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Oregon City Commission approves stormwater fee reimbursement for Abernathy Creek property
Summary
The Oregon City Commission voted to reimburse a property owner for municipal stormwater fees back to the property purchase date after the owner demonstrated stormwater was not entering the city system. Commissioners debated how far back exemptions should apply and whether a code change is needed to standardize look-back periods.
Oregon City commissioners voted on Oct. 1 to reimburse stormwater fees for a property draining to Abernathy Creek back to the buyer’s purchase date after the owner demonstrated the site’s stormwater does not use the city system.
The item drew extended discussion about whether exemptions should be processed like utility billing corrections (which commonly allow up to six months of retroactive adjustment when a date cannot be established), or whether a different approach is required for formal exemptions. The commission approved the owner’s request to have the exemption applied to the property purchase date; the motion passed with two votes in favor and one opposed.
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