HomeMy WebLinkAbout118 - 11/05/1991 - AMENDING CITY CODE PERTAINING TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE STORM DRAINAGE BOARD ORDINANCE NO. 118, 1991
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS PERTAINING TO THE OF
FUNCTIONS OF THE STORM DRAINAGE BOARD
WHEREAS, on July 16, 1991 , the City Council of the City of Fort Collins
("the Council ") passed Ordinance No. 85, 1991, amending the provisions of the
Code of the City of Fort Collins pertaining to the Stormwater Utility; and
WHEREAS, as a matter of housekeeping, the provisions of Section 2-413
pertaining to the Storm Drainage Board functions are being amended to conform
to the duties and functions as set forth in Section 26-495.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that Section 2-413 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-413. Functions.
(a) The board shall make recommendations to the City Council
concerning stormwater facilities in the city. The board shall
recommend to the City Council the appropriate division of the city
into separate drainage basins. These basins shall separately fund
the stormwater facilities to be installed to serve each basin. The
board shall recommend the facilities needed for each basin to
provide adequate stormwater drainage in the basin. Such
recommendations shall include the following for each drainage basin:
(1) The facilities to be installed;
(2) The time and schedule for installation of
facilities;
(3) The method of assessing costs of facilities to be
installed against property in the basin; and
(4) The portion of the cost of facilities to be
funded by the property in the basin and the
portion, if any, of such cost which should be paid
by the city as a whole.
(b) Before making a recommendation for any project, the board
shall analyze the project and compare the total benefits to be
achieved with the anticipated cost of the project. Projects shall
be recommended if the analysis indicates that the total benefits are
greater than the cost of the project.
(c) The board shall review and make recommendations to the City
Council on a master drainage plan to be developed for stormwater
facilities by the city administration. Such recommendations shall
include proposed methods of funding any master drainage plan as
finally approved.
(d) The board shall consider all variances and appeals from the
application of the provisions of Chapter 10 on flood prevention and
protection.
(e) The board shall hear the petition of any owner or owners of
property in the city who dispute the amount of the stormwater
utility fee or stormwater basin fee made against such owner' s
property or who dispute any determination made by or on behalf of
the city pursuant to and by authority of this Article and shall make
such revision or modification of such charge or determination as it
shall deem appropriate in accordance with § 26-520, administrative
review of fees; appeals.
(f) The board shall make recommendations to City Council
regarding policy or technical matters related to stormwater
management. The board shall make comments on policy items prepared
by other city departments.
(g) The board shall hear the petition of any owner or owner of
property in the city who disputes or seeks a variance in the city' s
"Storm Drainage Design Criteria and Construction Standards. "
(h) Final decisions of the board under paragraphs (d) , (e) , (f)
and (g) of this section shall be subject to the right of appeal to
the City Council as set forth in § 2-46, et seq.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 15th day of October, A.D. 1991, and to be presented for final passage on
the 5th day of November, A.D. 1991 .
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of November, A.D. 1991 .
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