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HomeMy WebLinkAbout155 - 11/18/2014 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO REVISE ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO , 155 , 2014 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO REVISE ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the City Charter to 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 electric utility, as set forth therein; 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 , Section 26-471 of the City Code requires the electric development fees to be reviewed annually by the City Manager and presented to the City Council for approval no less than biennially; and WHEREAS , on November 5 , 2013 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 147 , 2013 , which established the electric development fees in effect for 2014 ; and WHEREAS , Electric Utility staff has determined that capital improvement costs required to meet the demands of anticipated new development will increase in 2015 ; and WHEREAS , the City Manager and Electric Utilities staff have recommended to the City Council adjustments to the electric development fees and charges for all invoices paid on or after January 1 , 2015 ; and WHEREAS, Electric Utilities staff have recommended to the City Council that the description of the Building Site Charge (`BSC") at Section 26-474 of the City Code be amended to distinguish between the charge applicable when connection to an on-site transformer is required to serve a residential structure and the charge when an on-site transformer is not required for electric service ; and WHEREAS , based on the foregoing, the City Council has determined that amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to revise electric development fees and charges for 2015 is in the best interests of the customers of the Electric Utility and the City in general. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows : Section 1 . That Section 26-474 (b) and (d), "Residential electric development fees and charges" of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows : Sec. 26-474. Residential electric development fees and charges. - 1 - (b) The ECF shall be the total of the site footage charge, dwelling charge and systems modification charge, to be determined as follows : ( 1 ) The site footage charge shall be the combined total of: a. five and one hundred twenty-one thousandths cents ($0 . 05121 ) per square foot of developed site square footage, including all applicable tracts but excluding the area of dedicated public rights-of-way and excluding areas dedicated to the city as parkland, however, specific areas within city owned parks that require electric service will be charged; and b, ten dollars and thirty-six cents ($ 10. 36) per lineal foot of the developed site abutting a dedicated street or roadway. (2) The dwelling unit charge shall be as follows : a. For a single-family panel size with one-hundred-fifty-amp service (nonelectric heat), one thousand four hundred and four dollars ($ 1 ,404) per dwelling unit; b. For a single-family panel size with two-hundred-amp service or with one-hundred-fifty-amp service (electric heat), two thousand three hundred thirty-four dollars ($2 ,334) per dwelling unit; c . For a multi-family panel size with one-hundred-fifty-amp service (nonelectric heat), nine hundred thirty-six dollars ($936) per dwelling unit; d. For a multi-family panel size with two-hundred-amp service or with one-hundred-fifty-amp service (electric heat), one thousand six hundred forty-three dollars ($ 1 ,643 ) per dwelling unit. (3 ) A system modifications charge will apply when a new or modified service will require infrastructure in addition to or different from the standard base electrical system model. The differential costs associated with such system modifications will be included in the calculated ECF . (d) A Building Site Charge ("BSC ") for any new or modified residential service shall consist of the total of the applicable charges as described in this subsection (c), and shall be paid as specified herein. ( 1 ) When any new or modified multi-family service requires extending primary circuitry to an on-site transformer, this component of the BSC charge shall be invoiced and paid in the same manner and at the same time as the ECF is invoiced and paid pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section, and shall be the total of the primary circuit charge, transformer installation charge and any additional - 2 - charges . The amounts shall be the same as the BSC for nonresidential development, as shown in Section 26-475 (c) . (2) When any new or modified residential service requires installation by the Utility of secondary service the BSC shall include a secondary service charge (SSC), and shall be paid at the time of building permit and based upon the current rates as of the time of issuance of the building permit. The SSC shall be the total of the secondary service charges, determined as follows : a. The secondary service charge shall be as follows : Secondary Service Charge (up to 65 feet) Plus Per Foot Charge For Each Size Foot Over 65 1 /0 service $ 680 . 00 $4. 98/Foot 4/0 service $ 819 . 00 $5 . 72/Foot 350 kCM Service $ 919 .00 $7 .29/Foot 1 /0 Mobile Home $ 531 .00 N/A Service 4/0 Mobile Home $ 647 . 00 N/A Service (3 ) Actual special costs to the utility of installation of primary or secondary service resulting from site conditions shall be included in the BSC as additional charges . Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, frozen or rocky soil, concrete cutting and asphalt replacement. Section 2 . That Section 26-475 (b) and (d) , "Nonresidential electric development fees and charges" of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows : Sec. 26475. Nonresidential electric development fees and charges. (b) The ECF shall be the total of the site footage charge, kVA service charge and systems modification charge, to be determined as follows : ( 1 ) The site footage charge shall be the combined total of. a, five and one hundred twenty-one thousandths cents ($0 . 05121 ) per square foot of developed site square footage, including all applicable tracts but excluding the area of dedicated public rights-of-way and excluding . 3 - areas dedicated to the city as parkland, however, specific areas within city owned parks that require electric service will be charged; and b. forty dollars and twenty-one cents ($40 . 21 ) per lineal foot of the developed site abutting a dedicated street or roadway. (2) The kVA service charge shall be determined as follows. a. For customer electric loads served by the utility the kVA service charge shall be : 1 . Utility-owned transformers : the kVA service charge shall be sixty-three dollars and fifty-three cents ($63 . 53 ) per kilovolt- amp (kVA) of service load rating . 2 . Customer owned transformers : the kVA service charge shall be fifty-four dollars and thirty-five cents ($54 . 35) per kilovolt-amp (kVA) of service load rating. b. For the utility to receive customer generation in excess of the customer' s electric service provided by the utility, the following KVA service charge will also apply: 1 . Utility-owned transformers : the kVA service charge shall be fifty-four dollars and thirty-five cents ( $54. 35 ) per kilovolt- amp (kVA) of generation service rating in excess of the service load rating as paid per subparagraph (2)a. l . above . Such ratings shall be determined by the Utilities Executive Director, 2 . Customer owned transformers : the kVA service charge shall be forty-three dollars and eighty-five cents ($43 . 85) per kilovolt-amp (kVA) of generation service rating in excess of the service load rating paid per subparagraph (2)a. 2 . above . Such ratings shall be determined by the Utilities Executive Director. (3 ) A system modifications charge will apply when a new or modified service will require infrastructure in addition to or different from the standard base electrical system model. The differential costs associated with such system modifications will be included in the calculated ECF . (d) A Building Site Charge ("BSC") for extending primary circuitry to the transformer for any new or modified nonresidential service shall be invoiced and paid in the same manner and at the same time as the ECF is invoiced and paid pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section. The BSC shall be the total of the primary circuit charge, transformer installation charge and any additional charges, determined as follows : - 4 - (1) The primary circuit charge for service from the utility source to the transformer shall be as follows: a. for single-phase service, a charge of nine dollars and fifty-five cents ($9.55) per foot of primary circuit; b. for three-phase service, a charge of eighteen dollars and thirty- eight cents ($18.38) per foot of primary circuit. (2) The transformer installation charge shall be as follows: a. for single-phase service, a charge of one thousand three hundred eighty-nine dollars ($1,389) per transformer; b. for three-phase service, a charge of two thousand four hundred fifty-eight dollars ($2,458)per transformer. (3) Actual special costs to the utility of installation of service resulting from site conditions shall be included in the BSC as additional charges. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, frozen or rocky soil, concrete cutting and asphalt replacement. Section 3. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein shall go into effect for all invoices paid on or after January 1, 2015. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21 st day of October, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of November, A.D. 2014. \�N *F FO ' ATTEST: C City Clerk 0 Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of November, A.D. 2014. G�SY OFFo Makor ATTEST: City Clerk o• - 5 -