§ 15-462. Definitions.

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Application of the definitions provided in this article or any initial stormwater assessment resolution or final stormwater assessment resolution shall be limited to the instrument in which they appear or are specifically incorporated by reference.

Advisory board means the stormwater utility advisory board established pursuant to section 15-467.

Annual stormwater assessment resolution means the resolution described in section 15-474, approving the stormwater assessment roll for a specific fiscal year.

Board means the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, Florida.

Clerk means the county comptroller and ex-officio clerk of the board, or any designee.

County means Orange County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida.

Developed property means any property that includes impervious area.

ESU means "equivalent storm unit," the standard unit to be used in calculating the stormwater burden expected to be generated by the impervious area of developed property, after taking into consideration any mitigation of the stormwater burden that results from privately maintained stormwater management facilities and other factors affecting the quantity or quality of stormwater runoff.

Final stormwater assessment resolution means the resolution described in section 15-473, which shall confirm, modify or repeal the initial stormwater assessment resolution and which shall be the final proceeding for the imposition of a stormwater assessment.

Fiscal year means the period commencing on October 1 of each year and continuing through the next succeeding September 30, or such other period as may be prescribed by law as the fiscal year for the county.

Government property means property owned by the United States of America, the State of Florida, a county, a special district, a municipal corporation, or any of their respective agencies or political subdivisions.

Impervious area means hard surfaced areas which either prevent or severely restrict the entry of water into the soil mantle and/or cause water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow from that present under natural conditions prior to development. Common impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, rooftops, sidewalks, walkways, patio areas, driveways, parking lots, storage areas and other surfaces which similarly affect the natural infiltration or runoff patterns which existed prior to development.

Initial stormwater assessment resolution means the resolution described in section 15-469, which shall be the initial proceeding for the imposition of the stormwater assessment.

Property appraiser means the Orange County Property Appraiser.

Resolution of intent means the resolution required by the Uniform Assessment Collection Act to express the board's intent to collect assessments on the ad valorem tax bill.

Stormwater means the flow of water which results from, and which occurs immediately following, a rainfall event.

Stormwater assessment means an annual special assessment imposed upon each benefitted parcel within the stormwater service area to fund stormwater management services.

Stormwater assessment roll means the special assessment roll relating to stormwater assessments, approved by a final stormwater assessment resolution or an annual stormwater assessment resolution pursuant to section 15-473 or section 15-474.

Stormwater management services means (1) management and administration of the county's stormwater management program; (2) stormwater program engineering; (3) basin planning, including capital improvement plan development; (4) operating and maintaining the county's capital facilities for stormwater management, including extraordinary maintenance; (5) billing and collection of stormwater assessments, including customer information services and reserves for available statutory payment discounts; and (6) legal, engineering and other consultant services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "stormwater management services" shall not include that portion of the cost to maintain the county's road drainage system that is attributable to the stormwater burden generated by the impervious area of the roads.

Stormwater service area means the geographic area described in the initial stormwater assessment resolution that encompasses all parcels within the county which specially benefit from stormwater management services.

Stormwater service cost means the estimated amount for any fiscal year of all expenditures and reasonable reserves that are properly attributable to stormwater management services provided within the stormwater service area under generally accepted accounting principles, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, reimbursement to the county for any moneys advanced for stormwater management services, and interest on any interfund or intrafund loan for such purpose.

Stormwater utility means the entity established by section 15-465 to implement the stormwater management program of the county.

Stormwater utility director means the county's public works director or such person's designee.

Tax collector means the Orange County Tax Collector.

Tax roll means the real property ad valorem tax assessment roll maintained by the property appraiser for the purpose of the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes.

Uniform Assessment Collection Act means F.S. §§ 197.3632 and 197.3635, or any successor statutes authorizing the collection of non-ad valorem assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

(Ord. No. 96-20, § 1.01, 7-23-96)