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Public Works and Stantec present measured-ERU option for stormwater fee; committee seeks outreach and credit program before rollout
Summary
Public Works and consultant Stantec presented options to move Annapolis from tiered nonresidential stormwater fees to a measured ERU approach (ERU = 2,500 sq ft). Staff estimated a modest near-term revenue increase from the structural change and recommended outreach, an appeals process, and a credit program to accompany any change.
Public Works stormwater staff and consultant Stantec briefed the Environmental Matters Committee on Feb. 19 on a proposed change to the city’s stormwater fee structure for nonresidential parcels. The proposal would eliminate tiered billing for commercial and institutional parcels and instead bill nonresidential properties by measured impervious area, using an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) of 2,500 square feet.
Mike Rosberg, stormwater program manager for Public Works, said the city issued a fiscal-year-24 watershed report as required by code and that staff have parcel-level impervious-area data. Consultant Dave (David) Feider of Stantec explained the fee mechanics: single-family homes would remain charged 1 ERU and multifamily units would remain at 0.5 ERU per unit…
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