How much will non-single-family property owners pay? How will their rate be determined?
Non-single family property owners will also be asked to pay based on the amount of hard surface area on their properties. Each non-single family property in the City will be measured using information from the Fairfield County Auditors office. The residential rate will be used in the calculation for non-single family properties. In the calculation, the flat residential rate equals one equivalent residential unit or ERU. One ERU=2,600 sq. feet of hard surface area. Non-single family property owners will be charged based on the number of ERUs of hard surface on their property. For example, if a commercial property has three times as much hard surface area as the average residence (7,800 sq. feet or 3 ERUs), its stormwater charge would be three times the residential rate per month or three times $4.64.
