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Home My WebLink About2000-02-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - AMEND MUNICODE STORMDRN (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT PUBLIC HEARING DATE: February 22, 2000 City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.50 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED: STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY ENTERPRISE FUND DEPARTMENT: Planning & Building Services RECOMMENDED ACTION Open the public hearing, receive staff presentation, receive public testimony, close the public hearing, discuss and adopt an ordinance entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, Amending Title 15, Chapter 15.50 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code Entitled: Storm Drainage Utility Enterprise Fund By Adding Section 15.50.010 (K) and Section 15.50.040 (F), Establishing Specific Storm Drainage Services as a Utility Enterprise of the City. BACKGROUND On July 1, 1993, the City Council of Santa Clarita became subject to the federal stormwater permitting program (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System or NPDES). The City's NPDES permit requires that the City reduce the amount of pollution entering the creeks, rivers, and ocean from storms or other sources of water that wash over lands within the City. In 1994, the City Council passed Ordinance 94-7, which amended the Santa Clarita Municipal Code by adding Chapter 15.50 to Title 15 and establishing storm drainage services as a utility enterprise of the City. The ordinance permits the City of Santa Clarita to establish the annual fees and charges for storm drainage utility services, which funds programs like street sweeping, public education, and storm drain system mapping. In July 1996, the City received a new NPDES Permit that included many new requirements for the City and developers to implement. One new requirement related to development is the treatment (removal of pollutants) of approximately s/4 of an inch of every rain event. Furthermore, the Permit requires the City to insure that ongoing maintenance of these facilities will occur. This requirement will likely apply to the following types of development: 1) residential subdivisions with more than 10 housing units, 2) single family residences on hillsides, 3) 100,000 square foot commercial developments, 4) automotive repair shops, 5) retail gasoline outlets, and 6) restaurants. On January 4, 2000, the City Council determined that most water quality facilities established to fulfill this requirement of the Permit will be maintained, operated, improved, or replaced privately (private funding and private maintenance). It is recognized that under certain circumstances, public maintenance of water quality facilities may be desired. In this case, private funding for maintenance of water quality facilities will be provided through a supplemental Stormwater Utility Fee. The supplemental Stormwater Utility Fee must be established through an ordinance and a resolution. The Ordinance is the subject of this report. It amends Chapter 15.50 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code to include the ability to establish fees and charges for costs associated with maintenance of these water quality facilities. The amount of the fees and charges will be established on a case by case basis and will be based on the annual cost to maintain, operate, improve and/or replace additional water quality facilities that serve a specific site or area. Each fee will be established by a separate resolution of the City Council. The first reading of this Ordinance was held at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 25, 2000. The cost of annual maintenance can vary widely, depending on the type of facility the property owner installs. For example, the detention basin proposed for the Bridgeport development west of McBean has an estimated annual maintenance cost of $15,183. When distributed, the estimated annual maintenance cost for a Single Family Dwelling would be $51.47 (based on the proposed 295 single-family dwelling units). This would be the estimated cost if the City of Santa Clarita were to assume maintenance of the detention basin proposed for the Bridgeport development west of McBean, however, this fee could be significantly lower if the developer/property owner/homeowners association were to privately maintain the facility. The City Council has determined that most water quality facilities established will be maintained, operated, improved or replaced privately. In the event the City decides to maintain a water quality facility, each fee will be established by a separate resolution of the City Council. ALTERNATIVE ACTION No alternative action identified by staff. FISCAL IMPACT No fiscal impacts are anticipated because the fees and charges collected will equal the cost to assume maintenance. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance AJR:MM:ch "\PBS\ENVSRVCS\NPDES2\FEES\BRDGPRT\BrdgU2.dw CITY OF SANTA CLARITA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 15.50.010 (K) AND SECTION 15.50.040 (F) TO TITLE 15 ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC STORM DRAINAGE SERVICES AS A UTILITY ENTERPRISE OF THE CITY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: A public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita to consider: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, Amending the Santa Clarita Municipal Code by Adding Section 15.50.010 (k) and Section 15.50.040 (f) to Title 15 Establishing Specific Storm Drainage Services as a Utility Enterprise of the City. The proposed amendment would give the City of Santa Clarita authority to establish a system of specific user charges for any water quality facility that are site specific. These charges would be in addition to the established stormwater drainage utility fees that are charged to parcels in the City and would be established on a case by case basis based on the annual cost to maintain, operate, improve and/or replace the facilities. The hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, 1a` Floor, Santa Clarita, California, on the 22°' day of February, 2000 at or after 6:30 P.M. Proponents, opponents and any interested persons may be heard on this matter at this time. Further information may be obtained by contacting Marika A. Modugno of the Environmental Services Division at (661) 255-4350. If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clarita, at, or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: February 1, 2000 Publish Date: February 7, 2000 Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 22, 2000, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita adopted Ordinance 00-2 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 15.50.010 (K) AND SECTION 15.50.040 (F) TO TITLE 15 ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC STORM DRAINAGE SERVICES AS A UTILITY ENTERPRISE OF THE CITY by the following vote: AYES: Ferry, Heidt,109jic, Weste, Darcy NOES: None ABSENT: None A certified copy of the complete text of the ordinance is posted and may be read in the City Clerk's Office, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 301, Santa Clarita, and/or a copy may be obtained from that office. Dated this 24th day of February, 2000. Vim-- A , Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) Sharon L. Dawson, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and that by Thursday, February 24, 2000, she caused a certified copy of the subject ordinance to be posted and made available for public review in the City Clerk's office and a copy of the ordinance summary to be published as required by law. Sharon L, Dawson, CMC, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita