Stormwater fee credits · North Carolina

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Fee Credits

Run by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services

OpenPlan requiredLast checked October 17, 2026
What you get
SCM credit: amount by calculation (not stated on page); Pond credit up to 48%; Catawba River/Lake credit up to 96.4%; County Line credit: no fee
Who qualifies
Owners of properties with: an engineer or landscape-architect designed SCM; a pond capturing and holding stormwater (extra criteria); water's-edge frontage on the Catawba River, Lake Norman, Lake Wylie or Mountain Island Lake with runoff flowing directly in; or a property line on the Mecklenburg County line with all runoff flowing into the neighboring county.
Where
Property owners in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County towns with qualifying stormwater controls, ponds or lake and river frontage.
Status
Open. FY 2027 fee page lists credits; no end date.
Type of payment
Fee credit
Official program page

What you do

Keep an engineered stormwater control measure (such as a rain garden, level spreader or sand filter), a stormwater pond, or a waterfront/county-line lot where runoff flows directly off site, and apply for a credit on your Storm Water Services fee.

Requirements

  • SCM credit: as-built survey of the control measure plus credit application with supporting calculations sealed by an engineer or landscape architect
  • Pond credit: pond must meet additional criteria in the policy PDF
  • Catawba credit: all runoff flows directly to the water without entering a storm drainage system
  • County line: property line equals county line and all runoff flows into neighboring county

The plan or design it asks for

For the SCM credit, an as-built survey and sealed calculations by an engineer or landscape architect.

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Sow places plants on a photo of your yard and keeps a list of everything you add. Check Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services's rules for exactly what to submit.

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How to apply

  1. 1Check the four screening questions on the Fee Credits tab
  2. 2Read the matching fee credit policy PDF
  3. 3For City of Charlotte properties, apply in Accela Citizen Access: choose Storm Water Fee Credit Application under Land Development
  4. 4Contact Charlotte Storm Water Services 980-287-5624 or Mecklenburg County 980-314-3209 for questions

Timing and deadlines

not published

Combining it with other programs

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Sources

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