County Property Owners pay Ad Valorem and Clean Water Act Fees as follows:
Ad Valorem fees:
5.4 cents per $100 of assessed property value.
Clean Water Act (CWA) fees are applied as follows:
Administrative Fees:
All property parcels (flat fee $20.58 per parcel)
Impact Fees:
Tier One (0.6 *ESU) = $20.90/ESU [RT, R20, R35, RU]
Tier Two (1.0 ESU) = $20.90/ESU [R55, RS, R80, RR, RM]
Tier Three (2.0 ESU) = $20.90/ESU [RE, ROS, RA, RL]
*ESU = Environmental Service Unit
Fees support the following services throughout the County:
SWM public infrastructure operation and maintenance
Water Quality restoration & rehabilitation projects (CIP & CWP programs)
Drainage Relief and flood mitigation projects
Provides funding for Rain Check Rebate and Stormwater Stewardship Grant programs.
Public/Private BMP inspections and compliance
Public BMP maintenance
New Development & Redevelopment project Inspection and Enforcement programs
NPDES Permit Water Quality Monitoring & Reporting requirements
NPDES Illicit Discharge Detection Elimination (IDDE) inspections
Administration of Funds