BILLING METHOD, RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.

Raleigh City Code § 6-4006

in effect

Sec. 6-4006. - BILLING METHOD, RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. (a) Bills for stormwater service shall be sent at regular periodic intervals. Stormwater management service charges may be billed on a combined utility bill that also contains charges for sewer service or combined sewer and water service and/or solid/waste management service. Stormwater management service charges that are shown on a combined utility bill may be for a different service period than that used for sewer service or combined sewer and water service. (b) Stormwater management service charges for a property that receives sewer service or combined sewer and water service will be sent to the customer receiving such service. However, where multiple water and sewer accounts exist for a single parcel, the bill for stormwater management service charges may for good cause shown at the discretion of the City be sent to the property owner. Additional policies concerning billing will be developed by the City. (c) The property owner is ultimately responsible for payment of the stormwater management service charge for property for which the party billed has not paid the stormwater management service charge. (d) Owners of property may, with the consent of the City, designate each occupant of the property as the party to receive the bill for stormwater management service charge by completing and properly executing a form provided by the City. Such designation shall fairly allocate the impervious surfaces actually used by the billed party, and it shall be binding for the period of time specified by the City. No occupant may be designated as the party to receive the bill for stormwater management service charge unless the occupant is also receiving a City sewer service or combined sewer and water service bill. Such transfer does not relieve either the owner or occupant from liability for stormwater management service charges if they are not paid by the party billed. (e) The residents of townhouse, cluster unit, and condominium developments and other similar properties containing impervious surface in common areas may in accordance with this subsection charge the total impervious surface of all commonly-owned or common areas to the homeowners association. The bill for stormwater management service charge will be sent to the homeowners' association upon official request of a majority of all lot or unit owners of the association; provided that (1) the current adopted budget of the association includes this additional charge to the homeowners association, (2) the association is receiving a City sewer service bill or combined sewer and water service bill and (3) a payment bond in the amount of six (6) months estimated bill in favor of the City. Stormwater management service charges applied to all individually-owned property within the development may likewise be billed to the homeowners association. Any request for homeowner association billing must contain all information required by the City and shall be binding for the period of time specified by the City. (Ord. No. 2003-537, §3, 11-5-03)

Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT6CEEN_CH4STSE_S6-4006BIMEREPAFetched: 11/1/2026