HomeMy WebLinkAbout064 - 06/06/1995 - AMENDING CITY CODE REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT ASSESSMENTS ORDINANCE NO. 64, 1995
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 26-121(b) and SECTION 26-285(b)
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT ASSESSMENTS
WHEREAS, Section 26-121(b) and Section 26-285(b) of the Code of the City authorize the
City to recover from adjacent development some of its cost incurred in installing water and
wastewater lines; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to the present language of said Sections, the City is entitled to recover
actual costs, including engineering, project administration, materials, labor and right-of-way
acquisition expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that is in the best interests of the citizens of Fort
Collins that the City also be authorized by law to include an adjustment for the effects of inflation
in the recovery of the aforesaid costs.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section I. That Section 26-121(b) of the Code of the City is hereby amended to read as
follows:
See. 26-121. Reimbursement assessments.
(b) Except in the case of improvement districts organized pursuant to Chapter
22,when the utility extends a water main as a system improvement at city expense, the utility
may require adjacent property owners to pay their share of the cost of the main before
connecting to the main. The amount of the charge shall be based upon the length of the
applicant's property fronting upon the water main or some other basis established or
approved by the City Council and upon the original construction costs of the water lines,
including costs for engineering, project administration, materials, labor and right-of-way
acquisitions, plus an adjustment for inflation based on the construction cost index for
Denver, Colorado, as published by "Engineering News Record." If the utility installs a main
larger than that required to serve the water demands of the adjacent properties, the utility is
responsible for the extra costs, and the adjacent owners shall not share in the portion of the
cost attributable to the oversizing. The method of assessment shall be established at the time
the installation of the main is authorized, and the payment of the assessment shall be
collected at the time the water service permit is issued. This assessment is in addition to any
WPIF.
Section 2. That Section 26-285(b) of the Code of the City is hereby amended to read as
follows:
See. 26-285. Reimbursement assessments.
(b) Except in the case of improvement districts organized pursuant to Chapter
22, when the city extends a public sewer as a system improvement at city expense,the utility
may require property owners to pay their share of the cost of such sewer before connecting
to the sewer. The amount of the charge shall be based upon the length of the applicant's
fronting upon the public sewer or some other basis established or approved by the City
Council and upon the original construction costs of the public sewer, including costs for
engineering, project administration, materials, labor and right-of-way acquisitions, plus an
adjustment for inflation based on the construction cost index for Denver, Colorado, as
published by "Engineering News Record." If the utility installs a main larger than that
required to serve the sewage disposal demands of the adjacent properties, the city is
responsible for the extra cost, and the adjacent owners shall not share in the portion of the
cost attributable to the oversizing. The method of assessment shall be established at the time
the installation of the public sewer is authorized, and the payment of the assessment shall be
collected at the time the sewer connection permit is issued. This assessment is in addition
to any SPIR
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ord lished this 16th day of
May, A.D. 1995, and to be presented for final passage on t day of June 199 .,
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 6th day of e, A. .1995.
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