2552ORDINANCE NO.2552
^^AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.01 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "STORMWATER GENERAL PROVISIONS"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 13.01 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Stormwater General Provisions"is
amended as follows:
13.01.040 Definitions:The following terms,when used in this Title,shall have the following meaning:
A."Construction Activity"shall mean all activity subject to the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)construction permits.These include construction projects
resulting in land disturbance of one acre or more,or construction projects resulting in land
disturbance of less than one acre that are part of a common plan of development or sale.Such
activities include clearing,grubbing,grading,excavation,and demolition.
B."Dwelling Unit"shall mean a building or portion thereof that contains living facilities for not more
than one (1)family,including facilities for sleeping,eating,cooking,and sanitation;or a lot
designated and intended for such use.
C."Equivalent Residential Unit"or "ERU"shall mean and is equal to four thousand (4,000)square
feet of impervious ground cover,which constitutes the average impervious surface area
contained on a single family residential parcel within the City.An ERU is the unit of impervious
groundcover that is used by the stormwater utility for calculating the service fee.
v_-/D."IDDE"shall mean the Illicit discharge detection and elimination program.
E."Impervious Area"shall mean a surface that is covered with material that is resistant to
infiltration of water including conventionally surfaced streets,roofs,sidewalks,concrete
flatwork,driveways,parking lots and other oiled,graveled,graded or compacted surface that
impedes the natural infiltration of surface water.
F."Moses Lake"shall mean the body of water named Moses Lake along with all associated
ponds,wetlands and tributaries,and the waters of the state.
G."Nonresidential Property"shall mean all properties that are billed as commercial accounts per
Chapter 13.12.
H."Non-Stormwater"shall mean discharge to a stormwater system that is not composed entirely
of stormwater.
I."Owner"shall mean the property owner of record according to the Grant County Assessor's
Office.
J."Residential Property"shall mean all properties that are billed as residential accounts per
Chapter 13.12.
K."Stormwater Fee"shall mean the service charge established under Title 13 of the Municipal
Code for parcels ofreal propertyto fund the costs ofstormwater management and foroperating,
maintaining and improving the stormwater system in the City.
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L."Stormwater system"shall mean all the pipes,swales,ditches,culverts,street gutters,
detenlion ponds,retention ponds,constructed wetlands,infiltration devices,catch basins,
oil/water separators,biofiltration swales,outfalls,underground injection wells,and other items
for conveying,treating,or containing stormwater and non-stormwater.
M."Stormwater Utility"shall mean the City's stormwater utility,which includes all property within
the City's corporate limits.
N."Undeveloped Property"shall mean property that is unaltered by the actions,construction,or
addition to such property by man,or addition to such property by man of impervious
groundcover,or physical manmade improvements,or conditions of any kind that change the
hydrology of the property or its soil from its natural state,so long as stormwater runoff from said
property causes no detriment to the City's stormwater system.
Section 2.The City Council declares that an emergency exists and this ordinance is deemed a public
emergency ordinance necessary for the protection of public health,public safety,public property,or public
peace and shall take effect immediately as provided by law upon one reading if a majority plus one of the whole
membership of the City Council vote in favor of passage.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on March 23,2010
JonTane,Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ronald R.Cone,Finance Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ames A.Whitaker,City Attorney
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