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Oregon City commissioners direct staff to rewrite stormwater exemption rules after peer review
Summary
After a consultant survey of peer cities, commissioners signaled they will split Oregon City’s stormwater fee into a non‑creditable base and a creditable component and require periodic recertification for exemptions; staff reported three full exemptions on Abernathy properties and said it will draft code amendments.
A consultant’s review of Oregon and regional stormwater programs prompted City of Oregon City commissioners on Feb. 10 to ask staff to draft code changes that would limit 100% fee exemptions and make exemptions time‑limited and verifiable.
Krista Reininga, an engineer with Brown and Caldwell, told the commission the city’s current stormwater fee structure treats a single‑family equivalent residential unit (ERU) as about 2,500 square feet and — in 2025 figures — is charged $15.95 per month. She reviewed 11 peer jurisdictions and said none of the Oregon cities she examined granted a 100% waiver of the entire stormwater fee; credits, when offered, were usually limited to the fee component tied to impervious area or to above‑and‑beyond water‑quality measures. “Even if someone keeps runoff on‑site, many of the administrative and…
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