Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2008-43-Mitigation Policy — reading text

RESOLUTION NO. 2008-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; ESTABLISHING MITIGATION CREDIT POLICY AS A REDUCTION TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH: Section 1. Mitigation Credits Available Ordinance 1768, adopted August 26, 2008, to be codified as section 10.521.06, Mitigation Credits, of the Code of Ordinances, provides that stormwater fee credits of up to fifty percent (50%) may be given to developed properties demonstrating stormwater control and management facilities which generate less volume of runoff and apply Best Management Practices (BMPs) to improve surface water quality. Section 2. Mitigation Credit Policy Therefore, pursuant to the authority of Ordinance 1768, the City Council hereby adopts the following Mitigation Credit Policy. a. Single-family residential lots and properties (including those with up to four residential units) that are developed may receive any and all of the following credits as a reduction of the stormwater utility fee: 1. A reduction of 15% for the retention of 25-year critical storm event or 1” volume of runoff into a rain barrel; and 2. A reduction of no more than 15% for utilization of industry standard BMPs (e.g., pervious pavers, geogrid parking Areas, vegetative swales, oil/water separators, etc.). The Utilities Director shall have discretion to determine the amount of the reduction for the proposed BMPs based on scientific references demonstrating removal efficiencies associated with stormwater management facilities. b. All other properties that are developed may receive any and all of the following credits, up to a maximum of 50%, as a reduction of the stormwater utility fee: 1. A reduction of 25% for a stormwater retention area that meets the current Land Development Code requirements; 2. A reduction of 1% per critical design storm event exceeding the requirements of the Land Development Code in effect at the time of submittal of the application; and 3. A reduction of no more than 15% for utilization of industry standard BMPs (e.g., pervious pavers, geogrid parking Areas, vegetative swales, oil/water separators, etc.). The Utilities Director shall have discretion to determine the amount of the reduction for for the proposed BMPs based on _ scientific references demonstrating removal efficiencies associated with stormwater management facilities. c. All recipients of any mitigation credit must provide, prior to the issuance of a building permit, proof of a stormwater permit or concurrence from the Northwest Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, if such a permit or concurrence is required by the City’s Code and Florida law and regulations. Section 3. Application of Credits Mitigation credits begin on the first available billing cycle after approval by the Utilities Director of the application for stormwater mitigation credits. Section 4. Effective Date This policy and resolution shall take effect on October 1, 2008. Adopted Mike Anderson, Mayor Attest: Approved for form and legal sufficiency: Helen Spencer, Kity Clerk Toni L. Craig, City Ationy DISPOSITION