1. Small footprint residential parcel:

2. Medium footprint residential parcel:

3. Large footprint residential parcel:

4. Duplex parcel and nonresidential parcel with a hard surface area of greater than 300 square feet and less than or equal to 1,000 square feet:

5. Duplex parcel and nonresidential parcel with a hard surface area of greater than 1,000 square feet and less than or equal to 3,000 square feet:

6. Duplex parcel and nonresidential parcel with a hard surface area of greater than 3,000 square feet:

7. Duplex parcels and nonresidential parcels with a hard surface area of less than or equal to 300 square feet are exempt from the storm and surface water service rate.

8. The rate charged to the city of Bellingham’s public works street operations, road and street general services fund for city rights-of-way shall be 30 percent of the rate for comparable real property in terms of hard surface coverage. Beginning January 1, 2022, Bellingham’s public works street operations, road and street general service fund for city rights-of-way will cease to be charged for storm water services.

9. Unless otherwise abrogated by the city council, beginning January 1, 2027, and each year thereafter, the surface and storm water utility rates levied in 2026 shall continue with an annual adjustment January 1st each year, by an inflationary factor tied to the September to September All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton index. The inflationary factor shall be calculated, and rates shall be adjusted by the finance director in September of each year using 12 prior months of Consumer Price Index.

1. Beginning January 1, 2021, $364.00 for a single-family residence for parcels with 1,000 square feet of hard surface.

2. Beginning January 1, 2021, $1,093 for a single-family residence for parcels with hard surfaces between 1,001 and 3,000 square feet of hard surface.

3. Beginning January 1, 2021, for other than a single-family house, the fee shall be calculated at the rate of $0.364 per square foot of hard surface.

This charge shall be imposed upon all parcels to be developed or redeveloped and upon additions, alterations and remodels which add 3,000 square feet or more of hard surface. The charge shall be paid prior to the issuance of building permits or obtaining other city approvals.

5. Unless otherwise abrogated by the city council, beginning January 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, the surface and storm water system development charges shall continue with an annual adjustment January 1st each year by an inflationary factor tied to the June to June All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton index. The inflationary factor shall be calculated, and charges shall be adjusted by the finance director in September of each year using 12 prior months of the Consumer Price Index.