Stormwater User Fee Adjustments

If you feel the impervious area in the City’s records for your site are incorrect, you have the ability to apply for an adjustment for these fees. In the Policy for Adjustments of Stormwater Fees under the Documents and Forms link, there is a form entitled “Application for Stormwater User Fee Adjustment”. This is the application that will be required to contest the impervious area contained within your parcel.

This form shall need to be completely filled out with all hard surfaces on the property and signed by the property owner and submitted with the following documents:

• Minimum of six color photos (4” x 6”) showing all hard surfaces on the property.
• Sketch of property showing dimensions in feet and a description of all surfaces on the property. (Note: A copy of the signed/sealed survey is required for all property, with the exception of single family homes and parcels less than one acre that is existing)

Stormwater User Fee Reductions

If you have best management practices on your site, such as:

• Stormwater Retention/Detention Structures that were permitting by the South Florida Water Management District for a minimum of a 25 year, 24 hour event storm and are properly maintained. (Note: This reduction is not available to properties within the Six Mile Cypress Watershed since they are already receiving a Special Credit; refer to Policy for Adjustments of Stormwater Fees for additional information.)
• Low Impact Development utilized throughout the entire site (man-made wetlands, lowered landscape islands that are irrigated by stormwater, etc.)
• Stormwater Recycling (rain barrels, rain gardens, cisterns, etc.)

You have the ability to apply for a reduction for these fees. In the Policy for Adjustments of Stormwater Fees under the Documents and Forms link, there is a form entitled “Application for Stormwater User Fee Reduction”. This is the application that will be required to reduce the stormwater fees on your parcel. Please note that you must own and maintain the best management practice you are applying for a credit for. If you live in a gated subdivision that is serviced by a stormwater pond, then the owner of the pond would need to apply and all properties the pond serves will be given a credit. 

This form shall need to be completely filled out and signed by the property owner and submitted with the following documents:

• Minimum of ten color photos (4” x 6”) showing the best management practices on the property.
• 11” x 17” map showing the location of each of the best management practices and the location the photos were taken.
• Recertification of South Florida Water Management District Permitted System (if Applicable)

Application Information

The application shall be processed within 30-60 days of the City receiving. You will get a letter in the mail as to whether the application was approved or denied. It will take 60 days from this time to see an adjustment on your City Utility Bill. Please continue to pay your utility bill until this is processed, any amount you have paid in excess shall be credited to your account.

Since the Utility was created as of March 16, 2009, all processing fees are being waived until June 19, 2009. If you have any questions relating to this application, please contact Stormwater Management at: (239) 321-7446.