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stormwater runoff. The minimum monthly charge shall be equal to one ERU. The number of ERU's will be determined by the Administrator of public works or his designee. (b) All payments for this service shall be the responsibility of the owner. (c) When new properties are brought into the utility system, fees will accrue commencing with either completion of a frame or slab inspection or upon completion of any construction which contributes impervious surface area where no certificate is issued or required for such construction. (d) In the event of alteration or addition to a nonresidential property which alters the amount of impervious surface area, the stormwater management fees will be adjusted upon either the completion of a frame or slab inspection or upon completion of the construction, whichever occurs first, and the adjustment will be reflected in the next billing cycle. (e) Nonresidential parcels having a total impervious surface area greater than 250,000 square feet shall be assessed on the same basis as parcels of 250,000 square feet, for an interim period which is authorized for up to five years, which period shall expire no later than June 30, 2000, for the purpose of investigating and evaluating the drainage runoff patterns and possible use of regional best management practices (BMPs). (f) Petitions for adjustments to the stormwater fees for residential and nonresidential properties shall be submitted to the city manager or his designee, who shall be given the authority to administer the procedures and standards and review criteria for the adjustment of fees as established herein. Any petition submitted for adjustment to the stormwater fees for a residential or nonresidential property shall be accompanied with a site plan or other such similar scaled drawing. A petition shall also include calculations of the property's impervious and semi- pervious area. The site plan and the calculations shall both be prepared by a professional engineer or land surveyor licensed in the commonwealth and acceptable in format and content to the Administrator of public works or his designee. Sec. 31.2-27. Late charges. In the event charges are not paid when due, interest thereon shall at that time accrue, at the annual rate often percent, until such time as the overdue payment and interest is paid. Charges and interests may be recovered by action at law or suit in equity and shall constitute a lien against the property, ranking on a parity with liens for unpaid taxes.