HomeMy WebLinkAbout139 - 11/01/2011 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO REVISE WATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES ORDINANCE NO. 139, 2011
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE WATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
City Charter to 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 water utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, Section 26-120 of the City Code provides that the rates and parameters of the
Water Plant Investment Fees be reviewed annually by the City Manager and shall be presented to
City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 116, 2009,
which established the plant investment fees that are now in effect; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is appropriate for new development to
contribute its proportionate share of providing capital improvements; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends that existing Water Plant Investment Fees be adjusted
based on the current replacement cost of the capital facilities that will be needed to serve new
development and for future growth related capital expansion; and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended to the City Council the adjustments to the
Water Plant Investment Fees set forth herein, to be effective January 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS,the Water Board considered the proposed Water Plant Investment Fees for 2012
at its September 15, 2011, meeting and recommended the approval of the proposed fees by an
unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS,based on the foregoing,it is the desire of the City Council to amend Section 26-
128 of the City Code to revise Water Plant Investment Fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-128 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 26-128. Schedule C, water plant investment fees.
The water plant investment fee prescribed in § 26-120 shall be payable by
users both inside and outside of the City, as follows:
(1) Single-family residential buildings: For the first three-fourths-inch
water tap or meter, a fee of seven hundred thirty dollars($730.)for a
single-family residence,plus thirty-nine cents($0.39)for each square
foot of lot area. For a single-family residential lot greater than one-
half('/z) acre in size, the lot size shall be deemed to be one-half('/2)
acre for the purpose of this fee calculation. For each additional tap or
meters larger than three-fourths(1/4)inch,the nonresidential rate shall
apply.
(2) Residential buildings of two (2) or more dwelling units: For each
residential building unit, a fee of five hundred ten dollars ($510.),
plus twenty-seven cents ($0.27) for each square foot of lot area. The
fee will provide for one (1) tap per residential building and an
adequate number of additional taps to serve common irrigable areas,
if any. The number and size of taps shall be determined by the
Utilities Executive Director based upon the criteria established in the
Uniform Plumbing Code as amended pursuant to Chapter 5 of the
Code.
(3) Mobile home parks: For each mobile home park, a fee of five
hundred ten dollars ($510.) for each mobile home space in the park,
plus twenty-seven cents ($0.27) for each square foot of lot area. The
fee will provide for one(1)tap per mobile home park. The size of the
tap shall be determined by the Utilities Executive Director based upon
the criteria established in the Uniform Plumbing Code as amended
pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Code.
(4) Hotels, roominghouses,sororities,fraternitiesandsimilaruses:The
nonresidential rate shall apply.
(5) Nonresidential service:
a. Service to all nonresidential taps,including but not limited to
taps for commercial and industrial service, shall be charged
according to the size of the meter pursuant to the following
schedule:
Meter Size (inches) Nonresidential Plant Investment Fee
3/4 $ 7,880
1 22,750
1% 47,410
2 72,290
3 165,290
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b. The fee for all meters larger than three (3) inches shall be
determined by the Executive Director and shall be based on
estimated peak day demand but shall not be less than the
charge for a three-inch meter.
Section 2. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein shall
go into effect on January 1, 2012.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 18th day of
October, A.D. 2011, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of November, A.D. 2011.
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