HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/17/2015 - ITEMS RELATING TO UTILITY RATES, FEES AND CHARGESAgenda Item 6
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY November 17, 2015
City Council
STAFF
Randy Reuscher, Utility Rate Analyst
Lance Smith, Strategic Financial Planning Manager
SUBJECT
Items Relating to Utility Rates, Fees and Charges for 2016.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
to Revise Electric Rates, Fees and Charges.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 141, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
Regarding Calculation and Collection of Development Fees Imposed for New or Modified Electric Service
Connections.
C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 142, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
to Revise Water Rates, Fees and Charges.
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 143, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
to Revise Water Plant Investment Fees.
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 144, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
to Revise Wastewater Rates, Fees and Charges. (Option A was adopted on First Reading)
F. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
to Revise Sewer Plant Investment Fees.
G. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
to Revise Stormwater Plant Investment Fees.
These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2015, set the 2016 rate changes
for electric and wastewater rates, and electric capacity fees, water plant investment fees (PIFs), wastewater
PIFs and stormwater PIFs, along with other Code clarifications and formatting changes.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinances on Second Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Ordinance No. 144, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to revise wastewater rates, fees, and
charges consists of Option A, presented and adopted on first reading. Option B is also included in the packet
for Council’s information and use. If Council desires to amend Ordinance No. 144, 2015, on Second Reading
to include the rates, fees and charges as set forth in Option B, staff recommends that Council postpone
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Second Reading of that Ordinance to December 1, 2015, with direction to staff to present Option B for
consideration on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, November 3, 2015 (w/o attachments) (PDF)
2. Ordinance No. 140, 2015 (PDF)
3. Ordinance No. 141, 2015 (PDF)
4. Ordinance No. 142, 2015 (PDF)
5. Ordinance No. 143, 2015 (PDF)
6. Ordinance No. 144, 2015 (as adopted on First Reading - Option A) (PDF)
7. Ordinance No. 144, 2015 (Option B) (PDF)
8. Ordinance No. 145, 2015 (PDF)
9. Ordinance No. 146, 2015 (PDF)
Agenda Item 18
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY November 3, 2015
City Council
STAFF
Randy Reuscher, Utility Rate Analyst
Lance Smith, Strategic Financial Planning Manager
SUBJECT
Items Relating to Utility Rates, Fees and Charges for 2016.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to
Revise Electric Rates, Fees and Charges.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 141, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
Regarding Calculation and Collection of Development Fees Imposed for New or Modified Electric Service
Connections.
C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 142, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to
Revise Water Rates, Fees and Charges.
D. First Reading of Ordinance No. 143, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to
Revise Water Plant Investment Fees.
E. First Reading of Ordinance No. 144, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to
Revise Wastewater Rates, Fees and Charges. (Option A or Option B)
F. First Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to
Revise Sewer Plant Investment Fees.
G. First Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to
Revise Stormwater Plant Investment Fees.
The purpose of this item is for Council to consider adopting rate changes for electric and wastewater rates, and
electric capacity fees, water plant investment fees (PIFs), wastewater PIFs and stormwater PIFs, along with
other Code clarifications and formatting changes.
ATTACHMENT 1
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinances on First Reading. Staff recommends adoption of Option A for
Ordinance No. 144, 2015, revising wastewater rates.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Proposed Monthly Utility Rate Adjustments
The recommended 2016 rate changes are consistent with the City Manager’s Recommended 2015-16 Budget.
Individual customer charges will be the same for all electric customers and vary by rate class for wastewater
rates. All proposed rates would be effective for meter readings on or after January 1, 2016.
Proposed Adjustment of Development Fee Components of Rates, Fees, and Charges
Water Plant Investment Fees, Wastewater Plant Investment Fees and Stormwater Plant Investment Fees
(collectively, PIFs), are charged to new development desiring to connect to the City’s water and wastewater
utility facilities, and that will benefit from the City’s stormwater facilities. City Code provisions establishing
these PIFs currently refer to “growth-related capital expansion costs” of the operational utility facilities, but do
not specifically include “growth-related” capital costs for Utilities’ administrative facilities that are also part of
the overall cost of and required in providing these utility services to new development.
The proposed changes include Code language that specifically addresses growth-related capital costs of
Utilities’ administrative facilities in the various PIFs, which overall had minimal impacts to the proposed fees.
The proposed increases include these growth-related capital costs for 2016 for water, wastewater, and
stormwater PIFs.
PIFs are impact fees calculated in accordance with legal standards using models that are designed to defray
the cost of each particular utility service rendered, reflect amounts reasonably related to the overall cost of the
services, and establish fees not unreasonably in excess of such cost. The models are used to calculate these
PIFs at an appropriate level that is no greater than necessary to defray the quantified and reasonable
projected impacts on capital facilities, caused by new development.
Other Proposed Modifications to Chapter 26 of the City Code
The Ordinances modify the formatting of provisions establishing the rates, fees and charges in an effort to
make year-to-year changes to rate ordinances easier and improve the readability of Code. These changes put
the specific rates, fees and charges that are adjusted annually in table formats, so future ordinances will only
change the values in the tables, unless other code modifications are proposed.
Electric Rates and Electric Capacity Fee (ECF)
Electric Rates - First Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise
Electric Rates, Fees and Charges.
Electric rates are proposed to increase 3.2% at the retail level in 2016, and are a pass-through of the
wholesale rate increase from Platte River Power Authority, which will increase the annual wholesale expense
by approximately $3.9 million. The increase is slightly larger than the 1.9% anticipated estimate in the 2015-16
biennial budget. Drivers for the wholesale increase noted by Platte River Power Authority include higher fuel
costs, lower surplus sales, and higher expenses related to the expansion of existing energy efficiency
programs. The wholesale increase will be applied evenly to both the energy and demand components, and
the percentage increase will be the same across the summer and non-summer months.
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No additional increase is planned for distribution facilities’ costs; however, such an increase may be necessary
in the 2017-18 budget cycle. More information will be available as the 10-year capital improvement plan is
developed and asset management is fully implemented in this utility.
The impact at the retail level would be the same percentage change for all electric rate classes. The cost of
service study was last updated in 2014 and therefore no variance in the increase by rate class is needed for
2016. The cost of service will be updated again in 2016.
An average residential customer would see an increase in their monthly electric bill of $2.28 per month during
the summer months, while a small commercial customer may see an increase of $6.57 per month, as shown in
the examples below.
Electric Capacity Fee (ECF) - First Reading of Ordinance No. 141, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the City
Code to Revise Electric Capacity Fees.
The electric capacity fees are updated on an annual basis and are a one-time charge for development within
the electric service territory. A typical residential lot developed in 2016 would not see a fee increase, while a
typical commercial development fee would increase by 3.3%, as shown in the example below. The
commercial increase is due mostly to higher costs related to substation transformers and the allocation
associated with new development, as well as increased duct bank costs for commercial development. These
increases were partially offset by lower costs for fault indicators, conduit and cable. There are fluctuations in
some of the individual charges for a residential development as well, but overall no change over the 2015 fee
for a typical residential lot.
Water Rates and Water Plant Investment Fee
Water Rates - First Reading of Ordinance No. 142, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise
Water Rates, Fees, and Charges.
No rate increase is being proposed for monthly water rates in 2016. This ordinance modifies the formatting of
provisions establishing the rates, fees and charges in an effort to make year-to-year changes to rate
ordinances easier and improve the readability of code. These changes put the specific rates, fees and
charges that are adjusted annually in table formats, so future ordinances will only change the values in the
tables, unless other code modifications are proposed.
Current Estimated $ %
Rate Class Consumption 2015 2016 Increase Increase
Residential Summer - 700 kWh / month $71.40 $73.69 $2.28 3.2%
Small Commercial Summer - 2000 kWh / month $205.22 $211.79 $6.57 3.2%
Electric Bill Impacts
Current 2015 Proposed 2016 $ Change % Change
$3,554 $3,554 $0 0.0%
Current 2015 Proposed 2016 $ Change % Change
$32,624 $33,695 $1,070 3.3%
Residential Single Family Lot
Criteria ‐ 9,200 square feet, 83 feet of street frontage, 150 amp service, 4/0 secondary service
Commercial Development
Criteria ‐82,000 sq feet, 190 ft of street frontage, 250 ft primary service, 600 amps, 208 Volt, 3‐phase, 1 transformer
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Water Plant Investment Fee (PIF) - First Reading of Ordinance No. 143, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the
City Code to Revise Water Plant Investment Fees.
The water PIF model is updated every two years and the 2014 model was recently updated for 2016. The
overall gallon per day (gpd) charge increased from $4.43/gpd to $4.66/gpd. The increase is due to additional
capital projects completed over the past few years, as well as increased system valuation.
The specific impacts to customers for each rate class are reduced due to lower base water usage during the
winter months and lower peak water use during the summer months, as compared to previous years. The fee
for a residential single family customer would increase by $25 over the 2015 fee, while the duplex and multi-
family fee would decrease slightly, as shown in the examples below. The fees for commercial customers
would increase between 1.5 and 3.5%, according to the requested tap size, as shown in the examples below.
Wastewater Rates and Wastewater Plant Investment Fee
Wastewater Rates - First Reading of Ordinance No. 144, 2015, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to
Revise Wastewater Rates, Fees, and Charges. (Option A or Option B)
Staff is recommending a 3% overall increase to the wastewater fund revenue in 2016, which could be collected
in one of the two options below. Staff is recommending Option A. Capital project costs at the wastewater
treatment plant related to regulatory requirements are the main driver for the overall increase. This increase is
the same amount approved in the 2015-16 biennial budget.
Option A blends the three residential class increases together for a 2.5% increase to each residential class,
while the commercial class would increase by 4.5%.
Option B adjusts each rate class according the outputs from the cost of service model.
The cost of service model was updated in 2015 and rather than applying the 3% overall increase to all rate
classes, different percent changes are proposed, while keeping the overall increase to 3% for the wastewater
fund. Staff is recommending Option A, shown in the table below, due to some volatility in the wastewater cost
of service model outputs in recent years. In the 2013 model, rates were lowered for both duplex and
commercial customers for 2014. This is related to fluctuating consumption by rate class and budget levels
from year-to-year, versus the exact outputs from the model, as set forth in Option B, for 2016. Option A
includes a smoothing of the residential rate class adjustments at a 2.5% increase for 2016, while commercial
customers would see a 4.5% increase, as shown in the examples below.
Rate Class Criteria 2015 2016 $ Change % Change
Residential
Single Family 8600 sq ft $3,499 $3,524 $25 0.7%
Duplex & Multi-family 3435 sq ft $1,390 $1,379 ($11) -0.8%
Commercial
3/4 Inch by tap size $7,000 $7,180 $180 2.6%
1 Inch by tap size $19,050 $19,710 $660 3.5%
1 1/2 Inch by tap size $41,600 $42,220 $620 1.5%
2 Inch by tap size $64,410 $66,680 $2,270 3.5%
Water Plant Investment Fee (WPIF)
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The impacts to a single family customer in 2016 would be approximately $0.86 per month under the proposed
Option A, while a commercial customer with a 2 inch connection may see a $10.12 increase per month, as
shown in the examples below.
Wastewater Plant Investment Fee (PIF) - First Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2015, Amending Chapter 26
of the City Code to Revise Wastewater Plant Investment Fees.
The wastewater PIF model is updated every two years and the 2014 model was recently been updated for
2016. The PIF charge on a per gallon per day (gpd) basis increased from $12.35/gpd to $13.98/gpd due to
increased system valuation related to the collection system, as well as the completion of capital projects at the
treatment plant that raise the value for a customer to buy-in.
The fee for a residential single family customer would increase by $410 in 2016, while the duplex and multi-
family fee would increase by $50 per connection, as shown below in the following illustrative examples. The
fees for commercial customers would increase between $350 and $3,520, depending on the corresponding
water meter size requested, as shown in the examples below.
The most recent peak day flows decreased for most rate classes, other than residential single family
customers, as compared to 2015 (shown below). Therefore, the change to the fee from $12.35 to $13.98 per
Rate Class Option A:
Smoothed
Option B:
COS
Residential
Single Family 2.5% 1.3%
Duplex 2.5% 2.2%
Multi-family (per unit) 2.5% 3.6%
Commercial 4.5% 6.3%
Wastewater Rates
Current Estimated $ %
Rate Class Consumption 2015 2016 Increase Increase
Winter Quarter Average (WQA)
4,800 gallons / month
2 inch meter
50,000 gallons / month
Wastewater Bill Impacts
Residential $34.21 $35.07 $0.86 2.5%
Commercial $224.84 $234.96 $10.12 4.5%
Rate Class 2015 Fee 2016 Fee $ Change % Change
Residential
Single Family $3,090 $3,500 $410 13%
Duplex & Multi-family $2,470 $2,520 $50 2%
Commercial
3/4 Inch $6,550 $7,130 $580 9%
1 Inch $15,440 $17,200 $1,760 11%
1 1/2 Inch $29,890 $33,410 $3,520 12%
2 Inch $58,790 $59,140 $350 1%
Wastewater Plant Investment Fee
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gpd collected for a wastewater connection is partially offset for those classes with flows that decreased, as
compared to what they would have paid in 2016 if flows remained constant. The residential single family class
peak day flows remained constant at 250 gpd, while other classes decreased, with duplex and multi-family
dropping by 10% and commercial 2 inch flow dropping by 11%.
Stormwater Rates and Stormwater Plant Investment Fee
Stormwater Rates - No rate increase is being proposed for monthly stormwater rates in 2016.
Stormwater Plant Investment Fee (PIF) - First Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2015, Amending Chapter 26
of the City Code to Revise Stormwater Plant Investment Fees.
The stormwater PIF model is updated every two years. Staff recently updated the model for 2016 and is
recommending a 5.1% increase to this one-time fee for new development within the service territory. The
increased “per acre charge” would change from $7,817 to $8,217 and is related to increased system equity
pertaining to investments made in stormwater capital projects in recent years and increased system
replacement costs due to inflationary factors that raise the value of the stormwater system.
The amount paid by a builder/developer is calculated by taking the gross acres developed (plus common area
and right-of-way allocation), times the base rate, times the runoff coefficient for each specific site developed.
As shown in the examples below, the impact to the 2016 increase for a typical single family construction
project would increase by $68 over the 2015 fee amount. A typical commercial development would increase by
$320 for a one acre lot, as compared to the 2015 fee.
Rate Class
2015
Peak Volume
(gpd)
2016
Peak Volume
(gpd)
GPD
Change
%
Change
Residential
Single Family 250 250 0 0%
Duplex & Multi-family 200 180 -20 -10%
Commercial
3/4 Inch 530 510 -20 -4%
1 Inch 1,250 1,230 -20 -2%
1 1/2 Inch 2,420 2,390 -30 -1%
2 Inch 4,760 4,230 -530 -11%
Wastewater Peak Volume
Rate Class 2015 2016 $ Change % Change
Gross Area Developed (sq ft) 8,600 8,600
Common Area Allocation (sq ft) 6,156 6,156
Base Rate (per acre*) $7,817 $8,217
Runoff Coefficient 0.5 0.5
Total Fee $1,324 $1,392 $68 5.1%
Gross Area Developed (sq ft) 43,560 43,560
Base Rate (per acre*) $7,817 $8,217
Runoff Coefficient 0.8 0.8
Total Fee $6,254 $6,574 $320 5.1%
* One acre equals 43,560 sq ft
Commercial
Stormwater Plant Investment Fee
Residential
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CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Summary Utility Bill Comparisons
A typical residential customer, based on average use in a summer month, could expect to see an increase of
just more than $3.00 per month on their total utility bill for all four services. As there are no changes to water or
stormwater rates in 2016, the impact would be mostly from the electric rate increase, with the remaining
portion related to wastewater increases. The overall impact during a summer month would be less than 2% for
a residential customer, on average.
Summary Plant Investment Fee Comparisons
The summary table below shows the overall impacts for a typical residential development. The fees in 2016
for all four services would increase by approximately $500, or 4.4%.
Electric rate increases will partially fund enhancements to energy efficiency programs at the wholesale level.
Wastewater rate increases provide funding for environmental regulatory compliance.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
At its September 3, 2015, meeting, the Energy Board voted unanimously to support the 2016 electric rate
increase. (Attachment 1)
Current Estimated $ %
2015 2016 Increase Increase
Electric
700 kWh/mo
Stormwater
8,600 sq.ft. lot, light
runoff
Wastewater
4,800 gal/mo
WQA
Water
15,000 gal/mo
Total Estimated Average
Monthly Utility Bill $178.04 $181.18 $3.14 1.8%
$58.16 $58.16 $0.00 0.0%
$14.26 $14.26 $0.00 0.0%
$34.21 $35.07 $0.86 2.5%
Typical Residential Customer – Monthly Utility Bill
(Summer Month)
$71.40 $73.69 $2.28 3.2%
2015 2016 $ Change % Change
Electric Capacity Fee $3,554 $3,554 $0 0.0%
Water Plant Investment Fee $3,499 $3,524 $25 0.7%
Wastewater Plant Investment Fee $3,090 $3,500 $410 13.3%
Stormwater Plant Investment Fee $1,324 $1,392 $68 5.1%
Total $11,467 $11,970 $503 4.4%
Development Fee Impacts - Single Family Residential Customer
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At its September 17, 2015, meeting, the Water Board voted unanimously to support the proposed 2016
wastewater rate increase, as well as the water, wastewater, and stormwater plant investment fee increases.
(Attachment 2)
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Notice of the proposed electric rate changes was published in the Coloradoan, and a mailing was sent to all
city electric customers residing outside of the city limits in accordance with state requirements.
Staff plans to conduct outreach to all customers following the adoption of the Ordinances through mailings,
face-to-face meetings and social media. A public meeting will be held in November for commercial Key
Account businesses.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Energy Board Minutes - September 3, 2015 (PDF)
2. Water Board Minutes - September 17, 2015 (PDF)
3. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
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ORDINANCE NO. 140, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE ELECTRIC RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
City Charter to fix, establish, maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or
charges for utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the
costs, expenses and other obligations of the electric utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the City purchases bulk wholesale electric power from Platte River Power
Authority (“PRPA”) pursuant to an Amended Contract for Supply of Electric Power and Energy,
dated September 1, 2010; and
WHEREAS, PRPA costs are increasing due to reduced wholesale market prices and
surplus sales, increased costs for coal, and increased operating costs for aging plants; and
WHEREAS, PRPA will increase the City’s wholesale cost of power approximately 4.5%
in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the increased wholesale power costs will require an average 3.2% increase
in the City’s electric rates; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rate increase will vary by customer class based on the cost of
service to each class; and
WHEREAS, Utilities staff have also identified formatting and maintenance updates to
Chapter 26 of the City Code to improve the clarity with which rates are explained; and
WHEREAS, the Energy Board considered the proposed electric rates, fees and changes,
and language clarifications for 2016 at its October 3, 2015, meeting and recommended approval
of the rate changes and City Code updates by an unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and staff have recommended to the City Council the
following electric rate adjustments and City Code rate language clarifications for all billings
issued with meter readings on or after January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter
26 of the City Code to revise the electric rates, fees and charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Sections 26-464 (c), (d), (e), (f), (p), (r) and (s) of the Code of the
City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 26-464. Residential energy service, schedule R.
. . .
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
(2) Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
(3) Energy and demand charge
a. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June, July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer
shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
1. Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month
2. Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month
3. Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month
Per kWh $0.0632
Per kWh $0.0804
Per kWh $0.1146
b. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September
through December.
1. Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
2. Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
3. Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kWh
Per kWh $0.0570
Per kWh $0.0611
Per kWh $0.0703
(4) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
6 percent
(d) Medical assistance program.
(1) The rates described in Subsection (c) above shall be discounted for those
electric customers to whom this rate schedule applies and who apply for such
discount, as long as:
a. the applicant's annual household income falls below sixty (60)
percent of the Larimer County Area Median Income (as determined by the
Federal Housing Authority); and
b. the application is accompanied by a certified, signed statement
from a licensed physician that electrical durable medical equipment used
at the residential premises is medically necessary and that such medical
equipment has been assigned a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
System number; and/or
c. a certified, signed statement from a licensed physician that air
conditioning at the residential premises is medically necessary for a
resident thereof who, in the absence of the air conditioning, may suffer
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medical deterioration due to a severe immune-compromising medical
condition, including, but not limited to, multiple sclerosis, quadriplegia,
paraplegia, scleroderma or hemiplegia; and
d. the application is accompanied by a sworn affidavit from the
applicant verifying that all information contained in the application,
including, if applicable, the representation that air conditioning will be
operational at the applicant's address during the summer billing months, is
true and correct.
(2) Applications for rate discounts under this Section must be submitted
annually in accordance with an administratively established schedule.
(3) The discounted monthly rates for customers with electrical durable
medical equipment only shall be the sum of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June, July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer shall
be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(a) Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month
(b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month
(c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month
Per kWh $0.0357
Per kWh $0.0804
Per kWh $0.1146
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September
through December.
(a) Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
(b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
(c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kWh
Per kWh $0.0311
Per kWh
$0.0611
Per kWh $0.0703
d. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
6 percent
(4) The discounted monthly rates for customers with medical needs requiring
air conditioning only shall be the sum of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June, July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer
shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(a) Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0350
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(b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month
(c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month
Per kWh $0.0444
Per kWh $0.1146
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and
September through December.
(a) Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
(b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
(c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kWh
Per kWh $0.0570
Per kWh
$0.0611
Per kWh $0.0703
d. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge of all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
6 percent
(5) The discounted monthly rates for customers with electrical durable
medical equipment and medical needs requiring air conditioning shall be the sum
of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June, July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer
shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(a) Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month
(b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month
(c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month
Per kWh $0.0229
Per kWh $0.0291
Per kWh $0.1146
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and
September through December.
(a) Tier 1 - for the first five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
(b) Tier 2 - for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh
(c) Tier 3 - for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kWh
Per kWh $0.0311
Per kWh
$0.0611
Per kWh $0.0703
a. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
6 percent
(6) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no rate established under this Subsection
shall reflect a discount exceeding an amount consistent with the use of one
hundred fifty (150) kilowatt hours per month for the operation of electrical
durable medical equipment or, if applicable, an additional amount consistent with
the use of three hundred fifty (350) kilowatt hours per month for air conditioning.
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(7) A decision that an applicant does not qualify to participate in this program
for a medical or financial reason may be appealed to the Utilities Executive
Director, who shall, prior to making his or her decision, and as he or she deems
appropriate, confer with one (1) or more medical or financial experts in reviewing
such appeal.
(e) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (e). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(f) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (f) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
. . .
(p) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
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Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined
in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator
shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0238
b. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
(6) TOU rates, for customer-generators participating in a qualifying "time-of-
use" (TOU) rate study, consumption of energy from the utility and production of
energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be measured on a
monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator
shall be billed at the applicable study rates under Subsection (s) of this Section.
The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer
monthly as follows:
a. Energy and demand credit – summer season billing months
1. On-Peak (Mon-Fri, 2 pm to 7 pm, excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1968
2. Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0412
b. Energy and demand credit – non-summer season billing months
1. On-Peak (Mon-Fri, 5 pm to 9 pm, excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1632
2. Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0395
. . .
(r) Net metering—community solar projects.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer who holds an exclusive
interest in a portion of the electric energy generated by a community solar project
when the generating capacity of the customer's interest is sized to supply no more
than one hundred twenty (120) percent of the customer's average annual
electricity consumption at the customer's point of service, including all contiguous
property owned or leased by the customer, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation rights-of-
way or utility rights-of-way.
(2) The community solar project-generator and electric service arrangements
shall be subject to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort
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Collins Utility Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities
Connected to the Fort Collins Distribution System.
(3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and
interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities'
distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed
from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable
seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsections (c) and (d) of this Section. The
energy produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0119
2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
(s) Time of Use (TOU) Pilot Study.
(1) Objective. The City has identified potential benefits available through
time-of-use (TOU) based electric service rates, including encouraging reduced
energy consumption and equitably shifting energy costs to customers who use
more energy. In order to study these benefits, Fort Collins Utilities shall conduct a
temporary pilot project beginning with the billing cycle commencing on or after
October 1, 2015, and concluding after twelve (12) full billing cycles.
(2) Scope. The project shall include six thousand residential energy service
(Schedule R) customers selected at random. Customers selected at random will be
notified and given a one-time opportunity to "opt-out" of participation in the
project. Customers who do not opt-out will be assigned, as determined by the
Executive Director, to one of the two pilot rates described in Subsections (s)(4)
(pilot TOU rate) and (s)(5) (pilot TOU with energy efficiency tier rate), or
monitored on their existing residential energy service tiered rate, as a control
group.
(3) Best-bill guarantee. Customers participating in the pilot project for the full
twelve (12) billing cycle period will be eligible for the following best-bill
guarantee: the total energy costs paid by each customer under either of the pilot
rates for the twelve full billing cycles shall be compared with the energy costs
such customer would have paid under the base residential energy service tiered
rate during the same twelve billing cycles, and each customer shall be reimbursed
(by issuance of a billing credit or otherwise, as determined by the Executive
Director) for the amount by which the total energy costs paid exceed the amount
that would have been due under the base residential energy service tiered rate for
such period. Each customer who pays total energy costs under either of the pilot
rates during the twelve full billing cycles of the project that are less than the
energy costs such customer would have paid under the base residential energy
service tiered rate shall retain those savings.
(4) Pilot TOU rate. Customers assigned to this rate during the pilot study shall
pay monthly rates under this sub-schedule equal to the sum of the following
charges:
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a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of May, June, July and August, and September
(a) On-Peak (Mon-Fri, 2 pm to 7 pm, excluding holidays)
(b) Off-Peak
Per kWh $0.1968
Per kWh $0.0412
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through April and October
through December.
(a) On-Peak (Mon-Fri, 5 pm to 9 pm, excluding holidays)
(b) Off-Peak
Per kWh $0.1632
Per kWh $0.0395
d. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
6 percent
(5) Pilot TOU with energy efficiency tier rate. Customers assigned to this rate
during the pilot study shall pay monthly rates under this sub-schedule equal to the
sum of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0194
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of May, June, July, August, and September
(a) On-Peak (Mon-Fri, 2 pm to 7 pm, excluding holidays)
(b) Off-Peak
Per kWh $0.1968
Per kWh $0.0412
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through April and October
through December.
(a) On-Peak (Mon-Fri, 5 pm to 9 pm, excluding holidays)
(b) Off-Peak
Per kWh $0.1632
Per kWh $0.0395
d. Energy efficiency tier charge, per kilowatt hour for total consumption over
700 kWh in a billing month (regardless of on-peak or off-peak)
Per kWh $0.0163
e. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
6 percent
Section 2. That Sections 26-465 (a)-(f), (q), and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-465. Residential demand service, schedule RD.
(a) Availability. The residential demand service rate, schedule RD, shall be available
within the corporate limits of the City and the suburban fringe. Service under this rate
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class is available only to customers who establish to the satisfaction of the utility, by
providing to the utility such documentation as the utility may deem appropriate, that the
residence served is heated entirely by electric energy. Such documentation must be
submitted by April 1, 2012. At such time that the utility implements a time-of-use rate,
this rate schedule will no longer be available.
(b) Applicability. This schedule applies to residential customers for all domestic uses
in single-family private dwellings, individually metered apartments and home
occupations as defined in Article 5 of the Land Use Code.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates shall be the sum of the following
charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
(2) Demand charge Per kW $2.36
(3) Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0211
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July and August
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May and
September through December
Per kWh $0.0435
Per kWh $0.0418
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season
billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three
(3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
6 percent
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the
following:
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(1)
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the beginning
date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the new contract
period will become the current billing month and such month's metered demand
shall become the minimum allowable contract demand for the standby service.
Requests for standby service may be subject to a waiting period. An operation and
maintenance charge may be added for special facilities required to provide
standby service.
. . .
(q) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined
in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator
shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows:
Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the
distribution facilities charge.
Per kW $2.33
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $6.99
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a. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0238
b. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
(r) Net metering—community solar projects.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer who holds an exclusive
interest in a portion of the electric energy generated by a community solar project
when the generating capacity of the customer's interest is sized to supply no more
than one hundred twenty (120) percent of the customer's average annual
electricity consumption at the customer's point of service, including all contiguous
property owned or leased by the customer, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation rights-of-
way or utility rights-of-way.
(2) The community solar project-generator and electric service arrangements
shall be subject to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort
Collins Utility Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities
Connected to the Fort Collins Distribution System.
(3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and
interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities'
distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed
from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable
seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy
produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to
the customer monthly as follows:
1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0119
2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
Section 3. That Sections 26-465 (c)-(f), (q), and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-466. General service, schedule GS.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following
charges:
1. Fixed Charge
a. Single-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $ 3.26
b. Single-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $ 9.60
c. Three-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $ 4.96
d. Three-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $11.74
2. Demand charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0289
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b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kWh $0.0156
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
3. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0227
4. Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0435
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kWh $0.0418
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
5. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this
Section
6 percent
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
. . .
(q) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. The qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
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leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. The rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0435
(r) Net metering—community solar projects.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer who holds an exclusive
interest in a portion of the electric energy generated by a community solar project
when the generating capacity of the customer's interest is sized to supply no more
than one hundred twenty (120) percent of the customer's average annual
electricity consumption at the customer's point of service, including all contiguous
property owned or leased by the customer, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation rights-of-
way or utility rights-of-way.
(2) The community solar project-generator and electric service arrangements
shall be subject to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort
Collins Utility Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities
Connected to the Fort Collins Distribution System.
(3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and
interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities'
distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed
from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable
seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy
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produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to
the customer monthly as follows:
1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0114
2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0435
Section 4. That Sections 26-467 (c)-(f) and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-467. General service 25, schedule GS25.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
1. Fixed Charge
a. Single-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $ 3.26
b. Single-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $ 9.60
c. Three-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $ 4.96
d. Three-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $11.74
2. Demand charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kW $7.86
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kW $4.57
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
3. Distribution facilities charge Per kwh $0.0176
4. Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0435
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kWh $0.0418
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
5. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this
Section
6 percent
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
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generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the
following:
(1) Monthly standby distribution charge
Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution
facilities charge.
Per kW $3.82
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $11.45
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the beginning
date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the new contract period
will become the current billing month and such month's metered demand shall
become the minimum allowable contract demand for the standby service. Requests
for standby service may be subject to a waiting period. An operation and
maintenance charge may be added for special facilities required to provide standby
service.
. . .
(r) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility when the generating capacity
of the customer-generator's qualifying facility meets the following two (2)
criteria:
a. The qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. The rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
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(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0435
Section 5. That Sections 26-468 (c)-(g), and (u) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-468. General service 50, schedule GS50.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $9.45
An additional charge may be assessed if telephone communication
service is not provided by the customer.
Per account $40.00
(2) Coincident demand charge
a. summer season billing months of June, July and August Per kW $11.68
b. non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kW $8.15
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(3) Distribution facilities charge Per kW $5.90
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0435
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kWh $0.0418
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c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this
Section
6 percent
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the
following:
(1) Standby distribution charge.
a. Monthly standby distribution charge shall be the sum of the following
charges:
Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution
facilities charge.
Per kW $4.72
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $14.16
b. In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the
beginning date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the
new contract period will become the current billing month and such
month's metered demand shall become the minimum allowable contract
demand for the standby service. Requests for standby service may be
subject to a waiting period. An operation and maintenance charge may be
added for special facilities required to provide standby service.
(2) Standby generation and transmission charge. All charges incurred by the
utility under Platte River Power Authority's applicable tariffs, as may be amended
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from time to time, will be billed to the customer as a standby generation and
transmission charge.
(g) Excess circuit charge. In the event a utility customer in this rate class desires
excess circuit capacity for the purpose of controlling the available electric capacity of a
backup circuit connection, this service, if available, will be provided on an annual
contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable backup demand (in kilowatts)
as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the following:
(1) Monthly charge shall be the sum of the following charges:
Contracted backup capacity per month Per kW $0.86
Metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $2.58
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt limit is exceeded, a new annual
contract period will automatically begin as of the month the limit is exceeded. The
metered demand in the month of exceedance shall become the minimum
contracted demand level for the excess circuit charge.
. . .
(u) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
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(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0435
Section 6. That Sections 26-469 (c)-(g) and (v) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-469. General service 750, schedule GS750.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $15.24
a. Additional charge for each additional metering point Per account $9.50
b. An additional charge may be assessed if telephone
communication service is not provided by the customer.
Per account $40.00
(2) Coincident demand charge
a. summer season billing months of June, July and August Per kW $11.51
b. non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kW $8.04
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(3) Distribution facilities charge
a. First seven hundred fifty (750) kilowatts Per kW $5.85
b. All additional kilowatts Per kW $3.48
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0428
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kWh $0.0412
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this
Section
6 percent
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(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the
following:
(1) Standby distribution charge.
a. Monthly standby distribution charges shall be paid in the following
amounts
Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution
facilities charge.
Per kW $3.52
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $10.56
b. In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the
beginning date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the
new contract period will become the current billing month and such
month's metered demand shall become the minimum allowable contract
demand for the standby service. Requests for standby service may be
subject to a waiting period. An operation and maintenance charge may be
added for special facilities required to provide standby service.
(2) Standby generation and transmission charge. All charges incurred by the
utility under the Platte River Power Authority's applicable tariffs, as may be
amended from time to time, will be billed to the customer as a standby generation
and transmission charge.
(g) Excess circuit charge. In the event a utility customer in this rate class desires
excess circuit capacity for the purpose of controlling the available electric capacity of a
backup circuit connection, this service, if available, will be provided on an annual
contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable backup demand (in kilowatts)
as determined by the customer and approved by the utility at the following
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(1)
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt limit is exceeded, a new annual
contract period will automatically begin as of the month the limit is exceeded. The
metered demand in the month of exceedance shall become the minimum
contracted demand level for the excess circuit charge.
. . .
(v) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
for this rate schedule.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0428
Contracted backup capacity per month Per kW $0.64
Metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $1.92
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Section 7. That Sections 26-470 (c)-(e), and (s) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-470. Substation service, schedule SS.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $39.47
(2) Coincident demand charge
a. summer season billing months of June, July and August Per kW $11.33
b. non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kW $7.91
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(3) Distribution facilities charge Per kW $2.50
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June, July, and August Per kWh $0.0422
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May
and September through December
Per kWh $0.0405
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this
Section
6 percent
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at a premium per kilowatt hour. The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs
designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy
resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility at the following
rates:
(1) Standby distribution charge.
a. Monthly standby distribution charge:
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Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution
facilities charge.
Per kW $2.22
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $6.66
b. In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the
beginning date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the
new contract period will become the current billing month and such
month's metered demand shall become the minimum allowable contract
demand for the standby service. Requests for standby service may be
subject to a waiting period. An operation and maintenance charge may be
added for special facilities required to provide standby service.
(2) Standby generation and transmission charge. All charges incurred by the
utility under the Platte River Power Authority's applicable tariffs, as may be
amended from time to time, will be billed to the customer as a standby generation
and transmission charge.
. . .
(s) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
for this rate schedule.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
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measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0422
Section 8. That Sections 26-471 (b) and (f) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-471. Special area floodlighting, schedule FL.
. . .
(b) Monthly rate. The monthly rates (including a six percent charge in lieu of taxes
and franchise) are as follows:
(1) Charge per lamp, mercury vapor:
a. One-hundred-seventy-five (175) watt $16.93
b. Two-hundred-fifty (250) watt $19.94
c. Four-hundred (400) watt $26.14
(2) Charge per lamp, high-pressure sodium:
a. Seventy (70) watt $7.15
b. One-hundred (100) watt $10.12
c. One-hundred-fifty (150) watt $16.01
a. Two-hundred-fifty (250) watt $20.41
b. Four-hundred (400) watt $26.96
…
(f) Contract period and conditions
(1) Those desiring floodlighting service shall sign a service contract at the
electric utility office. This contract may be terminated at the end of any billing
period upon ten (10) days' written notice to the City.
(2) The lamps shall be controlled by automatic control equipment and burning
time shall be from approximately thirty (30) minutes after sunset to approximately
thirty (30) minutes before sunrise.
(3) The customer shall notify the utility of any operational failure of the lamp.
Lamp replacements or repairs will be performed only during regular working
hours.
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Section 9. That Section 26-472 (c) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-472. Traffic signal service, schedule T.
…
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates (including a six (6) percent charge in lieu of
taxes and franchise) shall be the sum of the following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $73.16
(2) Energy Charge Per kWh $0.0680
(3) Service extensions and signal installations made by the utility shall be
paid for by the City General Fund, subject to material and installation
costs at the time of installation.
Section 10. That Section 26-476 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-476. Public electric vehicle charging station service user fees.
(a) Availability. Designated electric vehicle charging stations will be made available
by the Electric Utility for public use within the corporate limits of the City at the user
rates set forth in this Section.
(b) Applicability. The fees set forth in this Section shall apply to all public electric
vehicle charging stations owned and operated by the Electric Utility.
(c) User fee rates. Public electric vehicle charging station service user fees (including
six-and-zero-tenths-percent charge in lieu of taxes and franchise) will be provided and
billed on a per session basis as follows:
(1) Level 2 - 240 volt charging, per one-hour charging
session
$1.00
(2) Level 3 - 480 volt DC Quick Charging, per
charging session (not necessarily based on one-hour
increments)
$3.00
(d) Payment of fees. Payment for electric vehicle charging station services will be
collected directly from the customer at the point of service (the charging station or City
facility at which the charging station is located) through credit card or other payment
processing service.
Section 11. That the amendments herein are effective and shall go into effect as
follows:
A. Amended GS50 & GS750 schedule rates shall apply to all electricity used
on or after January 1, 2016;
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B. Amended TOU Pilot Study schedule rates shall apply to all electricity
used on or after January 1, 2016; and
C. All other amended schedule rates shall apply to all bills issued on the basis
of meter readings on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D.
2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 141, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REGARDING CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF DEVELOPMENT FEES
IMPOSED FOR NEW OR MODIFIED ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
City Charter to fix, establish, maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or
charges for utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the
costs, expenses and other obligations of the electric utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that new development should pay its
proportionate share of the capital costs for new or modified electric service connections in the
form of the Electric Capacity Fee and Building Site Charge (hereinafter “Electric Development
Fees”) described at Sections 26-474 and 26-475 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and Electric Utility staff recommend the City Code be
modified to clarify how Electric Development Fees are set and collected, as well as to update the
rates to reflect increases in the operational facility capital costs required to provide new or
modified electric service connections; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have recommended to City Council an
adjustment of the scope of the Electric Development Fees imposed by City Code Sections 26-
474 and 26-475 to permit inclusion in its calculation of the City’s quantifiable and reasonable
growth-related costs for impacts to Utilities Services’ capital administrative facilities that are
reasonably related to the overall cost of and required in providing electric services to serve new
development, as permitted by Colorado law.
WHEREAS, Utilities staff have also identified formatting and maintenance updates to the
City Code to improve the clarity with which Electric Development Fees are explained; and
WHEREAS, the Energy Board considered the proposed Electric Development Fees and
language clarifications for 2016 at its October 3, 2015, meeting and recommended approval of
the fee changes and City Code updates; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and staff have recommended to the City Council the
following Electric Development Fee adjustments and City Code language clarifications for all
new or modified electric service connections requested on or after January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter
26 of the City Code to revise the Electric Development Fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
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Section 2. That Section 26-473 (b) of the Coe of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-473. - Electric development fees and charges.
. . .
(b) The ECF shall be based upon and used to defray growth-related capital expansion
costs of substations and distribution infrastructure and related facilities, and actual costs
that have been or will be incurred by the utility to plan and provide service loads to new
development, as more specifically described in this Division. These costs shall include
the cost of labor and materials to install substation transformers, distribution
transformers, primary cable, vaults, conduit, connections, switches, fuses, circuit breakers
and other infrastructure and may include capital costs of administrative facilities that are
reasonably related to the overall cost of and required in providing electric services to
serve new development. The ECF shall vary with the electrical capacity requirements, lot
size and lineal feet of dedicated roadway, and shall be based on the actual cost of
construction of any required off-site improvements. The parameters and rates shall be
reviewed annually by the City Manager, and the fees shall be presented to the City
Council for approval no less frequently than biennially.
. . .
Section 3. That Section 26-474 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-474. Residential electric development fees and charges.
(a) An Electric Capacity Fee ("ECF"), calculated as set forth in this Section and
representing the cost to construct the electric distribution system infrastructure for a new
or modified residential service shall be paid prior to the scheduling of any construction
work required to provide said service. The ECF shall be determined based upon the main
disconnect size (not fuse sizing) and the ECF charges in effect at the time of full
payment. In the event of a customer request for revision to the system requirements for a
new or modified service, construction of infrastructure improvements will cease until the
customer has made payment in full of an updated ECF, including any increased
construction costs associated with the revised system requirements; such increased
amount, if any, shall be paid at the ECF rates in effect at the time it is paid in full.
(b) The ECF shall be the total of the site footage charge, dwelling charge and systems
modification charge, to be determined as follows:
(1) The site footage charge shall be the combined total of:
a. Per square foot of developed site square footage, including all applicable tracts
but excluding the area of dedicated public rights-of-way and excluding areas
dedicated to the City as parkland, however, specific areas within City owned parks
that require electric service will be charged
$0.05186
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b. Plus, per lineal foot of the developed site abutting a dedicated street or
roadway
$10.39
(2) The dwelling unit charge shall be as follows:
a. For a single-family panel size with one-hundred-fifty (150) amp service
(nonelectric heat), per dwelling unit
$1,408
b. For a single-family panel size with two-hundred (200) amp service or with
one-hundred-fifty (150) amp service with electric heat, per dwelling unit
$2,283
c. For a multi-family panel size with one-hundred-fifty (150) amp service
(nonelectric heat), per dwelling unit
$939
d. For a multi-family panel size with two-hundred (200) amp service or with
one-hundred-fifty (150) amp service with electric heat, per dwelling unit
$1,612
(3) A system modifications charge will apply when a new or modified service
will require infrastructure in addition to or different from the standard base
electrical system model. The differential costs associated with such system
modifications will be included in the calculated ECF.
(c) The utility will schedule and commence construction of a new or modified
electric service upon receipt of payment in full of the associated electric development fees,
and per the Utility Installation Sequence as defined in the Electric Service Standards. If the
utility is unable to commence construction when requested due to utility workload backlogs,
the utility will schedule and commence the construction of new or modified electric service
projects in the same order in which full payments are received.
(d) A Building Site Charge ("BSC") for any new or modified residential service shall
consist of the total of the applicable charges as described in this Subsection (d), and shall be
paid as specified herein.
(1) When any new or modified multi-family service requires extending
primary circuitry to an on-site transformer, this component of the BSC
charge shall be invoiced and paid in the same manner and at the same time
as the ECF is invoiced and paid pursuant to Section 26-474(a), and shall
be the total of the primary circuit charge, transformer installation charge
and any additional charges. The amounts shall be the same as the BSC for
nonresidential development, as shown in Section 26-475(d).
(2) When any new or modified residential service requires installation by the
Utility of secondary service the BSC shall include a secondary service
charge (SSC), and shall be paid at the time of building permit and based
upon the current rates as of the time of issuance of the building permit.
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The SSC shall be the total of the secondary service charges, determined as
follows:
a. The secondary service charge shall be as follows:
Secondary
Service Size
Charge
(up to 65 feet)
Plus Per-Foot
Charge for
Each Foot Over 65
1/0 service $682.00 $4.99/Foot
4/0 service $806.00 $5.63/Foot
350 kCM Service $912.00 $7.23/Foot
1/0 Mobile Home Service $532.00 N/A
4/0 Mobile Home Service $638.00 N/A
(3) Actual special costs to the utility of installation of primary or secondary
service resulting from site conditions shall be included in the BSC as
additional charges. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to,
frozen or rocky soil, concrete cutting and asphalt replacement.
Section 4. That Section 26-475 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-475. Nonresidential electric development fees and charges.
(a) An Electric Capacity Fee ("ECF"), calculated as set forth in this Section and
representing the cost to construct the electric distribution system infrastructure for a new
or modified nonresidential service shall be paid prior to the scheduling of any
construction work required to provide such service. The ECF shall be determined based
upon the main disconnect size (not fuse sizing) and the ECF charges in effect at the time
of full payment. The customer shall also be responsible for secondary service installation
from the point of delivery to the service panel. In the event of a customer request for
revision to the system requirements for a new or modified service, construction of
infrastructure improvements will cease until the customer has made payment in full of an
updated ECF, including any increased construction costs associated with the revised
system requirements; such increased amount, if any, shall be paid at the ECF rates in
effect at the time it is paid in full.
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(b) The ECF shall be the total of the site footage charge, kVA service charge and
systems modification charge, to be determined as follows:
(1) The site footage charge shall be the combined total of:
a. Per square foot of developed site square footage, including all applicable tracts
but excluding the area of dedicated public rights-of-way and excluding areas
dedicated to the City as parkland, however, specific areas within City owned parks
that require electric service will be charged
$0.05186
b. Plus, per lineal foot of the developed site abutting a dedicated street or
roadway
$38.80
(2) The kVA service charge shall be determined as follows.
a. For customer electric loads served by the utility the kVA service
charge shall be:
1. Utility-owned transformers: the kVA service charge per kilovolt-amp
(kVA) of service load rating as determined by main disconnect size (not fuse
sizing).
$70.31
2. Customer owned transformers: the kVA service charge per kilovolt-amp
(kVA) of service load rating.
$61.13
b. For the utility to receive customer generation in excess of the
customer's electric service provided by the utility, the following KVA
service charge will also apply:
1. Utility-owned transformers: the kVA service charge per kilovolt-amp
(kVA) of generation service rating in excess of the service load rating as paid
per Subsection (b)(2)a.1. Such ratings shall be determined by the Utilities
Executive Director.
$61.13
2. Customer owned transformers: the kVA service charge per kilovolt-amp
(kVA) of generation service rating in excess of the service load rating paid
per Subsection (b)(2)a.2. Such ratings shall be determined by the Utilities
Executive Director.
$43.63
(3) A system modifications charge will apply when a new or modified service
will require infrastructure in addition to or different from the standard base
electrical system model. The differential costs associated with such system
modifications will be included in the calculated ECF.
(c) The utility will schedule and commence construction of a new or modified
electric service upon receipt of payment in full of the associated electric development fees,
and per the Utility Installation Sequence as defined in the Electric Service Standards. If the
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utility is unable to commence construction when requested due to utility workload backlogs,
the utility will schedule and commence the construction of new or modified electric service
projects in the same order in which full payments are received.
(d) A Building Site Charge ("BSC") for extending primary circuitry to the
transformer for any new or modified nonresidential service shall be invoiced and paid in the
same manner and at the same time as the ECF is invoiced and paid pursuant to Section 26-
475(a). The BSC shall be the total of the primary circuit charge, transformer installation
charge and any additional charges, determined as follows:
(1) The primary circuit charge for service from the utility source to the
transformer shall be as follows:
a. For single-phase service, per foot of primary circuit $9.45
b. For three-phase service, per foot of primary circuit $17.76
(2) The transformer installation charge shall be as follows:
a. For single-phase service, per transformer $1,387.00
b. For three-phase service, per transformer $2,432.00
(3) Actual special costs to the utility of installation of service resulting from
site conditions shall be included in the BSC as additional charges. Such
conditions may include, but are not limited to, frozen or rocky soil,
concrete cutting and asphalt replacement.
(e) In lieu of the ECF and BSC based on Subsections (a), (b), and (d), the ECF and
BSC for any new nonresidential service exceeding five thousand (5,000) kilowatts in size
will be determined on a case-by-case basis so as to recover the direct and indirect costs
associated with extending primary circuitry to the user's point of delivery.
Section 5. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for all fees paid
on or after January 1, 2016.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 142, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE WATER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and
provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City
as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other obligations as set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the water utility as a
utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-127 and 26-129 concern various water-related rates,
fees, and charges; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-118 requires that the City Manager to analyze the
operating and financial records of the utility during each calendar year and recommend to the
City Council user rates or adjustments to be in effect for the following year; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the water-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth herein to be effective January
1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed water-related rates, fees, and
charges adjustments for 2016 at its meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended approval
of the proposed adjustments by a unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the
City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the water-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 26-127 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-127. Schedule B, meter rates.
(a) Residential Rates.
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(1) Residential customers with one (1) dwelling unit shall pay the sum
of the following changes:.
a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with one (1) dwelling
unit
$15.41
b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with one (1) dwelling
unit
Tier 1 - For the first seven thousand (7,000) gallons used per
month, per one thousand (1,000) gallons
$2.386
Tier 2 - For the next six thousand (6,000) gallons used per month,
per one thousand (1,000) gallons
$2.742
Tier 3 - For all additional gallons used per month, per one thousand
(1,000) gallons
$3.154
(2) Residential customers with two (2) dwelling units shall pay the
sum of the following charges:.
a. Base monthly charge for residential
customers with two (2) dwelling units
$16.31
b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with two (2) dwelling
units
Tier 1 - For the first nine thousand (9,000) gallons used per month,
per one thousand (1,000) gallons
$2.071
Tier 2 - For the next four thousand (4,000) gallons used per month,
per one thousand (1,000) gallons
$2.380
Tier 3 - For all additional gallons used per month, per one thousand
(1,000) gallons
$2.739
(3) Residential customers with more than two (2) dwelling units shall
pay the sum of the following charges:
a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with more than two (2)
dwelling units
First dwelling unit $11.72
Second and each additional dwelling unit $3.90
b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with more than two (2)
dwelling units
Winter - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the winter season
months of November through April
$1.703
Summer - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the summer
season months of May through October
$2.129
The meter reading date shall generally determine the seasonal
monthly quantity charge; however, no customer shall be billed more
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than six (6) full billing cycles at the summer quantity charge.
(b) Nonresidential Rates.
(1) Base charge. Nonresidential, except for special users as described
in Subsection 26-127(c) below, customers shall pay a base monthly charge
based on meter size as follows:
Meter Size (inches) Monthly Base Charge
¾ $ 13.63
1 38.03
1½ 103.41
2 155.85
3 237.70
4 373.17
6 723.91
8 1,278.85
(2) Quantity charges. Nonresidential customers shall pay monthly
charges as follows:
Winter - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the winter season months of
November through April
$1.897
Summer - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the summer season months of
May through October
$2.370
The meter reading date shall generally determine the seasonal monthly quantity
charge; however, no customer shall be billed more than six (6) full billing cycles at
the summer quantity charge.
(3) Charges for excess use. Nonresidential customers shall also pay
monthly water use charges in excess of the amounts specified in the
following table:
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Winter - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the winter season months of
November through April
$2.725
Summer - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the summer season months of May
through October
$3.408
The meter reading date shall generally determine the seasonal monthly quantity
charge; however, no customer shall be billed more than six (6) full billing cycles at the
summer quantity charge.
Meter Size (inches)
Specified
Amount
(gallons per
month)
¾ 100,000
1 300,000
1½ 625,000
2 1,200,000
3 1,400,000
4 2,500,000
(c) High Volume Industrial Rates. High volume industrial rates apply to any
customer with an average daily demand in excess of two million (2,000,000)
gallons per day. The specific rate for any qualifying customer shall be based upon
the applicable peaking factor for that customer as follows:
Peaking Factor Monthly Charge per Thousand Gallons
1.00—1.09 $1.490
1.10—1.19 1.540
1.20—1.29 1.590
1.30—1.39 1.640
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1.40—1.49 1.690
1.50—1.59 1.740
1.60—1.69 1.790
1.70—1.79 1.840
1.80—1.89 1.890
1.90—1.99 1.950
> 2.00 2.000
(d) Service outside the City. The monthly charge for water taken through a meter by a
user outside the City limits shall be the same as for like service within the City limits as
specified in Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
(e) Rates by special water services agreement. The rate structure and associated
charges for water service pursuant to a special water services agreement approved by the
City Council pursuant to § 26-130 shall be as set forth in said agreement.
Section 3. That Section 26-129 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-129. Schedule D, miscellaneous fees and charges.
The following fees and service charges shall be paid by water users, whether inside or
outside the City limits:
(a) Connection fees and service charges shall be as set forth in
Subsection 26-712(b).
(b) The fire hydrant fees and charges shall be as follows:
(1) For installation of meter
Per meter $43.00
(2) For removal of meter
Per meter $43.00
(3) For daily rental for meter and fittings
Per meter $8.60
(4) For water service Per 1,000
gallons
$6.00
A deposit may be required in the amount of the charges for
the anticipated water usage and rental.
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(c) The fees and requirements for raw water shall be as follows
(1) To satisfy raw water requirements (RWR) with in-lieu cash
payments
Per acre-foot
of RWR
$6,500.00
(2) Excess Water Use Surcharge assessed on commercial and
irrigation taps when water use is in excess of the applicable
annual allotment
Per 1,000
gallons
$3.06
(3) The annual water allotment, based on the minimum RWR
shall be as follows:
Meter Size (inches)
Annual
Allotment
(gallons/year)
¾ 293,270
1 977,550
1½ 1,955,110
2 3,128,170
Above 2
325,851 gallons
per acre foot
RWR
Section 4. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for meter readings
on or after January 1, 2016, and in the case of fees not based on meter readings, shall be effective
for all fees paid on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 143, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE WATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and
provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City
as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other obligations as set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the water utility as a
utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-120 and 26-128 provide for water plant investment
fees (“WPIFs”) to be based on and used for growth-related capital expansion costs of water
supply, storage, transmission, treatment and distribution facilities, and related factors; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-120 further requires that the City Manager annually
review the parameters and rates of the WPIFs and also requires that the City Manager present
such fees to the City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have recommended to City Council
adjustment of the scope of the WPIFs imposed by City Code Sections 26-120 and 26-128 to
include in its calculation the City’s quantifiable and reasonable growth-related costs for impacts
to Utilities Services’ capital administrative facilities that are reasonably related to the overall cost
of and required in providing water services to serve new development, as permitted by Colorado
law; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the WPIFs as set forth herein to be effective January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed WPIFs adjustments for 2016 at its
meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended approval of the proposed adjustments by a
unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the
City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the WPIFs as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
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Section 2. That Section 26-120(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-120. - Water plant investment fees.
. . .
(b) The WPIF shall be based on and used for growth-related capital expansion costs
of water supply, storage, transmission, treatment, distribution and administrative facilities
that are reasonably related to the overall cost of and required in providing water services
to serve new development. The fee shall vary with the number of dwelling units and the
lot area served for residential users and with the size of the water meter for nonresidential
users. The parameters and rates shall be reviewed by the City Manager annually and fees
shall be presented to the City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially.
. . .
Section 3. That Section 26-128 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-128. Schedule C, water plant investment fees.
The water plant investment fee prescribed in § 26-120 shall be payable by users both
inside and outside of the City, as follows:
(1) Single-family residential buildings.
For a single-family residential lot greater than one-half (½) acre in size, the
lot size shall be deemed to be one-half (½) acre for the purpose of this fee
calculation. For each additional tap or meters larger than three-fourths (¾)
inch, the nonresidential rate shall apply.
a. For the first three-fourths-inch water tap or meter $720.00
b. Plus, for each square foot of lot area $0.33
(2) Residential buildings of two (2) or more dwelling units
The fee will provide for one (1) tap per residential building and an adequate
number of additional taps to serve common irrigable areas, if any. The
number and size of taps shall be determined by the Utilities Executive
Director based upon the criteria established in the Uniform Plumbing Code as
amended pursuant to Chapter 5 of this Code.
a. For each residential building unit $540.00
b. Plus, for each square foot of lot area $0.24
(3) Mobile home parks
The size of the tap shall be determined by the Utilities Executive Director
based upon the criteria established in the Uniform Plumbing Code as
amended pursuant to Chapter 5 of this Code.
a. For each residential building unit $540.00
b. Plus, for each square foot of lot area $0.24
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(4) Hotels, rooming houses, sororities, fraternities and similar uses.
The nonresidential rate shall apply.
(5) Nonresidential service
a. Service to all nonresidential taps, including, but not limited to, taps for
commercial and industrial service, shall be charged according to the size of
the meter pursuant to the following schedule:
Meter Size (inches)
Nonresidential
Plant
Investment Fee
¾ $7,180
1 $19,710
1½ $42,220
2 $66,680
b. The fee for all meters larger than two (2) inches shall be calculated by
multiplying the estimated peak daily demand by the following charge per
gallon, but shall not be less than the charge for a two-inch meter.
$4.66
Section 4. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for all fees paid
on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 144, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE WASTEWATER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and
provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City
as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other obligations as set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the wastewater utility as
a utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-280, 26-282, and 26-289 concern various
wastewater-related rates, fees, and charges; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-277 requires that the City Manager to analyze the
operating and financial records of the utility during each calendar year and recommend to the
City Council user rates or adjustments to be in effect for the following year; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the wastewater-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth herein to be effective
January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed wastewater-related rates, fees, and
charges adjustments for 2016 at its meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended approval
of the proposed adjustments by a unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the
City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the water-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 26-280 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-280. Service charges established by category.
The schedule of rates for each category described in § 26-279 shall be as follows:
Category
Class of
Customer
Rate
A
Single-family
residential
user (flat rate)
Per month $38.31
Single-family
residential
user (metered
water use)
1. Per month $17.12
2. Plus, per 1,000 gallons
per month
$3.326
Note:
1. For single family customers who have not yet established a winter quarter
water use at the service address, a system average of 4,800 gallons per month
shall be billed.
2. After establishment of a winter quarter water use at the service address, the
monthly amount billed shall be based on a minimum of 3,000 gallons per
month.
B
Duplex (two-
family)
residential
users (flat
rate)
Per month $52.48
Duplex (two-
family)
residential
users
(metered
water use)
Per month $19.44
Or, per 1,000 gallons per month,
whichever is greater, to be calculated
on a monthly basis
$2.918
Note:
1. For duplex customers who have not yet established a winter quarter water
use at the service address, a system average 7,200 gallons shall be billed.
2. After establishment of a winter quarter use at the service address, the
monthly amount billed shall be based on a minimum of 4,000 gallons per
month.
C Multi-family
residential
1. Base charge per month per
dwelling unit served
$2.53
user (more
than two
dwelling
units
including
mobile home
parks) and
winter quarter
based
nonresidential
user
2. Plus, per 1,000 gallons per month $3.222
Note:
1. For multi-family customers who have not yet established a winter quarter
water use at the service address, a system average of 3,400 gallons per living
unit shall be billed. However, Category D rates will apply to multi-family
residential units under construction during the period of service from the
installation of the water meter to the date the certificate of occupancy is issued.
2. After establishment of a water quarter use at the service address, the
monthly amount billed shall be per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter water use,
calculated on a monthly basis.
D
Minor
nonresidential
user
1. Per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured
sewage flow or winter quarter water use,
whichever is applicable, to be calculated on a
monthly basis, plus the following applicable
base charge:
$3.039
2. Size of water meter (inches) Base charge
¾ or smaller $8.77
1 $20.24
1½ $40.74
2 $69.71
3 $111.38
4 $175.90
6 $771.12
8 $890.36
E and F
Intermediate
nonresidential
user and
Significant
industrial
User shall pay an amount calculated to include:
1. Rate per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured
wastewater flow or winter quarter water use per
month, whichever is applicable;
$3.039
user
2. PLUS a surcharge per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of suspended solids in excess
of 235 milligrams per liter;
$3.535
3. PLUS a surcharge for the following:
a. per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of BOD in excess of 265 milligrams per liter;
or
b. per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of COD in excess of 400 milligrams per liter;
or
c. per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of TOC in excess of 130 milligrams per liter,
whichever is applicable.
$2.945
$1.859
$5.503
The user shall pay the calculated amount based on
1, 2 and 3 above, plus the applicable base charge
set forth below:
Size of water
meter (inches)
Base charge
¾ or smaller $8.77
1 $20.24
1½ $40.74
2 $69.71
3 $111.38
4 $175.90
6 $771.12
8 $890.36
G
User outside
City limits
The rate for users outside the City limits shall be the same as for like service
inside the City limits as is specified in Categories A—F and H in this Section.
H
Special with
agreement
The rate pursuant to a special wastewater services agreement approved by the
City Council pursuant to § 26-290 shall be set forth in said agreement.
Section 3. That Section 26-282(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-282. Wastewater strength or industrial surcharges and categories
established.
(a) A monthly wastewater strength surcharge shall be paid by customers located
either inside or outside the City limits in accordance with the following schedule:
Parameter
Excess
over
(mg/l)
Rate per thousand gallons
BOD 265 $0.002945
COD 400 $0.001859
TOC 130 $0.005503
TSS 235 $0.003535
. . .
Section 4. That Section 26-289 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-289. Miscellaneous fees and charges.
The following is a schedule of miscellaneous fees and charges:
Description Basis Amount
(1) Connection fees and service Fees shall be set forth as in
charges Subsection 26-712(b)
(2) Industrial discharge permits:
a. Administration Annually $76.00
b. Surveillance
(on request)
Determined for each user annually,
based on direct cost plus 15%
indirect costs, billed monthly
(3) Laboratory support services
(on request)
Determined on a case-by-case basis
based on direct cost plus 15%
indirect costs
(4) Materials and labor provided by
City
(on request)
Determined on a case-by-case basis
based on direct cost plus 15%
indirect costs
(5) Charges for disposal at the Fort Collins Regional Sanitary Waste
Transfer Station:
a. Septic tanks, vaults, privies,
portable toilets:
1. Generated within
Larimer County
Per gallon $0.074
2. Generated outside
Larimer County
Per gallon $0.113
b. Recreational vehicle sanitary
waste holding tanks:
1. Residential customers of
the City of Fort Collins
Wastewater Utility
No charge for individual disposal at
Transfer Station
2. Others
1. Base fee, plus $2.46
2. Per gallon $0.074
(6) Interest rate for wastewater
service-related loans:
2.5% - 10% per annum; to be set
for new loans annually based on the
City's cost of capital minus 100 to
200 basis points in the
administrative rules and regulations
of the Financial Officer pursuant to
§ 26-720
(7) Loan-related fees for wastewater
service-related loans
To be set based on related program
costs in the administrative rules and
regulations of the Financial Officer
pursuant to § 26-720
(8) Miscellaneous fees
Determined on a case-by-case basis
based on direct costs plus 15%
indirect costs
Section 5. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for meter readings
on or after January 1, 2016, and in the case of fees not based on meter readings, shall be effective
for all fees paid on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
OPTION B
ORDINANCE NO. 144, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE WASTEWATER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and
provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City
as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other obligations as set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the wastewater utility as
a utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-280, 26-282, and 26-289 concern various
wastewater-related rates, fees, and charges; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-277 requires that the City Manager to analyze the
operating and financial records of the utility during each calendar year and recommend to the
City Council user rates or adjustments to be in effect for the following year; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the wastewater-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth herein to be effective
January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed wastewater-related rates, fees, and
charges adjustments for 2016 at its meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended approval
of the proposed adjustments by a unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the
City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the water-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 26-280 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-280. Service charges established by category.
The schedule of rates for each category described in § 26-279 shall be as follows:
Category
Class of
Customer
Rate
A
Single-family
residential
user (flat rate)
$37.38 per month
Single-family
residential
user (metered
water use)
$16.70 per month plus $3.245 per 1,000 gallons of either winter quarter water
use or 3,000 gallons, whichever is greater. For single family customers who
have not established a winter quarter water use at the service address, a system
average of 4,800 gallons per month shall be billed.
B
Duplex (two-
family)
residential
users (flat
rate)
$51.20 per month
Duplex (two-
family)
residential
users
(metered
water use)
$18.97 per month plus $2.847 per 1,000 gallons of either winter quarter water
use or 4,000 gallons, whichever is greater. For duplex customers who have not
established a winter quarter water use at the service address, a system average
7,200 gallons shall be billed.
C
Multi-family
residential
user (more
than two
dwelling
units
including
mobile home
parks) and
winter quarter
based
nonresidential
user
$3.143 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter water use, plus a base charge of
$2.47 per month per dwelling unit served. For multi-family customers who
have not established a winter quarter water use at the service address, a system
average of 3,400 gallons per living unit shall be billed. However, Category D
rates will apply to multi-family residential units under construction during the
period of service from the installation of the water meter to the date the
certificate of occupancy is issued.
D
Minor
nonresidential
user
meter
(inches)
¾ or
smaller
$8.39
1 $19.37
1½ $38.99
2 $66.71
3 $106.58
4 $168.33
6 $737.91
8 $852.02
E and F
Intermediate
nonresidential
user and
Significant
industrial
user
$2.908 per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured wastewater flow or winter
quarter water use, whichever is applicable; plus a surcharge of $3.214 per
million gallons for each milligram per liter of suspended solids in excess of
235 milligrams per liter; plus a surcharge of $2.677 per million gallons for
each milligram per liter of BOD in excess of 265 milligrams per liter or a
surcharge of $1.690 per million gallons for each milligram per liter of COD in
excess of 400 milligrams per liter, or a surcharge of $5.003 per million gallons
for each milligram per liter of TOC in excess of 130 milligrams per liter,
whichever is applicable. The user shall pay this calculated amount plus the
applicable base charge set forth below:
Size of
water
meter
(inches)
Base charge
¾ or
smaller
$8.39
1 $19.37
1½ $38.99
2 $66.71
3 $106.58
4 $168.33
6 $737.91
8 $852.02
G
User outside
City limits
The rate for users outside the City limits shall be the same as for like service
inside the City limits as is specified in Categories A—F and H in this Section.
H
Special with
agreement
The rate pursuant to a special wastewater services agreement approved by the
City Council pursuant to § 26-290 shall be set forth in said agreement.
Category
Class of
Customer
Rate
A
Single-family
residential
user (flat rate)
Per month $37.87
Single-family
residential
user (metered
water use)
1. Per month $16.92
2. Plus, per 1,000 gallons
per month
$3.287
Note:
1. For single family customers who have not yet established a winter quarter
water use at the service address, a system average of 4,800 gallons per month
shall be billed.
2. After establishment of a winter quarter water use at the service address, the
monthly amount billed shall be based on a minimum of 3,000 gallons per
month.
B
Duplex (two-
family)
residential
users (flat
Per month $52.33
rate)
Duplex (two-
family)
residential
users
(metered
water use)
Per month $19.39
Or, per 1,000 gallons per month $2.910
Note:
1. For duplex customers who have not yet established a winter quarter water
use at the service address, a system average 7,200 gallons shall be billed.
2. After establishment of a winter quarter use at the service address, the
monthly amount billed shall be based on a minimum of 4,000 gallons per
month.
C
Multi-family
residential
user (more
than two
dwelling
units
including
mobile home
parks) and
winter quarter
based
nonresidential
user
1. Base charge per month per
dwelling unit served
$2.56
2. Plus, per 1,000 gallons per month $3.256
Note:
1. For multi-family customers who have not yet established a winter quarter
water use at the service address, a system average of 3,400 gallons per living
unit shall be billed. However, Category D rates will apply to multi-family
residential units under construction during the period of service from the
installation of the water meter to the date the certificate of occupancy is
issued.
2. After establishment of a winter quarter use at the service address, the
monthly amount billed shall be per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter water use,
calculated on a monthly basis.
D
Minor
nonresidential
user
1. Per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured
sewage flow or winter quarter water use,
whichever is applicable, to be calculated on a
monthly basis, plus the following applicable
base charge:
$3.091
2. Size of water meter (inches) Base charge
¾ or smaller $8.92
1 $20.59
1½ $41.45
2 $70.91
3 $113.29
4 $178.93
6 $784.40
8 $905.70
E and F
Intermediate
nonresidential
user and
Significant
industrial
user
User shall pay an amount calculated to include:
1. Rate per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured
wastewater flow or winter quarter water use per
month, whichever is applicable;
$3.091
2. PLUS a surcharge per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of suspended solids in excess
of 235 milligrams per liter;
$3.535
3. PLUS a surcharge for the following:
a. per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of BOD in excess of 265 milligrams per
liter; or
b. per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of COD in excess of 400 milligrams per
liter; or
c. per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of TOC in excess of 130 milligrams per liter,
whichever is applicable.
$2.945
$1.859
$5.503
The user shall pay the calculated amount based
on 1, 2 and 3 above, plus the applicable base
charge set forth below:
Size of water
meter (inches)
Base charge
¾ or smaller $8.92
1 $20.59
1½ $41.45
2 $70.91
3 $113.29
4 $178.93
6 $784.40
8 $905.70
G
User outside
City limits
The rate for users outside the City limits shall be the same as for like service
inside the City limits as is specified in Categories A—F and H in this Section.
H
Special with
agreement
The rate pursuant to a special wastewater services agreement approved by the
City Council pursuant to § 26-290 shall be set forth in said agreement.
Section 3. That Section 26-282(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-282. Wastewater strength or industrial surcharges and categories
established.
(a) The schedule ofA monthly wastewater strength surcharge forshall be paid by
customers located either inside or outside the City limits shall be as followsin accordance
with the following schedule:
Parameter
Excess
over
(mg/l)
Rate per thousand gallons
BOD 265 $0.002677 $0.002945
COD 400 $0.001690 $0.001859
TOC 130 $0.005003 $0.005503
TSS 235 $0.003214 $0.003535
. . .
Section 4. That Section 26-289 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-289. Miscellaneous fees and charges.
The following is a schedule of miscellaneous fees and charges:
Description Amount
(1) Connection fees and service charges Fees shall be set forth as in Subsection 26-712(b)
(2) Industrial discharge permits:
a. Administration $76.00 annually
b. Surveillance
Determined for each user annually, based on direct
cost plus 15% indirect costs, billed monthly
(3) Laboratory support services
Determined on a case-by-case basis based on direct
cost plus 15% indirect costs
(4) Materials and labor provided by City
Determined on a case-by-case basis based on direct
cost plus 15% indirect costs
(5) Charges for disposal at the Fort Collins Regional Sanitary Waste Transfer Station:
a. Septic tanks, vaults, privies,
portable toilets:
Generated within Larimer County $0.071 per gallon
Generated outside Larimer County $0.108 per gallon
b. Recreational vehicle sanitary waste
holding tanks:
Residential customers of the City of
No charge for individual disposal at Transfer Station
Fort Collins Wastewater Utility
Others $2.35 base fee plus $0.071 per gallon
(6) Interest rate for wastewater service-
related loans:
2.5% - 10% per annum; to be set for new loans
annually based on the City's cost of capital minus 100
to 200 basis points in the administrative rules and
regulations of the Financial Officer pursuant to § 26-
720
(7) Loan-related fees for wastewater
service-related loans
To be set based on related program costs in the
administrative rules and regulations of the Financial
Officer pursuant to § 26-720
(8) Miscellaneous fees
Determined on a case-by-case basis based on direct
costs plus 15% indirect costs
Description Basis Amount
(1) Connection fees and service
charges
Fees shall be set forth as in
Subsection 26-712(b)
(2) Industrial discharge permits:
a. Administration Annually $76.00
b. Surveillance
(on request)
Determined for each user annually,
based on direct cost plus 15%
indirect costs, billed monthly
(3) Laboratory support services
(on request)
Determined on a case-by-case basis
based on direct cost plus 15%
indirect costs
(4) Materials and labor provided by
City
(on request)
Determined on a case-by-case basis
based on direct cost plus 15%
indirect costs
(5) Charges for disposal at the Fort Collins Regional Sanitary Waste
Transfer Station:
a. Septic tanks, vaults, privies,
portable toilets:
1. Generated within
Larimer County
Per gallon $0.074
2. Generated outside
Larimer County
Per gallon $0.113
b. Recreational vehicle sanitary
waste holding tanks:
1. Residential customers of
the City of Fort Collins
Wastewater Utility
No charge for individual disposal at
Transfer Station
2. Others
1. Base fee $2.46
2. Plus, per gallon $0.074
(6) Interest rate for wastewater
service-related loans:
2.5% - 10% per annum; to be set
for new loans annually based on the
City's cost of capital minus 100 to
200 basis points in the
administrative rules and regulations
of the Financial Officer pursuant to
§ 26-720
(7) Loan-related fees for wastewater
service-related loans
To be set based on related program
costs in the administrative rules and
regulations of the Financial Officer
pursuant to § 26-720
(8) Miscellaneous fees
Determined on a case-by-case basis
based on direct costs plus 15%
indirect costs
Section 5. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for meter readings
on or after January 1, 2016, and in the case of fees not based on meter readings, shall be effective
for all fees paid on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 145, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE SEWER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and
provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City
as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other obligations as set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the wastewater utility as
a utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-283 and 26-284 provide for sewer plant investment
fees (“SPIFs”) to be based on and used for growth-related capital expansion costs of wastewater
collection, transmission and treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-283 further requires that the City Manager annually
review the parameters and rates of the SPIFs and also requires that the City Manager present
such fees to the City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have recommended to City Council
adjustment of the scope of the SPIFs imposed by City Code Section 26-283 to include in its
calculation the City’s quantifiable and reasonable growth-related costs for impacts to Utilities
Services’ capital administrative facilities that are reasonably related to the overall cost of and
required in providing wastewater services to serve new development, as permitted by Colorado
law; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the SPIFs as set forth herein to be effective January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed SPIFs adjustments for 2016 at its
meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended approval of the proposed adjustments by a
unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the
City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the PIFs as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
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Section 2. That Section 26-283(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-283. - Sewer plant investment fees (SPIF); basis.
. . .
(b) The SPIF shall be based on and used for growth-related capital expansion costs of
wastewater collection, transmission, treatment and administrative facilities that are
reasonably related to the overall cost of and required in providing wastewater services to
serve new development. The fee shall vary with the number of dwelling units for
residential users. For nonresidential users, the fee shall be based on: (1) quantity of
discharge that may be determined by size of water meter or other means of accurately
measuring or calculating flow quantity as approved by the Utilities Executive Director;
and (2) the level of wastewater concentration of organic and solid materials. The
parameters and rates shall be reviewed by the City Manager annually and fees shall be
presented to the City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially.
. . .
Section 3. That Section 26-284 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-284. - Sewer plant investment fees and surcharges established.
(a) The schedule of sewer plant investment fees, subject to the exceptions and
additional requirements provided in this Section, is as follows:
Category SPIF
A Single-family
Per
dwelling
$3,500
B and C Duplex and Multi-family
Per each
dwelling
unit or
mobile
home space
$2,520
D, E, F Non-residential and Industrial
Water meter size (inches) Fee Fee
¾ $7,130
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1 $17,200
1½ $33,410
2 $59,140
3 and above
Calculated on an individual
basis based on peak wastewater
flow (determined in the manner
set forth hereinafter) but not
less than the charge for a two-
inch meter
G User outside
Same as equivalent category,
plus any special sanitation
district fees
H Special
Determined pursuant to
Subsection (d) of this Section
. . .
(d) The amount of the plant investment fee and surcharge for each nonresidential
surcharged user, users in Category H and any user that is expected to generate greater than
its proportionate share of peak day flow at the treatment plant for the applicable category
(including both contributed wastewater volume and volume related to infiltration and
inflow), shall be calculated utilizing the following formula:
SPIF = Site Flow × [Flow$ + (BOD × BOD
$) + (TSS × TSS$
)] + I&I Flow × [Flow$ + (200 mg/l
× BOD$) + (250 mg/l × TSS
$)]
Where:
SPIF =
Plant investment fee for Category H users and users
discharging wastewater with average concentrations of
BOD and/or TSS which exceed those average
concentrations which are set forth in § 26-282(b) under
Category E-34
Site
Flow
=
The user's proportionate share of peak day flow at the
treatment plant based on site flow discharge from
user's site
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I&I
Flow
=
That proportionate share of peak day flow due to
infiltration and inflow as allocated to user's site flow
discharge. I&I Flow is calculated based on Site Flow
multiplied by
46.5%
Flow$ =
Unit cost of facilities attributable to treating
wastewater flow
Per Gallon $8.76
BOD =
Average BOD concentration for user category or
measured BOD concentration for the user as
determined in accordance with Subsection (c) of this
Section, but not less than 200 mg/l
BOD$ = Unit cost of facilities attributable to treating BOD Per mg/l $0.0130
TSS =
Average TSS concentration for user category or
measured TSS concentration for the user as determined
in accordance with Subsection (c) of this Section, but
not less than 250 mg/l
TSS$ = Unit cost of facilities attributable to treating TSS Per mg/l $0.0104
. . .
(f) For purposes of this Section, the proportionate share of peak day flow at the treatment plant
for users in Categories D, E and F shall be deemed to be:
Water
Meter
Size
(inches)
Peak Flow (gallons per day)
¾ 510
1 1,230
1½ 2,390
2 4,230
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3 and
greater
Calculated on an individual basis based on user's proportionate share of peak
day flow at the treatment plant (including both contributed wastewater volume
and volume related to infiltration and inflow) but not less than the peak day flow
for a two-inch meter
Section 4. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for all fees paid
on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 146, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE THE STORMWATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and
provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City
as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other obligations as set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the stormwater utility as
a utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Council has adopted stormwater basin and City-wide master plans
recommending stormwater facilities necessary to provide for proper drainage and control of
flood and surface waters within the City; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, City Council adopted ordinance No. 168, 1998, determining that all
lands within the City benefit by the installation of such stormwater facilities; and
WHEREAS, existing stormwater rate payers have paid for the design, right of way, and
construction of stormwater facilities identified in the drainage basin mater plans that will benefit
and be utilized by new development; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that new development should pay its
proportionate share of the costs of capital stormwater facilities in existence at the time of
development in the form of a stormwater plant investment fee as established by City Code
Section 26-512 (“Stormwater PIF”); and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-511(a) requires that the City Manager review the rates
and parameters for the Stormwater PIF annually and present them to City Council for approval
no less frequently than biennially; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2013, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 142, 2013,
which established the Stormwater PIF now in effect; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have recommended to City Council
adjustment of the scope of the Stormwater PIF imposed by City Code Section 26-512 to include
in its calculation the City’s quantifiable and reasonable growth-related costs for impacts to
Utilities Services’ capital administrative facilities that are reasonably related to the overall cost
of and required in providing stormwater services to serve new development, as permitted by
Colorado law; and
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WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the Stormwater PIF as set forth herein to be effective January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed Stormwater PIF adjustments for
2016 at its meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended approval of the proposed
adjustments by a unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the
City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the Stormwater PIF as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 26-512 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-512. - Stormwater plant investment fees established.
There is hereby imposed on each and every lot or parcel of land within the City with
respect to which any improvement creates an impervious surface covering more than
three hundred fifty (350) square feet of the lot or parcel, and the owners thereof, a
stormwater plant investment fee. The fee is deemed reasonable and necessary to pay for a
new development's share of the existing equity in the capital stormwater facilities, that
have been installed for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants
of the City and the Utilities’ capital administrative facilities that are reasonably related to
the overall cost of and required in providing stormwater services to serve new
development. The stormwater plant investment fee established herein shall be determined
using the base rate, the area of each parcel of land, and the runoff coefficient of the
parcel. The Utilities Executive Director shall determine the stormwater plant investment
fee that applies to each parcel of land as follows:
(1) Runoff coefficient. The runoff coefficient of each parcel of land shall be
that used in the engineering formula known as the rational method. The Utilities
Executive Director shall determine the runoff coefficient for each parcel of land
based on the following formula:
Runoff coefficient = [(percent effective impervious area) × 0.95] + [(percent
pervious area) × 0.20] + [(percent semipervious area) × 0.50)]
The following definitions shall apply for the purpose of such formula:
Percent effective impervious area shall mean the percentage of the total parcel area
determined to constitute the equivalent impervious area on a parcel as calculated for the
one-hundred-year, two-hour Fort Collins Design Storm as defined in Volume 1, Chapter
4, of the Fort Collins Stormwater Criteria Manual. The determination shall be made
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using the procedures and methodology described in Volume 3, Sections 4 and 5, of the
Stormwater Criteria Manual.
Percent pervious area shall mean the percentage of the total parcel area that is pervious,
such as lawn, open space or planted areas.
Percent semipervious area shall mean the percentage of the total parcel area that is
semipervious, such as gravel areas.
(2) Plant investment fee base rate. The stormwater plant investment fee base rate is
hereby established as follows:
Per gross acre of area $8,217
(3) Area. The stormwater plant investment fee calculation for each parcel of land
shall be predicated upon the gross area in acres of the parcel.
(4) Calculation.
a. Initial improvements. The stormwater plant investment fee for each parcel
of land shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
Plant investment fee = (runoff coefficient) × (Plant investment fee base
rate) × (area).
b. Additions, expansions, increased impervious area. The stormwater plant
investment fee calculation for each developed parcel of land upon which an
addition or expansion is proposed, whether attached to an existing structure or not,
shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
Plant investment fee shall equal the difference between the fee as
calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Subparagraph a. of
this Subsection for the parcel with all existing and proposed improvements
and the same parcel with only the existing improvements.
Section 3. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for all fees paid
on or after January 1, 2016.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D.
2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
$2.908 per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured sewage flow or winter
quarter water use, whichever is applicable, plus the following applicable base
charge:
Size of
water
Base charge