HomeMy WebLinkAbout178 - 11/18/2025 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO REVISE WATER RATES, FEES AND CHARGESORDINANCE NO.178,2025
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
A.The City Council is empowered and directed by City Charter Article XII,
Section 6,by ordinance from time to time,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 as set forth
therein.
B.The rates,fees or charges for utility services set forth herein are necessary
to produce sufficient revenues to provide the utility services described herein.
C.The revenue from the rates,fees or charges for utility services set forth
herein shall be used to defray the costs of providing such utility services as required by
the Charter and the City Code.
D.Article III,Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the water utility as a utility
service furnished by and as an enterprise of the City.
E.City Code Sections 26-126 and 26-127 concern various water-related rates,
fees,and charges.
F.City Code Section 26-118 requires that the City Manager 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.
G.The City Manager has recommended to the City Council adjustment of the
water-related rates,fees,and charges as set forth herein to be effective January 1,2026.
H.This Ordinance increases the subject water rates by nine percent (9%).
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.
In light of the foregoing recitals,which the Council hereby makes and adopts as
determinations and findings,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1.Section 26-126 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec.26-126.-Schedule A,flat rates for unmetered construction water use.
For residential and nonresidential premises under construction with a planned meter size
greater than one (1)inch,no flat unmetered water service will be provided.For residential
and nonresidential premises under construction with a planned meter size of one (1)inch
or less,the following flat rates will apply per month until the permanent meter is set:The
use of construction water,pursuant to this Section,shall exclude the establishment of
vegetation,landscape and other appurtenances.
BilledComponentCategoryChaeChargerg(with PILOT)
‘¼-inch construction service,flat charge per month $38.03 $40.31
~1-inch construction service,flat charge per month $72.52 $76.87
Section 2.Section 26-127 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec.26-1 27.-Schedule B,meter rates.
(a)Residential rates.
(1)Residential customers with one (1)dwelling unit shall pay the sum of
the following changes:
Billed
Component ChargeCategoryCharge(with
PILOT)
a.Base monthly charge for residential customers with one $21.79 $23.10
(1)dwelling unit
b.Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with
one (1)dwelling unit (volumetric)
Tier 1 -For the first seven thousand (7,000)gallons $3.371 $3.574
used per month,per one thousand (1,000)gallons
Tier 2 -For the next six thousand (6,000)gallons $3.876 $4.109
used per_month,_per one thousand (1,000)_gallons
fl Tier 3 -For all additional gallons used per month,$4.458 $4.726
~per one thousand (1,000)gallons
(2)Residential customers with two (2)dwelling units shall pay
following charges:
the sum of the
Summer -per one thousand (1,000)gallons used in the
summer season months of May through October
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.
Category Component
Charge
Billed
Charge
PILOT)
(with
•a.Base monthly charge for residential customers with $22.99 $24.37
two (2)dwelling units
!b.Quantity monthly charge for residential customers
with two (2)dwelling units (volumetric)—_____
Tier 1 -For the first nine thousand (9,000)gallons
used per month,per one thousand (1,000)gallons
Tier 2 -For the next four thousand (4,000)gallons
used per month,per one thousand (1,000)gallons
$2,918
$3,355
$3.093
$3.556
‘Tier 3 -For all additional gallons used per month,$3.861 $4.092
per one thousand (1,000)gallons
(3)Residential customers with more than two (2)dwelling units shall pay the sum
of the following charges:
~Billed
Category g~omPonent Charge (withgPILOT)
‘a.Base monthly charge for residential customers with
more than two (2)dwelling units
+First dwelling unit $16.45 $17.43
,Second and each additional dwelling unit $5.48 $5.81
b.Quantity monthly charge for residential customers
with more than two (2)dwelling units (volumetric)—_____
Winter -per one thousand (1,000)gallons used in the $2,391 $2.535
•winter season months of November through April
$2,989 $3.168
(b)Nonresidential rates.
(1)Base charge.Nonresidential,except for special
Subsection 26-127(c)below,customers shall pay
based on meter size as follows:
users as described in
a base monthly charge
Billed Charge
(with PILOT)
.6 $1,032.98 $1,094.96
8 $1,824.87 $1,93436
follows:
(2)Quantity charges.Nonresidential customers shall pay monthly charges as
Winter -per one thousand (1000)gallons used in the $2.705 ——
•‘~nter season months of November through April
Summer -per one thousand (1,000)gallons used in the
summer season months of May through October
The meter reading date shall generally
seasonal monthly quantity charge;
customer shall be billed more than six
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:
Winter -per one thousand (1,000)gallons
winter season months of November through
Meter Size (inches)Monthly Base
Charge
‘3/4 $19.45 $20.61 —~
r 1 $54.28 $57.54
1%$147.58 $156.43
I 2 J $222.38 $235.72
‘1 $339.19
4 $532.50 $564.45
Category Component
Charge
Billed
Charge
(with PILOT)
$2.868
$3 .382 $3.585
determine the
however,no
(6)full billing
BilledComponentCharge (withCategoryChargePILOT)
used in the
April
$3.887 $4.120 I
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Summer -per one thousand (1,000)gallons used in the $4.862 $5.154
summer season months of May through October
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.
(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 ~~ffn~’~
~1.00—1.09 $2.13 $2.25
,1.10—1.19 1 $2.19 -$2.32
1.20—1.29 1 $2.28 $2.41
1.30—1.39 $2.33 $2.47
I 1.40—1.49 $2.43 J____$2.58
~1.50—1.59 $2.47
1.60—1.69 $2.54 $2.69_
I 1.70—1.79 $2.62 J $2.77
1 1.80—1.89 $2.68 $2.84
1.90—1.99 I $2.78 $2.95
>2.00 $2.83 $3.00
Section 3.The rate modifications set forth above shall be effective for meter
readings on or after January 1,2026,and in the case of rates not based on meter
readings,shall be effective for all rates paid on or after January 1,2026.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading on November 3,2025,and
approved on second reading for final passage on November 18,2025.
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ATTEST:
Sr.Deputy City Clerk
Effective Date:November 28,2025
Approving Attorney:Eric Potyondy
Exhibit:None