A. All real property in the city contributes runoff to the common surface water problem, and all real property in the city benefits from the surface water utility of the city.

B. The development of real property, as measured by the square footage of impervious surface area, is an appropriate basis for the determination of an individual parcel’s contribution to the problem of surface water runoff.

C. The establishment of the surface water utility is necessary to avoid and abate public nuisances. (Ord. 2045 § 4, 1995; Ord. 1813 § 1, 1991)