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    City of Bartow


    Excerpt from Bartow Municipal Code

    Article VI- Stormwater Management

    Sec. 78-195. - Imposition of stormwater charge and schedule.

    The city commission hereby authorizes the imposition of a stormwater charge on all property within the city, as set forth in an annual resolution, and modified from time to time by subsequent resolutions.

    Sec. 78-202. - Funding.

    Stormwater charge. The stormwater charge shall be established by the city by resolution, and modified from time to time by subsequent resolutions.

    EXHIBIT A. STORMWATER UTILITY RATES

    (a) Stormwater utility customer rates. The city shall establish by separate ordinance a billing rate for each ERU for all stormwater utility customers.

    (b) Establishment of base ERU for stormwater utility customers.

    (1) Single-family residential utility and mobile home residential utility customers shall be charged at the rate of one ERU.

    (2) Multi-unit residential utility customer shall be charged at the rate of one ERU per 2,600 square foot of impervious area.

    (3) Non-residential utility customer shall be charged as follows:

    a. Commercial utility customer shall be charged at the rate of one ERU per 2,600 square foot of impervious area.

    b. Industrial utility customer shall be charged at the rate of one ERU per 2,600 square foot of impervious area.

    c. Institutional/governmental utility customer shall be charged at the rate of one ERU per 2,600 square foot of impervious area.

     

    Additional Resources

    City of Bartow Municipal Code

    Barton Stormwater Design Standards

    Florida NPDES Program