Property owners in Victoria will see a new stormwater utility bill in their mailboxes this month
Property owners in Victoria will see a new stormwater utility bill in their mailboxes this month.
Previously, all stormwater charges were included within the property tax bill and were determined by the assessed property value.
It will now transition to a user-pay system, connecting the impact a property has on the stormwater system directly to the bill.
Charges will be based on each property’s characteristics, including the area of hard surfaces such as a roof and driveway, property use and length of street frontage.
The city defines stormwater as the rain that lands on hard surfaces and then flows into drains and pipes.
The first annual stormwater utility bill was sent out to property owners in early October