[Ord. No. 2373, Add, 12-4-2003]
1. 
The Street Maintenance Fee shall be based upon the relative usage of the City’s street system generated by developed properties within each of the following use classifications. Each classification shall be assigned an appropriate rate, based on average estimated use of the City’s street system resulting from activities on properties in that classification.
Classifications shall include:
a. 
Residential use classifications:
i. 
Single family
ii. 
Multi-family (includes each unit of a duplex; triplex; condominium; townhouse or apartment)
b. 
Non-residential use classifications:
i. 
Non-residential Group I; (<29 vehicle trip miles per day per 1,000 square feet of GFA).
ii. 
Non-residential Group II; (29 to £ 90 vehicle trip miles per day per 1,000 square feet of GFA).
iii. 
Non-residential Group III; (>90 vehicle trip miles per day per 1,000 square feet of GFA).
2. 
The City Manager shall determine the use classification from the ITE manual for each non-residential developed property within the City.
3. 
In the absence of a specific use classification within the ITE Manual for a particular developed property, the City Manager shall assign the property the use classification that, in the City Manager’s determination, most closely reflects the usage of the street system generated by the property, considering factors that include, without limitation, the following:
a. 
the size of the site and building;
b. 
the number of employees;
c. 
other developed sites operated by the same or an affiliated owner for a use generating comparable amounts of traffic;
d. 
the number of work shifts;
e. 
the hours of operation;
f. 
pass-by trips;
g. 
modes of transportation;
h. 
heavy vehicle usage;
i. 
transportation strategies that reduce or increase usage of the street system;
j. 
targeted traffic studies;
l. 
trip generation surveys.
The City Manager may require a traffic study, conducted in conformance with the methodology outlined in the ITE Manual, and including on-site traffic counts not less than twice nor more than four times during the year immediately following the beginning of operation on site. Pending determination of an appropriate permanent use classification, the City Manager may assign a use classification on an interim basis, provided it is not less than the lowest classification among residential or non-residential groups.
[Ord. No. 2373, Add, 12-4-2003; Amended,11-19-2024 by Ord. No. 2948 ]
1. 
The Street Maintenance Fee shall be billed and collected with and as part of the combined utility user charge billing pursuant to LOC §§ 38.06.020 and 38.06.030.
2. 
In the event funds received from the City’s utility billings, described in subsection (1) of this section, are inadequate to satisfy in full all of the water, sanitary sewer, surface water management and street maintenance fees, credit shall be given first to the street maintenance fee, second to the surface water management utility, third to the sanitary sewer utility and last to the water services utility.
3. 
If the Street Maintenance Fee is not paid when due, the City Manager may proceed to collect such charges in any manner provided by law.
[Ord. No. 2373, Add, 12-4-2003]
1. 
When any property within the City becomes vacant, and water service is discontinued, a waiver of the Street Maintenance Fee may be granted by the City Manager upon written application of the person responsible, including a signed statement, affirming under penalty of perjury that the property is vacant, and upon payment of all outstanding water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and street maintenance charges;
2. 
For purposes of this section, "vacant" shall mean that an entire building or utility billing unit has become vacant or continuously unoccupied for at least 30 days. "Vacant" shall not mean that only a portion of a property without a separate water meter has become vacant or unoccupied.
3. 
Fees shall be waived in accordance with this section only while the property remains vacant. The person responsible shall notify the City within 5 days of the premises being occupied, partially occupied or used, regardless of whether water service is restored.