HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2025-11 Updating the Stormwater RatesORDINANCE NO. 2025-11
A RATE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, UPDATING THE STORMWATER
RATES, AS PROVIDED IN SEC. 19-164(a); PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has determined it to
be in the best interest of the safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs to
provide a Stormwater Management Utility to manage and control stormwater within the system; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has determined it to
be in the best interest of the safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs to
continue to provide a just and equitable Stormwater Utility Fee to fund the Stormwater Management
Utility System; and
WHEREAS, Section 19-164(a) provides for the stormwater utility fee to be adopted by
ordinance from time to time, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes that the City's stormwater utility fee has not
been adjusted for approximately twenty years, and has not kept pace with the increasing costs of
operating and maintaining the City's Stormwater Management Utility System; and
WHEREAS, the City has engaged a rate consultant to conduct a detailed rate study that the
City Manager has advised will be completed and presented to the City Commission later this year; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced more significant flooding in recent years because of
more intense rainfall events including Hurricanes; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced a significant increase in demand for stormwater services
and anticipates rising costs for capital projects, which are expected to continue to exceed revenues
collected in the Stormwater Management Utility Fund, used solely for stormwater system expenses
pursuant to Section 9-167 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and Staff recommend an interim stormwater rate adjustment
to help offset current and future service and capital expenses, pending completion and consideration
of the ongoing stormwater rate study by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the Florida Municipal Home Rule Powers
Act, Chapter 403, Florida Statutes, and other applicable law authorizing a municipality to set rates,
fees, and charges for public utility services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of Winter Springs to amend the rates for stormwater services provided by the City.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. New ERU Rate Established. The stormwater management utility fee shall be
ten dollars and no cents ($10.00) per ERU and shall be calculated for each developed property as
provided for in Section 19-164.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior ordinances
and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This ordinance shall be incorporated into the
Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph number or letter and any heading may be
changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. The Stormwater rate set forth in this ordinance shall become
effective on July 1, 2025. It is the intent of this ordinance to begin imposing the stormwater rate
during the start of the next full utility billing cycle.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a
regular meeting assembled on the 12th day of May, 2025.
ATTEST:
CHRISTIAN GOWAN, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
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KEVIN TftcCANN
Mayor
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City inter Springs only:
A THONY A. GARGANESE
City Attorney
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First Reading: April 14, 2025
Public Advertisement: May 1, 2025
Second Reading and Public Hearing: May 12, 2025
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