§ 5-6-237. Billing, payment, and penalties.

(a)

A stormwater utility fee shall be billed twice annually so that half the annual fee is billed two times per year to the record owner of each property subject to the fee. Such bills or statements shall be included on and payable with the property's real estate tax bill. For properties that do not receive a real estate tax bill, a separate bill for the stormwater utility fee shall be issued. Any fee not paid in full by the respective due date of the real estate property tax bill, unless petition for adjustment has been made in accordance with section 5-6-238, in which case the due date is 30 calendar days after the date of the final determination of a petition for adjustment, shall be considered delinquent. All payments received shall be applied as follows:

(1)

stormwater utility fee;

(2)

all other taxes and fees.

(b)

A delinquent stormwater utility fee, in accordance with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2114(G), shall be subject to a penalty and the legal rate of interest provided in Code of Virginia, § 6.2-301(A). Such penalties and interest shall be applied to late payments of the stormwater utility fee at the same time and in the same manner as such interest would be applied to a late payment of the real property tax.

(c)

A delinquent stormwater utility fee, along with cumulative penalties and interest, shall constitute a lien on the property ranking on parity with liens for unpaid taxes and shall be collected in the same manner as provided for the collection of unpaid taxes. (Ord. No. 5060, 5/4/17, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/18)