Environment & Sustainability | Surface Water Management (Title 13)
6. Credit Calculation
subject to the charges provided for in this chapter; or iii. The service charge bill was otherwise not calculated in accordance with this chapter. iv. The dollar amount of debt service on revenue or general obligation bonds issued to finance stormwater control facilities shall not be reduced by the rate adjustments referred to in subsection 5.a. or b. of this section. v. The property owner shall have the burden of proving that the rate adjustment sought should be granted. b. Decisions on requests for rate adjustments shall be made by the director based on information submitted by the applicant and by the division within 30 days of the adjustment request except when additional information is needed. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the director’s decision. If an adjustment is granted which reduces the charge for the current year or two prior years, the applicant shall be refunded the amount overpaid in the current and two prior years. c. If the director finds that a service charge bill has been undercharged, then either an amended bill shall be issued which reflects the increase in the service charge or the undercharged amount will be added to the next year’s bill. This amended bill shall be due and payable under this chapter. The director may include in the bill the amount undercharged for two previous billing years in addition to the current bill.
a. The amount to be credited shall be a fixed percentage reduction based on the portion of program costs which can be reduced by the on-site activities of the customer base; i. The parcel is owned or leased by a public school district which provides activities which directly benefit the surface water management program. The activities may include: curriculum specific to the issues and problems of surface and stormwater management, and student activities in the community to expose students to the efforts required to restore, monitor or enhance the surface and stormwater management system. Pursuant to RCW 36.89.085, the amount of the rate adjustment shall be determined by the director based upon the cost of the activities to the school district but not to exceed the value of the activity to the surface water management program. Determination of which activities qualify for the surface water management service charge reduction will be made by the division. Reductions in surface water management service charges will only be granted to school districts which provide programs that have been evaluated by the division. The rate adjustment for the school district activity may be applied to any parcel in the service area which is owned or operated by the school district; ii. The parcel is owned by a federally recognized tribe or member of such tribe and is located within the historical boundaries of a reservation and thus is not
Revisions | June 29, 2022 Effective | January 1, 2022
156 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
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