Sec. 5. (a) The ordinance adopting the provisions of this chapter creates a special taxing district that includes the following:
(1) For a consolidated city, all of the territory of the county containing the consolidated city.
(2) For all other municipalities, all territory within the corporate boundaries of the municipality.
(3) For a county, all the territory in the county that is not located in a municipality.
(b) All the territory within the district constitutes a special taxing district for the purpose of providing for the collection and disposal of storm water of the district in a manner that protects the public health and welfare and for the purpose of levying special benefit taxes for purposes of storm water collection and disposal. All territory in the district and all territory added to the district is considered to have received a special benefit from the storm water collection and disposal facilities of the district equal to or greater than the special taxes imposed on the territory under this chapter in order to pay all or part of the costs of such facilities.
As added by P.L.125-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.93-1993, SEC.7; P.L.98-1993, SEC.5; P.L.282-2003, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities
Chapter 5. Department of Storm Water Management
8-1.5-5-1. Application of Chapter
8-1.5-5-3. "Department" Defined
8-1.5-5-3.5. "District" Defined
8-1.5-5-4. Board of Storm Water Management; Directors
8-1.5-5-4.5. County Department of Storm Water Management; Board of Directors; Compensation
8-1.5-5-5. Special Taxing District
8-1.5-5-7. Financing of Facilities; User Fees
8-1.5-5-8. Fixing and Setting Aside Revenues
8-1.5-5-9. Maintenance Account; Surplus
8-1.5-5-10. Bond and Interest Redemption Account; Surplus
8-1.5-5-11. Depreciation Account; Use of Revenues
8-1.5-5-12. Assumption and Payment of Liability Upon Acquisition of Storm Water System
8-1.5-5-13. District Bonds; Nature
8-1.5-5-15. Use of Bond Proceeds; Actions to Compel Performance; Actions Upon Default
8-1.5-5-16. Charge for Services in a Municipality; Deposit of Funds
8-1.5-5-16.5. Charge for Services in a County; Deposit of Funds
8-1.5-5-20. Property Held in Name of Unit Served by the Department
8-1.5-5-21. Bonds for Proposed Work Projects
8-1.5-5-22. Special Benefit Tax
8-1.5-5-23. Approval of Bond Issuance by Unit Served by the Department; Applicability of Ic 6-1.1-20
8-1.5-5-24. Combined Sanitary Sewer and Storm Water System Projects
8-1.5-5-25. Use of Bond Payment Revenues; Pledge of User Fees; Reductions in Fees
8-1.5-5-26. User Fee Pledges; Effect of Amendments or Repeal of Chapter
8-1.5-5-27. Maintenance of Private Property by the Department
8-1.5-5-28. Screening of Storm Water Outfalls
8-1.5-5-29. Liens for Unpaid Fees
8-1.5-5-30. Collection of Unpaid Fees; Recording of Liens; Fees, Charges, and Penalties