A. There is hereby created a parks maintenance and operations surcharge to accomplish the purposes described in this chapter.

B. There is hereby imposed upon the responsible party for each developed property in the city limits a parks maintenance and operations surcharge of $3.00 per unit per month for each residential unit and nonresidential unit existing on that property. This fee is deemed reasonable and is necessary to pay for the maintenance and operations of public parks within the city of Talent. Billing shall be as a line item on the city’s utility bill unless otherwise specified below.

C. Except as the fees may be reduced or eliminated under TMC 3.20.080, the obligation to pay a parks maintenance and operations surcharge arises when a responsible party uses or otherwise benefits from Talent city parks. It is presumed that Talent city parks are used or that a benefit otherwise arises whenever the subject real property is a developed property.

D. Although this chapter refers to “units” as a basis for calculating parks surcharges, the surcharges are not imposed on a property or on any portion thereof. The units are merely the measurement for determining the surcharge. The surcharge does not in any way create an in rem obligation in respect of property. The obligation to pay the surcharge is a personal obligation of the responsible party. [Ord. 915 Exh. A § 4, 2016; Ord. 828 Exh. A § 4; Ord. 795 Exh. A § 4.]