HomeMy WebLinkAbout007 - 02/07/1974 - AMENDING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 112 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE CITY SANITARY SEWER UTILITY AND ORDINANCE NO 7, 1974,
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II OF
CHAPTER 112 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS RELATING TO THE CITY SANITARY SEWER
UTILITY AND RATES FOR SERVICE FROM SUCH UTILITY
WHEREAS, heretofore the City Council authorized a rate study
by Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers concerning rates to be charged
for service from the City sanitary sewer utility, and
WHEREAS, such engineers have completed the study and have made
their report and recommendations concerning sanitary sewer service rates,
and
WHEREAS, such study has been reviewed by the Water Board of
the City of Fort Collins and such board has made its recommendations to
the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the study and report
of Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers and the report and recommendations
of the Water Board and in the opinion of the City Council it is necessary
and desirable to change the rates charged for service from the City
sanitary sewer utility
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS
Section 1 That Section 112-105 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows
"Section 112-105 Sewer Charges
"The following charges shall be made for the use of the
sanitary sewer service
"a Inside City Residential Users Rate The monthly
rate to be charged for service to residential customers
inside the City limits shall be as follows
Class of Customer Rate
Single family residential user $4 90
(either flat rate or metered
water use)
Duplex (two family) residential user 8 00
(either flat rate or metered
water use)
Multiple family residential user 43 per 1,000 gallons
(more than two living units) of winter quarter water use with
a minimum charge of $2 00 per
month per living unit served
"b Nonresidential Customers The monthly charge to
be made for sanitary sewer service to nonresidential customers
within the City limits shall be $ 43 per 1,000 gallons of
winter quarter water use, with a m3.nimum charge as follows
Size of Water Meter Monthly Minimum
3/4 inch or smaller $2 00
1 inch 2 66
I-1/2 inch 4 66
2 inch 8
3 inch 16 66
4 inch 26 66
6 inch 60
"c Outside City Service The charge for sewer service
outside the City shall be 1-1/2 times the applicable inside
City rate
"d Definitions For the purpose of computing the rates
set forth above, the following terms shall have the following
meanings
"(1) Winter Quarter Water Use This shall be the
average monthly amount of water delivered through the meter
of the user during the preceding months of December, January
and February In the event water service was not received
during such preceding months, the minimum charge shall apply
If any metered customer connects to the sewer utility or
makes a change in the use of his premises or substantially
expands such premises, the City Manager or his designated
representative shall make an estimate of the water consumption
on said premises during an average winter month, based upon
a count of plumbing fixtures, consumption of similar customers
or other information relevant to such determination and such
estimate, when made, shall be the basis for the sewer service
charge until the actual winter water use for the premises
can be determined
11(2) Living Unit For the purpose of determining the
rate to be charged for sanitary sewer service, the term living
unit shall have the meaning set forth in Article I of this
chapter relating to water service
"e Nonusers of City Water The sewer service charge for
sanitary sewer service to customers not receiving City water
service shall be negotiated by the City Manager and approved by
the City Council "
Section 2 That Section 112-108 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and tha same hereby is, amended to read as follows
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"Section 112-108 Proration of Charges
"If sewer rates are changed or users institute or terminate
service other than on established balling dates, the ball
shall not be prorated The applicable man2,num charge for
a month shall be the minimum charge for any portion of a
month "
Section 3 This ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days
after final passage an accordance with the provisions of the Charter
of the City of Fort Collins, provided that charges for sewer service
shall continue on the basis of the previous rates until the end of the
current billing period for each customer of the sanitary sewer utility,
after which time each such customer shall be billed at the rates set
forth 3-Ti this ordinance
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 17th day of January, A D 1974, and to be presented for
final passage on the 7th day of February, A D 1974
ATTEST Mayor
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th. dayof February,
A D 1974
ATTEST Mayor
City Clerk
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