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STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT AND ADJUSTMENT POLICY MANUAL Adopted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Spring Hill on December 21, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT AND ADJUSTMENT POLICY MANUAL SECTION Page I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. DEFINITIONS 2 III. STORM WATER CREDIT POLICY 3 A. Credit Opportunities for Deficient Properties 3 B. Credit Opportunities for Non-Deficient Properties 4 C. Water Education Credit 6 D. NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit 6 E. Small Homes Credit 7 IV. STORM WATER UTILITY ADJUSTMENT POLICY 7 V. STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT PROCEDURES 7 A. Credits for Deficient and Non-Deficient Properties 7 B. Water Education Credit 8 C. NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit 8 D. Small Homes Credit 8 E. Utility Fee Adjustment 8 F. General Provisions 8 ATTACHMENTS 1. STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT REQUEST APPLICATION FORM 2. STORM WATER UTILITY EDUCATION CREDIT ANNUAL RENEWAL FORM 3. STORM WATER UTILITY ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION FORM

I. INTRODUCTION The City of Spring Hill implemented a Storm Water Utility Ordinance (Ord. #09-39, Title 18, Chapter 4 of the Spring Hill Municipal Code, as codified) on December 21, 2009, which created a Storm Water Utility operating within the Storm Water Department under the direction of the Storm Water Coordinator, all under the direction of the City Administrator. The storm water user fee system established within the ordinance will enable the City of Spring Hill to create a funding mechanism to operate and maintain the City of Spring Hill s Storm Water Management Program and finance the necessary storm water repairs, replacements, improvements and extensions necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. The storm water user fees were determined based on the amount of impervious surface area on each developed property. The Storm Water Utility has developed a credit and adjustment policy for storm water users who implement specific measures that will reduce storm water quantity, improve storm water quality or educate students about the importance of water quality resources. The credit policy also provides an opportunity for small single family residences, with considerably less impervious area than the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) as defined in the Storm Water Utility Ordinance, a small homes credit to account for the reduction in their storm water runoff. The credits that are available to other developed property (i.e. non-single family residential) storm water users include the following: Credits for Deficient Properties; Credits for Non-Deficient Properties; Water Education Credit; and, The NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit. All single family residential properties are charged a flat storm water management fee, equal to the base rate regardless of the size of the parcel or the impervious surface area of the improvements, except as provided herein. Single family residential property in which the impervious surface exceeds 10,000 square feet, including any detached accessory structures, shall be charged the same as the fee for other developed property. Therefore, the bulleted list above does not apply to single family residential properties or single family residential property containing more than 10,000 square feet of impervious surface. The Small Homes Credit provides an opportunity for single family residences with substantially less impervious area than the established ERU to request a reduction in their storm water user fee. The small homes credit does not apply to townhouses, accessory apartments or second dwelling units, duplexes, condominiums, villas, garden houses, or dwellings which are attached to, or otherwise part of, a building housing a commercial enterprise. The small homes credit applies only to a single family detached home. Storm water users may apply for more than one credit opportunity provided the maximum credit allowance for a single property does not exceed 75%. Section III defines each credit opportunity in further detail. 1

II. DEFINITIONS (1) Base rate - The storm water user fee for a detached single family residential property in the City of Spring Hill. (2) Best Management Practices or BMPs - The physical, structural, and/or managerial practices that, when used singly or in combination, prevent or reduce pollution of water, that have been approved by the City of Spring Hill, and that have been incorporated by reference into the Storm Water Management Ordinance as fully set out therein. (3) Credit - A credit is an ongoing reduction in a property's normally calculated storm water user fee given for certain qualifying activities that reduce the impact of increased storm water runoff, or provide an ongoing public benefit related to storm water management. (4) Deficient property Real property that does not have adequate storm water facilities required in the latest edition of the City of Spring Hill s Storm Water Management Ordnance. (5) Developed property - Real property which has been altered from its natural state by the creation or addition of impervious areas, by the addition of any buildings, structures, pavement or other improvements. (6) Equivalent residential unit or ERU - The average of the total square footage of the impervious surface areas of developed single family residential property within the City of Spring Hill as approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. (7) Impervious surface - A surface which is compacted or covered with material that is resistant to infiltration by water, including, but not limited to, most conventionally surfaced streets, roofs, sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, and any other oiled, graveled, graded, compacted, or any other surface which impedes the natural infiltration of surface water. (8) Impervious surface area - The number of square feet of horizontal surface covered by buildings, and other impervious surfaces. All building measurements shall be made between exterior faces of walls, foundations, columns or other means of support or enclosure. (9) Non-Deficient property Real property that has adequate storm water facilities as required in the latest edition of the City of Spring Hill s Storm Water Management Ordnance which meets the minimum standards for storm water. (10) Other developed property - Developed property other than single-family residential property. Such property shall include, but not be limited to, commercial properties, industrial properties, parking lots, hospitals, schools, recreational and cultural facilities, hotels, offices, and churches. Such property shall also include single family dwellings which are attached to or otherwise a part of a building housing a commercial enterprise. Any single family residential structure which contains more than two attached dwelling units is specifically included in this definition. (11) Single family residential property - A developed property which serves the primary purpose of providing a permanent dwelling unit to a single family. A single family detached dwelling, a townhouse, an accessory apartment or second dwelling unit, a duplex, a condominium, a villa, or a garden house is included in this definition. A single family dwelling which is attached to, or otherwise a part of, a building housing a commercial enterprise is not included in this definition. (12) "Storm water" - Storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, surface runoff, infiltration, and drainage. (13) Storm water user fee or Fee - The utility service fee established under this ordinance and levied on owners or users of parcels or pieces of real property to fund the costs of storm water management and of operating, maintaining, and improving the storm water system in the municipality. The storm water user fee is in addition to any other fee that the City of Spring Hill has the right to charge under any other rule or regulation of the City of Spring Hill. (14) Storm Water Utility A management structure that is responsible solely and specifically for the storm water management program and system. (15) "Storm Water Utility Management Fund" or fund - The fund created by this ordinance to operate, maintain, and improve the City of Spring Hill s storm water system. 2

(16) Storm water management - The programs to manage quality and quantity of storm water runoff. (17) "Surface water" Waters upon the surface of the earth in bounds created naturally or artificially including, but not limited to, streams, other watercourses, lakes, wetlands, marshes and sinkholes. (18) User - The owner or customer of record of property subject to the storm water user fee imposed by the Storm Water Utility ordinance. III. STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT POLICY A. Credit Opportunities for Deficient Properties Eligibility: All non-single family residential properties without adequate storm water facilities that were in place prior to the implementation of the Storm Water Utility Ordinance (Ord. #09-39, Title 18, Chapter 4 of the Spring Hill Municipal Code, as codified), which was adopted on December 21, 2009. Description: This credit is available to all other non-single family residential properties that are considered deficient because they do not have adequate storm water facilities in place as required in the City of Spring Hill s Storm Water Management Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. The storm water facilities submitted for credit shall be designed in accordance with the Best Management Practices (BMP s) that have been approved by the City of Spring Hill and incorporated by reference into the Storm Water Management Ordinance as if fully set out therein. Structural BMP s that are eligible for credits include, but are not limited to, the following: Vegetated Filter and Buffer Strips Infiltration and Percolation Basins Rain Gardens (Bioretention Basins) Pervious Pavement Dry Detention Basins Retention (Wet) Basins Constructed Wetlands and Media Filtration Credit Amount: The credit amount will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the City of Spring Hill and will be based on the overall water quantity and/or quality impact and scope of the BMP measures submitted for consideration. The maximum Water Quantity and/or Quality BMP credit that will be granted for any one property shall be 35%. The City may grant credits to customers that successfully prove their storm water facilities control the quantity, rate at which the flow of post-development peak runoff is released with respect to the pre-development peak flow, and/or control the quality, removal of 80% total suspended solids (TSS) of the first flush volume. The individual credit amounts for each component are outlined as follows: 3

Water Quantity Credit A 10% credit for facilities which controls the 2 through 25-year storm event A 15% credit for facilities which controls the 2 through 50-year storm event A 20% credit for facilities which controls the 2 through 100-year storm event In addition to the above credit, a water quality credit may also be applied. Water Quality Credit A 15% maximum credit may be applied for the on-site treatment of all impervious surfaces. The credit will be granted for the portion of impervious area that drains to the approved BMP and which removes at least 80% of the TSS during the first, ½ inch rainfall, flush volume. Each property will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The credit will be allowed following the successful completion of the credit application process and City of Spring Hill approval. Example for a Deficient property: A developed property has been classified as deficient property because there is no existing onsite detention or water quality treatment BMP. If the property installs a detention basin controlling the 2 through 50-year storm event and incorporates an outlet structure that treats the first-flush volume by releasing the volume over a 24-hour period, the property may receive a 50-year storm event quantity credit of 15% and a quality credit of 15%. Therefore a 30% reduction to the storm water user fee may be applied to the customer. Operation and Maintenance: The water quantity and/or quality improvements approved for credit allowance shall be operated and maintained in proper working condition as designed and constructed. The City of Spring Hill will discontinue the credit allowance if the facilities are not maintained properly by the storm water user. B. Credit Opportunities for Non-Deficient Properties Eligibility: All non-single family residential properties with adequate storm water facilities which meet the minimum measures of the City s Storm Water Management Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. Description: This credit is available to all non-single family residential properties that implement and maintain in proper working order approved BMP measures that exceed the latest requirements of the City of Spring Hill s Storm Water Management Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. The BMPs submitted for credit consideration shall be designed in accordance with the BMP s and sound engineering design that have been approved by the City of Spring Hill and are incorporated by reference into the Storm Water Management Ordinance as if fully set out therein. 4

Structural BMP s that are eligible for credits include, but are not limited to, the following: Vegetated Filter and Buffer Strips Infiltration and Percolation Basins Rain Gardens (Bioretention Basins) Pervious Pavement Dry Detention Basins Retention (Wet) Basin Constructed Wetlands and Media Filtration Credit Amount: The credit amount will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the City of Spring Hill and will be based on the overall water quantity and/or quality impact and scope of the BMP measures submitted for consideration. The maximum Water Quantity and/or Quality BMP credit that will be granted for any one property shall be 35%. The Town may grant credits to customers that successfully prove their storm water facilities control the rate at which the flow of post-development peak runoff is released with respect to the pre-development peak flow and/or control the removal of 80% total suspended solids of the first flush volume. The individual credit amounts for each component are outlined below: Water Quantity Credit A 15% credit for facilities which controls the 2 through 50-year storm event A 20% credit for facilities which controls the 2 through 100-year storm event In addition to the above credit a water quality credit may also be applied. Water Quality Credit A 15% maximum credit may be applied for the on-site treatment of all impervious surfaces. The percent credit will be calculated and granted based on for the portion of impervious area that drains to the approved BMP and which removes at least 80% of the TSS during the first, ½ inch rainfall, flush volume. Each property will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The credit will be allowed following the successful completion of the credit application process and City of Spring Hill approval. Example for a Non-Deficient property: A developed property has been classified as non-deficient property because there is an existing onsite detention controlling the 2 through 25-year storm event, the property does not have an approved BMP for water quality. If the property increases the existing detention basin to control the 50 and 100-year storm events and incorporates an outlet structure that treats the first-flush volume by releasing the volume over a 24-hour period, the property may receive a 50 and 100-year storm events quantity credit of 20% and a quality credit of 15%. Therefore a 35% reduction to the storm water user fee may be applied to the customer. 5

Operation and Maintenance: The water quantity and/or quality improvements approved for credit allowance shall be operated and maintained in proper working condition as designed and constructed and as determined by the Storm Water Coordinator. The City of Spring Hill will discontinue the credit allowance if the facilities are not maintained properly by the storm water user. C. Water Education Credit Eligibility: All public or private elementary, middle and high schools and colleges located within the City of Spring Hill. Other individual schools may apply to the Storm Water Coordinator to determine eligibility for this credit. Description: The Water Education Credit is available to individual schools that implement water resources based curriculum such as Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) or any other proposed program that is approved by the City of Spring Hill. Credit Amount: The credit amount will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the City of Spring Hill and will be based on the percentage of students the curriculum teaches and the overall length of the program. The maximum Water Quality BMP credit that will be granted for any one school or college shall be 50%. Annual Certification: The Water Education Credit awarded shall be recertified annually at the beginning of each school year. The credit may be adjusted by the City of Spring Hill to account for changes in the program scope. The recertification submittal shall be sent to the City of Spring Hill by August 1 of each year for consideration of credit for the following year. D. NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit Eligibility: All other developed properties that currently have and maintain a Tennessee Multi-Sector General NPDES Permit (TMSP). Description: Properties will receive the NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit for the coverage dates specified within the TMSP General Permit. The owner of the property shall re-apply for this credit upon each renewal of the permit with the State of Tennessee. Credit Amount: The credit available to facilities that have and maintain their TMSP shall be 25%. Renewal Requirements: The property owner shall re-apply for this credit upon renewal of the expiring permit with the State of Tennessee. 6

E. Small Homes Credit Eligibility: All single family residential properties as defined herein that have 1,800 square feet or less of impervious surface area on their property. This credit is not applicable to multitenant residential units and properties. The small homes credit does not apply to townhouses, accessory apartments or second dwelling units, duplexes, condominiums, villas, garden houses, or dwellings which are attached to, or otherwise part of, a building housing a commercial enterprise. The small homes credit applies only to a single family detached home. Description: At the time of policy implementation, 21 residential properties have been identified as meeting this criteria. Credit shall be automatically given to these 21 properties without the need for application. Additional single family residential properties who demonstrate to the City of Spring Hill they have 1,800 square feet or less of impervious surface area on their property can request a reduction of their assessed base fee rate. Credit Amount: Single family residential properties who apply and are approved for the Small Homes Credit shall receive a 35% reduction in their base rate. Example #1 for a small homes credit: A single family home has a 1,200 square foot building footprint, and 500 square feet of driveway surface. The total impervious area for the property equals 1,700 square feet. Since the total impervious area is less than 1,800 square feet, the customer may receive a small homes credit of 35%. Therefore a 35% reduction to the storm water user fee may be applied to the customer. Example #2 for a small homes credit: A single family home has a 1,400 square foot building footprint, 500 square feet of driveway surface, and a 250 square foot patio. The total impervious area for the property equals 2,150 square feet. Since the total impervious area is more than 1,800 square feet, the customer would not be eligible for a small homes credit of 35%. IV. STORM WATER UTILITY ADJUSTMENT POLICY The City will grant an adjustment when non-single family residential property owners identify incorrect total impervious areas, pertaining to their property, which is contained in the City s database. Single family residential property owners are not eligible for an adjustment to their storm water user fee, but may apply for the small homes credit as described in the manual. All requests shall be judged on the basis of the amount of impervious area on the site. The City may request the customer to provide supplemental information including but not limited to survey data prepared by a Tennessee Registered Land Surveyor. Applicant shall complete the Storm Water Adjustment Application Form as provided in Attachment 1. There shall be no application fee associated with the adjustment. Adjustment applications shall be presented for consideration to the Storm Water Advisory Committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section V. 7

V. STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT AND ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES A. Credits for Deficient and Non-Deficient Properties The Storm Water Utility Credit Request Application Form is provided in Attachment 1. The submittal shall include a completed credit application form, credit application fee and appropriate engineering drawings and all calculations necessary to determine quantity (volume and flow) and/or quality efficiency. All drawings and calculations shall be prepared and sealed by a professional engineer registered to design storm water management facilities and BMPs in the State of Tennessee. The submittal shall also include a topographic map or site plan to scale that provides the existing and proposed contours indicating all site drainage patterns and vicinity map. B. Water Education Credit The submittal for the Water Education Credit shall include a completed credit application form and an attached detailed description of the water resources curriculum proposed including the length of the program and number of students it will teach during the school year. No credit application fee is required. Subsequent annual renewals shall be submitted on the Water Education Renewal Form provided in Attachment 2 by August 1. C. NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit The submittal for this credit shall include a completed credit application form, credit application fee and a copy of the complete NPDES Permit provided by TDEC, which identifies the permit coverage period. D. Small Homes Credit The Small Homes Credit submittal shall include a completed credit application form, a sketch including all dimensions of the actual measured impervious area on the property and a copy of the detailed calculations performed. No credit application fee is required. E. Utility Fee Adjustment The submittal for a fee adjustment shall include a completed Storm Water Utility Adjustment Application Form provided in Attachment 3. The submitted application shall include all required information to be considered complete and reviewable and shall include a detailed site plan with dimensions of all existing impervious areas. The City may request the customer to provide supplemental information including but not limited to survey data prepared by a Tennessee Registered Land Surveyor. There shall be no application fee associated with the adjustment request. F. General Provisions Applications for adjustments and credits, including any application by the City for discontinuance of a credit, shall be presented to the Storm Water Advisory Committee for consideration in accordance with the terms of this Credit and Adjustment Policy Manual and the Storm Water Utility Ordinance. 8

Completed credit and adjustment applications should be submitted in writing on the appropriate forms, with applicable attachments and supporting documentation, to the Storm Water Department, Storm Water Coordinator at the following address: City of Spring Hill Storm Water Department Attention: Storm Water Coordinator P.O. Box 789 Spring Hill, TN 37174 A credit or adjustment application will not be considered complete and will not be processed unless it is accompanied by the application fee (if applicable), the application form and all information requested in this manual. The credit application fee shall be as set forth in the fee schedule as adopted by Board of Mayor and Aldermen by ordinance. Application fees are nonrefundable and is required to be submitted with each application (if applicable) to the City of Spring Hill. There is no fee associated with the Small Homes Credit Application, Water Education Credit Annual Renewal Application or the Storm Water Utility Adjustment Application. The Storm Water Advisory Committee shall review the application for credit or adjustment and determine whether the credit or adjustment sought is consistent with the provisions of the Storm Water Utility Ordinance and the Credit and Adjustment Policy Manual. Credit and adjustment determinations related to the storm water user fee shall be decided based on substantiated evidence with a sound engineering and factual basis. All credit and adjustment determinations shall be applied utilizing a strict interpretation of the Storm Water Utility Ordinance and the Credit and Adjustment Policy Manual. At any hearing related to a credit or adjustment determination, the city shall be allowed to present evidence, findings, and recommendations; customers and applicants shall be given an opportunity to present evidence, findings, and recommendations. The Storm Water Advisory Committee may request additional information from the customer or his representative; the committee may defer one time the determination of the application to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Storm Water Advisory Committee. Each application shall be placed on the Storm Water Advisory Committee agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting, which meeting is at least twenty days after the Storm Water Coordinator receives the written application. The Storm Water Coordinator shall notify the customer of the date of the review hearing in writing; such written notice shall be given at least ten days prior to the hearing by regular mail at the address provided in the written application document. The Storm Water Advisory Committee shall state as part of any approval or disapproval of an adjustment or credit determination the basis for any such approval or disapproval. The decision of the Storm Water Advisory Committee shall be final and conclusive with no further administrative review. The credit percentage or adjustment amount approved will be applied to the Storm Water Utility Fee billing within 30 days of the written notification to the applicant. No retroactive credit or adjustment allowances will be granted for any of the credit or adjustment opportunities. Therefore, the credit or adjustment allowance will not be applied to previous storm water user fee billings paid prior to the written notification letter to the applicant. 9

For any customer previously granted a credit, who subsequently is found to be out of compliance with this credit policy, the Storm Water Coordinator, or his designee, may serve, by personal service, regular U.S. mail, or by e-mail a notice of non-compliance including a list of required repairs. The customer will be granted thirty (30) days from the receipt of the notice to come back into compliance. After the required repairs are accomplished, the customer must contact the Storm Water Coordinator to be re-inspected within the same 30-day period. If a customer fails to comply with the required repairs, the credit may be discontinued by application of the Storm Water Coordinator Town to the Storm Water Advisory Committee, upon notice to the customer and a hearing by the Storm Water Advisory Committee. The customer may submit a new credit application, with appropriate application fees, to the Storm Water Utility after all repairs have been made. The Utility will require a maintenance schedule for a minimum period of 6 months prior to reissuing any credits. Such new credit application must be approved by the Storm Water Advisory Committee. 10

ATTACHMENTS STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT REQUEST APPLICATION FORM STORM WATER UTILITY EDUCATION CREDIT ANNUAL RENEWAL FORM STORM WATER UTILITY ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION FORM

STORM WATER UTILITY CREDIT REQUEST APPLICATION FORM All completed application forms, application fee (where applicable) and supporting documentation shall be submitted to: City of Spring Hill, Attention: Storm Water Coordinator, P.O. Box 789, Spring Hill, TN 37174 Property Owner Information Name: Property Address: Utility Billing Address: E-mail: Phone: Property Information Map Parcel Utility Account No. Credit Requested (Check all that apply): Credit for Deficient Properties Credit for Non-Deficient Properties NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit Small Homes Credit (***No Application Fee Required***) Water Education Credit (***No Application Fee Required***) Submittal Description (Provide complete description of proposed credit(s) requested): [Attach Additional Pages as Necessary) I certify that the attached information is accurate to the best of my knowledge and that I have the authority to make such a request for this property. I agree to provide the City of Spring Hill with corrected information should there be any changes made to the information provided herein. I further authorize the City of Spring Hill to access the property identified for credit in this application. Signature: Date: City of Spring Hill Use (Do not write in shaded area) Credit Submitted (Check all that apply) Credit for Deficient Properties Credit for Non-Deficient Properties Water Education Credit NPDES Industrial Storm Water Discharge Permit Credit Small Homes Credit Date Written Notification Letter Sent to Applicant: Date Credit Adjustment Submitted to Billing: Approved By: Signature: Title: Date: Name: Approved (Yes or No) (Printed) Credit (%)

STORM WATER UTILITY WATER EDUCATION CREDIT ANNUAL RENEWAL FORM All completed application forms and supporting documentation shall be submitted by August 1 to: City of Spring Hill, Attention: Storm Water Coordinator, P.O. Box 789, Spring Hill, TN 37174 Property Owner Information Name: Property Address: Utility Billing Address: E-mail: Phone: Property Information Map Parcel Utility Account No. Renewal Description (Provide a description of any Water Education Curriculum changes proposed for the current school year. Include grade(s) and number of students the program will teach and a detailed description of any changes to the program. Attach additional information as required.): I certify that the attached information is accurate to the best of my knowledge and that I have the authority to make such a request for this property. I agree to provide the City of Spring Hill with corrected information should there be any changes made to the information provided herein. Signature: Date: Name: (Printed) City of Spring Hill Use (Do not write in shaded area) Credit Renewal Application Approval (Check One): Yes Existing Credit Amount: New Credit Amount: Date Written Notification Letter Sent to Applicant: Date Credit Adjustment Submitted to Billing: Approved By: Signature: Title: Date: No

Property Owner Information STORM WATER UTILITY ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION FORM All completed application forms, and supporting documentation shall be submitted to: City of Spring Hill, Attention: Storm Water Coordinator, P.O. Box 789, Spring Hill, TN 37174 Name: Property Address: Utility Billing Address: E-mail: Phone: Property Information Map Parcel Utility Account No. Adjustment Requested (Check all that apply): Incorrect Impervious Area (attach a detailed site plan with dimensions) Incorrect Customer / Owner Information Submittal Description (Provide complete description of proposed credit(s) requested): [Attach Additional Pages as Necessary) I certify that the attached information is accurate to the best of my knowledge and that I have the authority to make such a request for this property. I agree to provide the City of Spring Hill with corrected information should there be any changes made to the information provided herein. I further authorize the City of Spring Hill to access the property identified for credit in this application. Signature: Date: City of Spring Hill Use (Do not write in shaded area) Adjustment Submitted (Check all that apply) Impervious Area Updated Previous Impervious area New Impervious Area Corrected ERU factor Customer Information Updated Date Written Notification Letter Sent to Applicant: Date Adjustment Submitted to Billing: Approved By: Signature: Title: Date: Name: Approved (Yes or No) (Printed)