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Stormwater Fee Appeal

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    4. The Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-221-1101 outlines the purpose of the stormwater management statute to help municipalities comply with several federal water acts and relevant EPA regulations. This law further allows municipalities to regulate stormwater discharges, establish drainage facilities, and construct and operate stormwater management and flood control facilities. The statute also enables municipalities to require payment of fees for stormwater discharge.  

      The Board of Mayor and Alderman adopted a monthly stormwater fee on June 11, 2024. As a result, all single-family homes are now charged a $4 monthly fee and all non-residential properties are billed at a rate based on their measured impervious area. Consequently, some questions may arise about non-residential properties and the way in which the impervious area was measured. Therefore, the City has established an appeal process for those property owners. 

      All appeals will be subject to verification via geographic information systems using aerial photography, satellite imagery, and/or a site visit by City staff.    

      The filing of this appeal gives the City staff permission to access your property to determine the location and ground measurement of the impervious area if no other means can be identified.  

      Property owners may not appeal the inclusion of gravel surfaces as an impervious surface on their stormwater fee but may appeal the area size.

      The Water Department and our Engineering staff will review all appeals. The Director of Engineering will make a decision based on the information available and will respond within thirty (30) days of receipt. If the submission is approved, a credit will be retroactive to either the date of the changes made or one year from the appeal date, whichever is less. A response will be sent via emails or certified letter to the address indicated under the contact information above, notifying the property owner of the decision.

      The property owner will have thirty (30) days to appeal this decision. The appeal can be submitted via email in response to the decision referenced or in writing to the Director of Engineering. The Stormwater Board of Appeals, upon notice by the Director of Engineering, shall meet within thirty (30) days from the filing of the final appeal. The Board shall affirm, modify, or reverse the decision, and if applicable, a credit will be provided in the manner described above.

      If the information submitted on an appeal is determined to be inaccurate or fabricated, the original stormwater fee will be retroactively reinstated.