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Philomath committee backs updated stormwater SDC methodology; council hearing to be set
Summary
City staff recommended a rewritten stormwater system development charge (SDC) methodology that would raise the residential storm SDC to $2,965 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). The committee gave unanimous consensus to amend the methodology to calculate fees by impervious area and to set a public hearing at least 90 days out.
City of Philomath public works staff presented an updated methodology for the city’s stormwater system development charges (SDCs) at the Oct. 17 Public Works Committee meeting, and the committee agreed by consensus to advance the methodology to a public hearing 90 days or more from the meeting date.
The methodology update recalculates the SDC to reflect the city’s recently completed stormwater master plan, an updated inventory of existing oversized storm facilities and a 20‑year build‑out projection. Using those inputs, staff said the recommended residential SDC would be $2,965 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). That total includes a reimbursement component of $2,202 per EDU for the value of existing oversized infrastructure, an improvement (future investment) component of $734 per EDU and a 1% administrative fee (about $29). The recommended starting numbers were tied to the Engineering News‑Record construction cost index used for other city SDCs.
Why it matters: SDCs are one‑time fees charged to new development to pay its share of existing system replacement and future capacity. Updating this…
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