HomeMy WebLinkAbout169 - 11/16/1999 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO STORMWATER FEES ORDINANCE NO. 169, 1999
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE V11, DIVISION 2 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY RELATING TO STORMWATER FEES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-514 ofthe Code ofthe City of Fort Collins is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 26-514. Determination of stormwater utility fee.
The stormwater utility fee shall be based upon the area of each lot or parcel of land
and the runoff coefficient of the lot or parcel. For the purposes of this section,the total
lot or parcel area shall include both the actual square footage of the lot or parcel and
the square footage of open space and common areas allocated to such lot as provided
in paragraph (4) of this section. The stormwater utility fee shall recover the costs of
both operations and maintenance and a portion of capital improvements. The Director
shall determine the rates that shall apply to each specific lot or parcel of land within
the guidelines herein set forth and shall establish the utility fee in accordance with the
rate together with the other factors set forth as follows:
(1) Runoff coefficient.
a. Each lot or parcel of land shall be placed in one (1) of five (5) specific
categories hereinafter referred to as basic categories of development,based
upon the land use characteristics for the lot or parcel. The runoff
coefficient as used in the engineering formula known as the rational
method shall be used as the basis for assigning rate factors for basic
categories of development as follows:
Basic category Runoff
of development coefficient
Very light 0-430
Light 0.31--0.50
Moderate 0.51--0.70
Heavy 0.71--0.90
Very heavy 0.91--1.00
b. The Director shall determine the basic category of development for each
lot or parcel of land based on the runoff coefficient typical for the
particular land use and/or zoning for that lot or parcel.
(2) The rate factor for each basic category of development shall be as follows:
Basic category Rate
of development factor
Very light 0.25
Light 0.40
Moderate 0.60
Heavy 0.80
Very heavy 0.95
(3) The base rate for the stormwater utility fee shall be $0.0021617 per square foot
per month for all areas of the city.
(4) The square footage of open space and common areas to be allocated to each lot or parcel
in determining the total lot or parcel area for the monthly fee calculation in paragraph
(5) of this section, shall be calculated as follows:
Residential Lot
N = number of lots platted or parcels in the subject residential development
O= total number of square feet of open space and common areas platted in the subject
residential development
R= square footage of open space and common areas to be allocated to each residential
lot or parcel within the subject residential development
R = O/N
Commercial Lot
A = total number of square feet of commercial lot platted or parcels in the subject
commercial development
O= total number of square feet of open space and common areas platted in the subject
commercial development
L = number of square feet of area platted in the individual commercial lot or parcel
being billed ("subject commercial lot")
C= square footage of open space and common areas to be allocated to subject
commercial lot or parcel
C= (L/A) x 0
(5) The monthly stormwater utility fee for each lot or parcel of land, except single-
family residential parcels largerthan twelve thousand(12,000)square feet,shall
be based on the following formula with al I area calculations in square feet:
Monthly fee= (lot or parcel area) x (rate factor) x (Base rate).
(6) Single-family residential lots or parcels larger than twelve thousand (12,000)
square feet shall be assessed on the basis of the first twelve thousand (12,000)
square feet in accordance with the formula described in (5) above and the
remainder shall be assessed in accordance with the following formula:
Remainder of monthly fee = (remaining area) x (rate factor) x (Base rate) x
(0.25).
(7) The minimum charge for any lot or parcel shall be eighty-two cents($0.82) per
lot or parcel per month.
Section 2. That the amendments to Chapter26 of the City Code contained herein shall go into
effect with respect to all City utility bills issued after January 1, 2000.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
November,A.D. 1999,and to be presented forfinal passage on the 16th day of November,A.D. 1999.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of November, A.D. 1999.
'TEST:
Mayor
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City Clerk