HomeMy WebLinkAbout172 - 01/03/2006 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO REVISE SEWER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES ORDINANCE NO. 172, 2005
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE SEWER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to by ordinance from time to time 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 of
the wastewater utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 134, 2005 on November 15, 2005,
which revised 2006 sewer plant investment fees; and
WHEREAS, the intent of Ordinance No. 134, 2005 was to phase in the sewer plant
investment fees over a three year period; and
WHEREAS, in order to phase in the fees for high strength users, the flows must also be
phased in; and
WHEREAS,when Ordinance No. 134,2005 was drafted and approved,the flows were not
adjusted to phase in the fees but, instead, flow amounts reflected full implementation of the 2005
plant investment fee study; and
WHEREAS,staff recommends that flows be adjusted to reflect Council's intent to phase in
one-third of the fee increase; and
WHEREAS,based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter
26 of the City Code to revise flows used to calculate sewer plant investment fees for high strength
customers.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-284(f) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-284. Sewer plant investment fees and surcharges established.
(f) For purposes of this § 26-284, the proportionate share of peak day flow at
the treatment plant for users in categories D, E and F shall be deemed to be:
Water meter size Peak flow
(inches) (gallons per day)
3/s 550
1 1,418
1%a 2,680
2 4,345
3 9,082
4" and Greater Calculated on an individual
basis based on user's
proportionate share of peak
day flow at the treatment
plant(including both
contributed wastewater
volume and volume related
to infiltration and inflow)
but not less than the peak
day flow for a three (3)
inch meter.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
December, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final pass a 3rd day of January,A.D. 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2006.
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j AT-TEST:
City Clerk