Any owner may appeal a stormwater user fee by filing a written
appeal with the Village Clerk. Payment of any outstanding stormwater
user fee is a precondition to the filing of an appeal.
The appeal shall include a survey of the parcel by a land surveyor
or engineer, showing total parcel size, the impervious surface area
and any other information relevant to the appeal. The appeal shall
also contain calculations as to the approximate amount the owner deems
the stormwater user fee should be for the parcel.
The Village shall hear and decide the appeal within 60 days
of the filing of the appeal in an open session of the Village. The
owner shall receive written notice of the date, time and place the
Village hears and decides the appeal. The Village's decision shall
be in writing and, if the appeal is denied, the reasons shall be stated
by the Village.
Any owner aggrieved by a decision of the Village may, within
30 days of the date of filing of the decision with the Village, commence
an action seeking the remedy available by certiorari.
Any adjustment in the stormwater user fee made by the Village
upon appeal shall be credited in full or part to subsequent stormwater
user fee billings until such time as the full amount is returned.
The entire amount may be refunded at the discretion of the Village.
An appeal of any special assessment levied upon a parcel may
be made according to the terms of § 66.0703(12), Wis. Stats.
