Louisburg, KS Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Louisburg City Code sections 15-701 through 15-703 create the City storm water program as a billed utility rather than a construction-permit regime. Section 15-701 establishes a storm water utility management fund, and Section 15-702 sets the charge itself: $4.00 per utility account per month, billed as part of the same monthly statement that covers gas, water and sewer service, due and payable on the same schedule as those utilities. Section 15-703 requires the City to keep storm water revenue in a fund separate from other utility accounts, restricted to storm water management expenditures.

The article sits inside Chapter 15, Utilities, alongside the Water, Water Conservation, Cross-Connection and Solid Waste articles, reflecting that Louisburg treats storm water as a billed utility service administered through the Public Works and Utilities billing process rather than a zoning or building-permit function. Because Section 15-702 makes the charge due and payable as are the gas, water and sewer utility charges, every connected account is billed automatically and cannot opt out. Builders should also note the separate Erosion and Sediment Control Standards for Building Construction adopted at Code Section 4-1001, which governs soil-disturbing construction on sites of less than one acre and carries its own fine of up to $500 per offense under Section 4-1002; that construction-phase requirement is unrelated to the Chapter 15 utility charge.