Stormwater Charge Changes

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The City of Cocoa will be holding two public hearings on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 and

at 6 p.m. at Cocoa City Hall as part of the regularly scheduled City Council meeting to discuss a proposed stormwater assessment.

the City will implement a new tiered rate ‸ structure that more accurately reflects a property's impact to the stormwater system. The stormwater fee was previously billed on a customer's monthly water utility bill. The assessment will now be billed through the property owner's annual tax bill through the Brevard County Tax Collector's Office,

The assessment is based on the amount of impervious surface area of a property. Impervious surface area includes any area of a property that is covered by hard surface that does not absorb water and impedes the natural flow of water into the soil, such as buildings, decks, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted and other hard surfaces.

includes information such as contact information for our stormwater division, answers to some of the more frequently asked questions about the assessment, the new tiered rate structures for both residential and commercial properties, a link to the stormwater assessment map where customers can view their property's impervious surface area and proposed rate, ‸ a link to an appeal form where customers can submit any discrepancies in their determined impervious area, a link to the 10-year capital improvement plan which will show the major projects planned over the next 10 years with the stormwater revenue, a list of the stormwater division responsibilities and projected costs for the stormwater projects, and see the upcoming council hearings on the proposed rate resolution. The stormwater assessment map, which can be found through a link on our stormwater assessment webpage, is an analysis of aerial photography of the City of Cocoa that distinguishes hard, impervious surfaces on each parcel citywide. A property owner can type in their address in the white search bar on the top right-hand side of the screen and click on the yellow shaded overlay on your property to view the calculated impervious area for that property.

square footage, and rate for that property. The pop-up will also have

the frequently asked questions, and the stormwater assessment appeal form. If you don't agree with the City's impervious area assessment, you are able to submit an appeal form to the City of Cocoa Stormwater Division.

and zip code,

as well as the reason you are submitting the request,

or if you have another issue with the stormwater assessment, and then click submit. A member of the stormwater division will be in touch with you as soon as possible to discuss your appeal request. You can visit