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This section establishes requirements for certain stormwater controls and establishes the in-lieu-of stormwater control fee. The stormwater controls apply to the entire combined sewer area. The fee only applies within eligible sub-basins in the combined sewer area as defined by the city engineer and depicted in the city’s combined sewer area map.

A. Stormwater Controls. New development or redevelopment in the combined sewer area may be required to provide additional stormwater controls such that the resulting flow does not result in an increase in sanitary sewer overflows and/or basement flooding in the combined sewer area. No connections of roof drains to side sewers or laterals shall be allowed in the combined sewer area without prior approval by the city engineer.

B. In-Lieu-Of Stormwater Control Fee. All new developments and redevelopments within the eligible sub-basins in the combined sewer area that add a net new total of two hundred square feet or more of impervious area are required either (1) to provide additional flow controls and comply with Chapter 6 of the city of Everett’s current “Design and Construction Standards” (DCSS) or (2) voluntarily to pay the city’s in-lieu-of stormwater control fee as listed in the schedule below. Voluntary payment of the in-lieu-of stormwater control fee shall eliminate the developer’s facility requirements as stated in Chapter 6 of the current DCSS.

1. Public infrastructure development/redevelopment (such as road and utility construction) within the public right-of-way is exempt from the in-lieu-of stormwater control fee.

2. In-Lieu-Of Stormwater Control Fee Schedule.

Customer Type

In-Lieu-Of Stormwater Control Fee

All customers/parcels within the eligible sub-basins in combined sewer area

$3.72/square foot of net new impervious area. The first net new total of 200 square feet of impervious area is exempt from these fees.

3. All in-lieu-of stormwater control fees collected shall be held in a fund specifically for the benefit of stormwater and combined sewer in the combined sewer area and may be used to pay for capital projects within the combined sewer area and any outstanding debt associated with those capital projects.

4. Payment of the in-lieu-of stormwater control fee shall not exempt property from monthly stormwater fees (i.e., stormwater rates) used for operations, maintenance and capital construction not covered by this fee. (Ord. 3814-21 § 1, 2021; Ord. 3731-20 § 1, 2020.)