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City staff propose modernized stormwater billing using impervious-area ERUs; commission to consider Oct. 14
Summary
City staff presented a proposed rewrite of stormwater billing and code that would redefine the 'equivalent residential unit' (ERU) using parcel impervious area and modern GIS data, shift some multifamily properties to a nonresidential method, and reset credits tied to maintenance agreements; the governing commission will review rate-setting Oct. 14.
Trevor, a city staff presenter, told the Connected City advisory board that staff are proposing a modernization of stormwater code and rate methodology that would measure impervious area with modern GIS layers and set an ERU based on the median impervious area of single‑family parcels (presented as roughly 2,800 square feet).
"We're finally, ready to kinda present our new methodology," Trevor said, describing a shift from a decades‑old footprint‑based approach toward an impervious‑area method that staff and the city's consultant, Roughtellus, say better reflects current development patterns.
Why it matters: the proposal changes how residential and multifamily properties are counted for billing. Single‑family parcels would be assigned ERUs using a median‑based binning system so the majority cluster at 1 ERU; many multifamily properties billed under master‑meter or multiple‑meter formulas…
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