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PUBLIC HEARING - PLACEMENT OF ANNUAL STORM WATER ENTERPRISE CHARGES ON THE SONOMA COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL UNLESS THOSE CHARGES DO NOT MEET THE COUNTY MINIMUM OF $10 AND/OR PARCEL OWNER CONTACT INFORMATION IS KNOWN TO BE INCORRECT
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa was required under the federal Clean Water Act to obtain and comply with a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Storm Water Permit). To comply with permit requirements and to control and reduce flooding, property damage, erosion, and storm water quality degradation in the City, the Council, in 1996, added Title 16 to the City Code, which created a Storm Water Enterprise and Utility (“Storm Water Enterprise”) as an agency of the City. Under Title 16, the City Council was authorized to prescribe and collect charges (special assessments) for the services and facilities of the enterprise. The Council’s intentio...
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