Effective date of adjustments.

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 27-143

in effect

Sec. 27-143. - Effective date of adjustments. Adjustments approved pursuant to section 27-142 to a utility customer's fee on a parcel with private stormwater facilities shall become effective as follows: (a) The rates of adjustment for new and existing stormwater facilities that meet the criteria of subsection 27-142(a), retention/detention adjustments, shall be effective the first full billing period following the date of ratification for the ordinance from which this article derives or the date that the application is approved which ever is later. (b) For new stormwater facilities that meet the criteria of subsection 27-142(b), self-contained stormwater facilities adjustments, the adjustment shall be effective the first full billing month after the application is approved by the director of stormwater management or his designee. (c) For existing stormwater facilities that meet the requirements of subsection 27-142(b), self-contained stormwater facilities adjustments, the effective date of the adjustment shall be February 28, 1995, or the date such conditions came into being, whichever is later; provided that the application is made within the first twelve (12) months after the date of ratification of the ordinance from which this article derives. For applications received after the first twelve (12) months after ratification the ordinance from which this article derives, adjustments shall be effective the first full billing period after the director of stormwater management or his designee approves the application. (d) Adjustments are transferable and shall continue as long as the conditions and circumstances under which the adjustment was granted are met. Should the utility customer fail to maintain the private stormwater facility or fail to perform in accordance with the stormwater maintenance agreement, the director of stormwater management or his designee shall immediately revoke the fee adjustment by written notice to the utility customer. (e) Under no condition shall adjustments exceed the amount of actual fees paid by a customer for a particular parcel. (Ord. No. 2007-158, § 2, 8-21-07; Ord. No. 2008-58, § 3, 4-8-08; Ord. No. 2018-150, § 3, 11-27-18)

Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH27STMAFLCO_ARTIIISTMAUT_S27-143EFDAADFetched: 11/7/2026