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ORDINANCE NO. 145, 2015
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, 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 as set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the wastewater utility as
a utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-283 and 26-284 provide for sewer plant investment
fees ("SPIFs") to be based on and used for growth-related capital expansion costs of wastewater
collection, transmission and treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-283 further requires that the City Manager annually
review the parameters and rates of the SPIFs and also requires that the City Manager present
such fees to the City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have recommended to City Council
adjustment of the scope of the SPIFs imposed by City Code Section 26-283 to include in its
calculation the City's quantifiable and reasonable growth-related costs for impacts to Utilities
Services' capital administrative facilities that are reasonably related to the overall cost of and
required in providing wastewater services to serve new development, as permitted by Colorado
law; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the SPIFs as set forth herein to be effective January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed SPIFs adjustments for 2016 at its
meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended 'approval of the proposed adjustments by a
unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the
City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the PIFs as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
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Section 2. That Section 26-283(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-283. - Sewer plant investment fees (SPIF); basis.
(b) The SPIF shall be based on and used for growth-related capital expansion costs of
wastewater collection, transmission, treatment and administrative facilities that are
reasonably related to the overall cost of and required in providing wastewater services to
serve new development. The fee shall vary with the number of dwelling units for
residential users. For nonresidential users, the fee shall be based on: (1) quantity of
discharge that may be determined by size of water meter or other means of accurately
measuring or calculating flow quantity as approved by the Utilities Executive Director;
and (2) the level of wastewater concentration of organic and solid materials. The
parameters and rates shall be reviewed by the City Manager annually and fees shall be
presented to the City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially.
Section 3. That Section 26-284 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.
(a) The schedule of sewer plant investment fees, subject to the exceptions and
additional requirements provided in this Section, is as follows:
Category SPIF
A Single-family Per $3,500
dwelling
1
Per each
dwelling
B and C Duplex and Multi-family unit or $2,520
mobile
home space
D, E, F Non-residential and Industrial
Water meter size (inches) Fee Fee
1
3/ $7,130
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1 $17,200
1'/z $33,410
2 $59,140
Calculated on an individual
basis based on peak wastewater
3 and above flow (determined in the manner
set forth hereinafter) but not
less than the charge for a two-
inch meter
Same as equivalent category,
G User outside plus any special sanitation
district fees
H Special Determined pursuant to
Subsection (d) of this Section
(d) The amount of the plant investment fee and surcharge for each nonresidential
surcharged user, users in Category H and any user that is expected to generate greater than
its proportionate share of peak day flow at the treatment plant for the applicable category
(including both contributed wastewater volume and volume related to ,infiltration and
inflow), shall be calculated utilizing the following formula:
SPIF = Site Flow x [Flows + (BOD x BOD$) + (TSS x TSS$)] + I&I Flow x [Flow$ + (200 mg/l
x BOD$) + (250 mg/1 x TSS$)]
Where:
Plant investment fee for Category H users and users
i discharging wastewater with average concentrations of
SPIF = BOD and/or TSS which exceed those average
concentrations which are set forth in § 26-282(b) under
Category E-34
Site The user's proportionate share of peak day flow at the
Flow
treatment plant based on site flow discharge from
user's site
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That proportionate share of peak day flow due to
I&I infiltration and inflow as allocated to user's site flow
46.5%
Flow discharge. I&I Flow is calculated based on Site Flow
multiplied by
Flows = Unit cost of facilities attributable to treating Per Gallon $8.76
wastewater flow
Average BOD concentration for user category or
BOD = measured BOD concentration for the user as
determined in accordance with Subsection (c) of this
Section, but not less than 200 mg/l
BOD$ = Unit cost of facilities attributable to treating BOD Per mg/l $0.0130
Average TSS concentration for user category or'
TSS = measured TSS concentration for the user as determined
in accordance with Subsection (c) of this Section, but
not less than 250 mg/l
TSS$ = Unit cost of facilities attributable to treating TSS Per mg/l $0.0104
(f) For purposes of this Section, 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
Peak Flow (gallons per day)
Size
(inches)
3/ 510
1 1,230
1'/z 2,390
2 4,230
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Calculated on an individual basis based on user's proportionate share of peak
3 and day flow at the treatment plant (including both contributed wastewater volume
greater and volume related to infiltration and inflow) but not less than the peak day flow
for a two-inch meter
Section 4. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for all fees paid
on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
Mayor
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
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