(a)
The city will provide drainage for all real property within its boundaries
upon payment of the determined drainage charges, as defined in the
act, and excluding certain exempted real property; and the fees, assessments,
and charges will be based on nondiscriminatory, reasonable, and equitable
terms.
(b)
The city is hereby authorized to bill the drainage charges incurred
as a result of the adoption of the act and establishment of the municipal
utility drainage system thereunder with its other public utility billings,
the drainage charge to be separately identified.
(c)
Upon the passage of this article, the city may levy a schedule of
drainage charges upon satisfaction of the procedural requirements
provided in the act.
(d)
The city is authorized to exempt certain entities or persons from
all ordinances, resolutions and rules which the city may adopt from
time to time in connection with the adoption of the act and the establishment
of its municipal utility drainage system.
(Ordinance 2008-0861, sec. 1, adopted 4/7/08)
The schedule of drainage charges provided in appendix A of this code is hereby levied against all real property lying within the city, subject to drainage charges under V.T.C.A., Local Government Code section 402.041 et seq.
(Ordinance 2014-0964 adopted 2/3/14)
Exemptions are those allowed by section 552.053 of the act,
that being:
(1)
The state.
(2)
The county.
(3)
The city.
(4)
The independent school districts in the city.
(5)
Property with proper construction and maintenance of a wholly sufficient
and privately owned drainage system.
(6)
Property held and maintained in its natural state, until such time
that the property is developed and all of the public infrastructure
constructed has been accepted by the city for maintenance.
(7)
A subdivided lot, until a structure has been built on the lot and
a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the city.
(Ordinance 2008-0861, sec. 1, adopted 4/7/08)
All billings, credits, rules and other procedures relating to
this charge shall be subject to the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local
Government Code section 552.041 et seq., and shall specifically include
the following:
(1)
There shall be a charge on each monthly utility statement for the
municipal drainage utility system pursuant to this article and as
authorized herein. The city manager or his designee is authorized
to collect such charges in a manner consistent with state law. The
drainage fee will be a separate line item on the utility statement
and shall be clearly identified as a separate charge.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided herein, billing, charges and collection
procedures shall be consistent with that of the water and sewer services.
(3)
Drainage charges shall be identified separately on the utility billing.
Billing shall be consistent with V.T.C.A., Local Government Code section
552.048.
(4)
Delinquent charges shall be collected in a manner consistent with
V.T.C.A., Local Government Code section 552.050.
(5)
The city manager or his designee(s) may, from time to time, adopt
rules for the administration of the drainage charge.
(Ordinance 2008-0861, sec. 1, adopted 4/7/08)
