HomeMy WebLinkAbout130 - 11/17/2020 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF CITY CODE REGARDING CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF DEVELOPMENT FEES IMPOSED FO ORDINANCE NO. 130, 2020
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS REGARDING CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF
DEVELOPMENT FEES IMPOSED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW OR MODIFIED ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article X1I, 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, pursuant to City Code Sections 26-473 through 26-475, the City imposes
development fees for new or modified electric service connections, including an Electric Capacity
Fee ("ECF") and a Building Site Charge("BSC"); and
WHEREAS, the ECF is a one-time charge designed to recover the initial cost of adding
new development to the electric system, and the BSC is designed to recover actual time and
materials costs associated with building on site electric facilities at the specific development; and
WHEREAS, the ECF and BSC together represent the total electric plant investment fee
(PIF) for new development; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins Utilities staff uses an approved cost allocation methodology to
calculate ECF and BSC to assign costs based on actual system value, i.e. the "buy-in" approach
also used to calculate service connection fees for water and wastewater services; and
WHEREAS, the values and costs used in applying this cost allocation methodology are
updated on a two-year cycle; and
WHEREAS,the Energy Board considered the proposed 2021 ECF and BSC inflation-only-
based rate adjustments at its meeting on October 8, 2020, and recommended approval of the
adjustments; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter
26 of the City Code to update the values and costs applied in calculating ECF and BSC for new or
modified electric service connections.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 26-474(a), (b) and (d) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-474. Residential electric development fees and charges.
a) An Electric Capacity Fee ("ECF"), calculated as set forth in this Section and
representing the cost to construct the electric distribution system infrastructure for a new
or modified residential service shall be paid prior to the scheduling of any construction
work required to provide said service. The ECF shall be determined based on the ECF
charges in effect at the time of full payment. In the event of a customer request for revision
to the system requirements for a new or modified service, construction of infrastructure
improvements will cease until the customer has made payment in full of an updated ECF,
including any increased construction costs associated with the revised system
requirements; such increased amount, if any, shall be paid at the ECF rates in effect at the
time it is paid in full.
(b) The ECF shall be the total of the dwelling unit charge and systems modification
charge, to be determined as follows:
(1) The dwelling unit charge shall be as follows:
a. For a detached single-family panel size with one hundred fifty (150) amp
service (nonelectric heat), per dwelling unit $1,610
b. For a detached single-family panel size with two hundred (200) amp service
$2,026
c. For a detached single-family with electric heat, per dwelling unit
$2,664
d. For a duplex or multi-family panel size with one hundred fifty (150) amp
service (non-electric heat), per dwelling unit $1,423
e. For a duplex multi-family panel size with two hundred (200) amp service or
with one hundred fifty (150) amp service with electric heat, per dwelling unit $2,172
(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 (d), and shall
be paid as specified herein.
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(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 for detached single-
family and duplex residences shall be the total of the secondary service charges,
determined as follows:
a. The secondary service charge shall be as follows:
Secondary Charge Plus Per-Foot
Service Size (up to 65 feet) Charge for
Each Foot Over 65
4/0 service $1,364.00 $10.12/Foot
4/0 Mobile Home Service $1,060.00 NIA
Section 3. That Section 26-475(a), (b) and (d) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-475. Nonresidential electric development fees and charges.
(a) An Electric Capacity Fee ("ECF"), calculated as set forth in this Section and
representing the cost to construct the electric distribution system infrastructure for a new
or modified nonresidential service shall be paid prior to the scheduling of any construction
work required to provide such service. The ECF shall be determined based on the amps for
each proposed meter, calculated individually then aggregated, and the ECF charges in
effect at the time of full payment. The customer shall also be responsible for secondary
service installation from the point of delivery to the service panel. In the event of a
customer request for revision to the system requirements for a new or modified service,
construction of infrastructure improvements will cease until the customer has made
payment in full of an updated ECF, including any increased construction costs associated
with the revised system requirements; such increased amount, if any, shall be paid at the
ECF rates in effect at the time it is paid in full.
(b) The ECF shall be the total of the kVA service charge and systems modification
charge, to be determined as follows:
(1) The kVA service charge shall be determined as follows.
a. I-or customer electric loads served by the utility. the kVA sera ice
charge shall be calculated as follows:
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ECF shall be calculated as follows:
secondary metered services $/kW= 351.52 + 22.47 x In(kW)
primary metered services $/kW=233.85 + 6.11 x ln(kW)-,
Where In is the natural logarithm
kW is calculated as follows:
three phase services kW=A x V x SQRT(3) x PF x 0.3/1000
single phase services kW= A x V x PF x 0.3/1000
Where A is the requested amperage, calculated individually and aggregated
under subsection(a) above. V is requested line to line voltage. PF is the power
factor, which is assumed to be 0.9.
(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 § 26-475(a). The
BSC shall be the total of the primary circuit charge,transformer installation charge and any
additional charges, determined as follows:
(1) The primary circuit charge for service from the utility source to the
transformer shall be as follows:
a. For single-phase service,per foot of primary circuit $18.65
b. For three-phase service, per foot of primary circuit $27.81
(2) The transformer installation charge shall be as follows:
a. For single-phase service, per transformer
$1,653.30
b. For three-phase service, per transformer
$3,230.37
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Section 4. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for all fees paid
on or after January 1, 2021.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
November, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D.
2020.
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