The Village may provide a credit against the stormwater user
fee charge for a particular parcel where the owner installs and maintains
private drainage facilities and improvements on-site which effectively
reduce surface water runoff from that parcel. Continuing credit will
be subject to the owner maintaining such facilities and improvements
in a fully functioning condition as determined by the Village.
Owners seeking fee credit for private on-site facilities shall
file a written application with the Village Clerk on a form provided
by the Village. Applications shall include all information necessary
to explain the basis for the credit. Supporting information shall
accompany the application. The application shall include the amount
that the owner asserts is an appropriate credit.
The Village shall, by resolution, establish a stormwater credit
application fee for residential and nonresidential credit applications.
The fees shall reflect the cost to the Village to review and analyze
the credit application and to inspect the parcel. Application fees
shall be maintained with the Village Clerk.
The Village shall review a credit application within 90 days
of filing. The Village shall notify the owner, in writing, of its
decision within 10 days of its determination. The Village's determination
of credit is final.
In no event shall credit for the stormwater user fee exceed
85% of the stormwater user fee in effect for the parcel. The remaining
15% of the user fee represents that portion of the fee necessary for
administration of this chapter.
The Village shall periodically inspect all stormwater facilities
and improvements for which a credit has been given to determine if
such facilities and improvements are properly performing. In the event
a facility or improvement is determined by the Village to not be properly
performing, the Village shall issue an order to repair the facilities
and improvements. If the repairs are not completed within 60 days
of the date of the order, the Village may issue an order reducing
or eliminating the credit. Any owner who fails to comply with a Village
order within 60 days shall be ineligible to reapply for a credit for
a period of two years.
