City by the Reginal Water Quality Control Board on July 16, 1990 to
establish a local-level National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES), all in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act.
Sec. 3.10.020 Storm Drain Fee Established-Payment Required-Real Property
Defined.
A. In addition to other fees, assessments or charges provided by the
city code or otherwise, the owner or occupant of any parcel of real
property which parcel is connected to the wastewater system of the
City and to a water system maintained by the Sweetwater Authority or
the Otay Municipal Water District shall pay a storm drain fee as
presently designated, or as may hereafter be amended, by resolution
in the Master Fee Schedule. Whenever an increase is proposed in said
fee, a notice of the proposed increase shall be posted by the City
Clerk for at least ten (lO) days prior to City Council consideration.
B. For the purposes of this section, real property shall be deemed to be
used for domestic purposes when such property is used solely for
single-family residences, or the furnishing of lodging by the
operations of hotels, auto courts, apartment houses, bungalow courts,
houwing units, rooming houses, motels, trailer parks, or the rental
of property for lodging) purposes.
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C. All storm drain fee imposed under this chapter shall be computed,
collected, and subject to the same penalties and requirements as set
forth in Sections 3.20.040 and 3.20.050 relating to sewer service
charges. All proceeds of the storm drain fee shall be deposited in
the General Fund.
SECTION II: Operative Date. The imposition of the new storm drain fee
shall not be operative until July 1, 1991.
SECTION III. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force on the thirtieth day from and after its adoption.
Presented by Approved as to form by
John P. Lippitt Bruce M. Boogaard
Director of Public Works City Attorney _