HomeMy WebLinkAbout192 - 11/20/2001 - AMENDING THE CODE RELATING TO USER RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER. ORDINANCE NO. 192, 2001
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 4
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RELATING TO USER RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That 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 water use.
When the use of city water is not metered, the monthly rate to be charged for
each flat rate water service shall be the sum of the total charge for the dwelling units
(A)plus the lot charge (B):
A = For a building containing only one(1)dwelling unit: Twenty-six dollars
and thirty-three cents ($26.33); for a building containing only two (2)
dwelling units: Thirty-seven dollars and twenty-seven cents ($37.27).
B = For each lot:Add to the dwelling unit charge sixteen and six-tenths cents
($0.166) per one hundred (100) square feet of lot area if the building
includes one(1)dwelling unit. If the building includes two (2)dwelling
units, add to the dwelling unit charge fourteen and seven-tenths cents
($0.147)per one hundred(100) square feet of lot area.
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) Base charge. The base monthly charge for all metered users inside the
city limits shall be as follows:
(1) Residential customers. Residential customers shall pay a base monthly
charge of fourteen dollars and sixty-nine cents ($14.69) for the first
dwelling unit. Duplex residential customers shall pay an additional two
dollars and sixty-three cents ($2.63) for the second dwelling unit.
Multifamily residential customers shall pay five dollars and six cents
($5.06) for the second and each additional dwelling unit.
(2) Nonresidential customers. Nonresidential customers shall pay a base
monthly charge based on meter size as follows:
Meter Size Monthly
(inches) Base Charges
'/4 $ 12.97
1 36.21
1%: 80.54
2 143.04
3 181.78
4 304.87
6 809.95
8 1221.54
(3) Construction rate. For residential premises under construction(single family
and duplex), eight dollars and thirty-four cents($8.34)for the first dwelling unit and
three dollars and eighty-three cents ($3.83) for the second dwelling unit. For
multifamily and nonresidential premises under construction, one-half(1/2) of the
nonresidential base monthly charge for the applicable meter size.
(b) Quantity charge. The monthly water usage shall be billed at the rate of one
dollar and thirty-one cents ($1.310) per one thousand (1,000) gallons. For
nonresidential customers, monthly water usage in excess of the specified amounts
below shall be billed at one dollar and eighty-eight and three-tenths cents ($1.883)
per one thousand (1,000) gallons based on meter size as follows:
Meter Size Specified Amount
(inches) (gallons per month)
'/4 100,000
1 300,000
1'/z 625,000
2 1,200,000
3 1,400,000
4 2,500,000
(c) Colorado State University. In addition to the charges described in paragraphs
(a)and(b)of this Section,Colorado State University shall also pay a monthly meter
fee of one thousand one hundred ten dollars ($1,110.) representing the city's costs
associated with providing metered water connections to the University's foothills
campus.
(d) Service outside the city. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph(c) of this
Section, 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
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
Section 3. That paragraph(b)of 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.
(b) The fire hydrant fees and charges shall be as follows:
(1) For installation of meter $10.00
(2) For removal of meter 10.00
(3) For daily rental for meter and fittings 7.50
(4) For water service inside the city,
rate per one thousand(1,000)
gallons water used 1.389
(5) A deposit may be required in the amount of the charges for the anticipated water
usage and rental.
Section 4. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein shall go
into effect with respect to all City utility bills issued on or after January 1, 2002.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published in summary form
this 6th day of November, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of
November, A.D. 2001
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of November, A.D. 2001.
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