Bay County Stormwater Fee Exemption for Disabled Veterans
Exempts a qualifying disabled veteran's homesteaded parcel from the county stormwater utility fee.
Verified August 15, 2026
What this benefit is
Bay County exempts a qualifying disabled veteran's homesteaded parcel from the county stormwater utility fee.
The county ordinance does not write its own eligibility test. It delegates entirely, granting the exemption to anyone who qualifies under §196.081 or §196.091.
What it's worth: The annual stormwater utility fee
- Based on the published residential stormwater rate. Confirm your parcel's assessed units.
Who is entitled to it
- An owner of a homesteaded parcel in Bay County.
- Who qualifies under either the §196.081 total and permanent exemption or the §196.091 wheelchair exemption.
Not sure whether that describes you?
Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.
The thing most people get wrong
It attaches to the parcel, not to you
This is a property-location benefit rather than a residence one. It survives you travelling, and it ends if you rent the property out.
How to claim it
- 1Secure your §196.081 or §196.091 exemption first.
- 2Send proof of it to the Bay County Stormwater Utility with your parcel ID.
- File with
- Bay County Stormwater Utility
- Documents you will need
- proof of state exemption · parcel id
- Follows your state exemption
- It attaches to the parcel, survives you travelling, and ends if you rent the property out.
Common mistakes that cost people this benefit
- Applying here before securing the state exemption. Get the §196.081 or §196.091 exemption first — this one follows it.
Questions people ask
- Do I need to apply separately?
- Yes. Send proof of your state exemption and your parcel ID to the Bay County Stormwater Utility.
Sources
- authority · ordinanceBay County Ordinance 05-01 series (stormwater utility)
Why only one source type: The ordinance is the authority. The utility publishes no separate operating page — the rule delegates entirely to the state exemptions.
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