HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-3105 - Stormwater Connection Payment TimelineCITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville, Washington
ORDINANCE NO. 3 I {j .5-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 14.18.110 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING TIMELINES FOR PAYMENT OF FEES FOR CONNECTION TO
REGIONAL STORM WATER PONDS AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS.
WHEREAS, detention and conveyance of surface and storm water is essential to public
health and safety; and
WHEREAS, the City has constructed regional storm water facilities to facilitate
economic development; and
WHEREAS, section 14.18.110 of the municipal code sets forth the process for
connecting to and using regional storm water facilities; and
WHEREAS, the timelines in the municipal code for reserving capacity in regional storm
water facilities should realistically reflect property owners' ability to plan for development on
their property; and
WHEREAS, altering the timelines for reserving capacity in regional storm water facilities
as set forth in this amendment to the municipal code promotes the public welfare by encouraging
economic development.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14.18.110 of the municipal code is amended as set forth in Exhibit
A.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scrivener's error or clerical
mistakes; references to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or numbering or
referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective five days after the
date of its publication by summary.
Attest:
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this \ ? day of
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CITY OF MARYSVILLE
By a~~ JO)>riJEHRIN~
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"JJAA .Bl.oe-ll--, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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ALKER, CITY ATTORNEY
Date of publication: f.Jove M\:>er= ll, 2-ol ~
Effective Date ( 5 days after publication): l\}t>Ye\hbeY-Z.,.."'Z--, lot"~
EXHIB IT A
14.18.110 Marysville area regional storm water ponds and conveyance systems.
In addition to any other requirements of the Marysville Municipal Code, and in particular Chapter 14.16 MMC
and this chapter, the following policies, procedures and priorities are hereby established for connection to and
use of all Marysville area regional storm water ponds and conveyance systems which are nmv or hereafter
constructed by the city of Marysville:
(1) Regional storm water ponds and conveyance systems shall only be used to receive waters from commercial
or industrial development on properties bearing the zoning designations of community business, general
commercial, mixed use, light industriali or business park.
(2) Connection to and discharge into any regional storm water pond and conveyance system shall not be made
until the applicant has been issued a building permit for commercial or industrial development on a property
bearing one or more of the zoning designations referenced in subsection (1 ) of this section.
(3) All regional storm water ponds and conveyance systems have a-limited capacity. Acceptance of an
application and discharge into the system shall be contingent upon available capacity. Applications sl=laU--will be
given priority by the city based Uf}On the date the initial deposit has been received as referenced in subsection
(5) of this section by the city.
(4) A fee for connection to all regional storm water drainage ponds and conveyance facilities sl=laU--will be
established by the city engineer. aafG-This fee sl=laU--will be determined by calculating the total cost of the
detention facility and dividing saitl--the total cost by the cubic feet of as-built capacity. Total cost shall include
land acquisition. design. construction. construction management. city staff overhead. and
environmental/ecological mitigation.
(5) The owner of a property All properties qualifying to connect to a regional storm water drainage applying to
connect to a storm water pond and conveyance facility shall pay a nonrefundable 10 percent deposit fef-of ten
percent of the connection fee at the time of application. city receipt of an application for connection to the
regional storm water facility following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section. Said The
application sl=laU--must describe the property to be served by the regional storm water facility, the proposed
development, and the storage volume requested. An additional 10 percent refundable deposit shall be paid at
tho time of city receipt of any building permit application on the described property, which must be within 120
days of the city receipt of the approved regional pond application or right to capacity within the storm water
drainage facility shall be forkiited. The balance of the fee shall be paid at the time of issuance of the first
building permit for the property to be served. The right to capacity will be forfeited if the first building permit is
not issued within three years of the city's receipt of the ten percent connection fee deposit. If a building permit
has not been issued within 120 days of the city receipt of a building permit application the right to capacity
within the storm water drainage facility shall be forfeited. The city may grant a time extension of up to 4-2G-365
days for a building permit if substantial progress has been made by the applicant to complete design and
construction plans to receive permit approval.