HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-4180-9-25RESOLUTION NO. 4180-9-25(R)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF CHARGES FOR DRAINAGE
SERVICE FOR THE MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEM; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 14, Article III, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Allen, Texas, as
amended, the City of Allen created the Municipal Drainage Utility System (“System”) in accordance with
V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §552.041, et.seq., known as the Municipal Drainage Utility Systems Act (“the
Act”); and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with §552.045(d) of the Act and Section 14-72 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Allen, Texas, the City Council of the City of Allen, established a schedule of drainage charges to be levied on
real property that will benefit from and use the System except those properties otherwise exempt from such under
the Act or as otherwise set forth in Section 14-74 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Allen, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with §552.047, the City of Allen, Texas, may change, adjust, and readjust the rates
and charges for drainage services from time to time; as the result of the increased cost of repairing, expanding,
operating, and maintaining the System and the need to provide an even greater equity of drainage charges for users
of the System, the City Council of the City of Allen, Texas, finds it to be in the public interest to amend the
schedule of drainage charges for the System in order to provide adequate revenue to pay the costs of operating the
System.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Allen, Texas, finds that notice of the public hearing held this date
was made in accordance Section 552.045(c) and (d) of the Act and that a public hearing with respect to the subject
matter contained in the Resolution has been held in accordance with the Act prior to the passage of this Resolution;
and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The property classes set forth in this resolution shall be as defined in Section 14-73 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Allen, Texas.
SECTION 2. Every owner of non-exempt property within the Municipal Drainage Utility System shall pay
each and every month a Base Drainage Charge in an amount equal to the greater of:
(a)the Base Rate for the respective property class set forth in Section 5, below, multiplied by the
total acreage of the property being assessed; or
(b)$4.50.
SECTION 3. In lieu of the Base Drainage Charge and upon the determination of the impervious acreage within
the boundaries of the property to be assessed in accordance with Section 4, below, owners of non-exempt
property classified as anything other than Single Family Residential may pay each and every month an Alternate
Drainage Charge in an amount equal to the greater of:
(a)the Alternate Rate for the respective property class set forth in Section 5, below, multiplied by
the impervious acreage of the property being assessed; or