HomeMy WebLinkAbout008 - 02/05/1991 - AMENDING CITY CODE REGARDING WASTEWATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES ORDINANCE NO. 8, 1991
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 26-283 AND SECTION 26-284
OF THE CODE REGARDING WASTEWATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES
WHEREAS, on October 17, 1989, the City Council adopted Resolution 89-186
establishing the Wastewater Treatment Master Plan Committee; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of said Committee was to review the improvements which
were recommended in the Wastewater Master Plan and to further review funding
alternatives for the construction of said improvements; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 1990, the City Council adopted Resolution 90-119
adopting the recommendations of the Wastewater Treatment Master Plan Committee,
which included, among other things, a recommendation that an increase in the
wastewater plant investment fees be presented to the City Council for
implementation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests
of the citizens of the City and the customers of the City's wastewater utility
that the wastewater plant investment fees be adjusted to more equitably allocate
wastewater plant investment fees among the various customer categories of the
City' s wastewater utility and to more fully recover to the City's wastewater
utility the actual cost of providing the collection and treatment system capacity
that will be used by each new customer; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that it is in the best
interests of the City that a mechanism be established for making time payments
for wastewater plant investment fees in the same manner as is provided for the
payment of water plant investment fees, in accordance with policy to be
subsequently established by the City Council .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-283(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
be amended to read as follows:
(a) An applicant desiring to connect to the wastewater utility
shall pay the utility a sewer plant investment fee (SPIF) as
prescribed in Section 26-284 of this Article in addition to any
other connection fee or charge imposed by this Article. Except
where arrangements for time payment are made pursuant to policy
established by the City Council , this fee shall be paid in full at
the time the sewer connection permit is issued. In the case of an
increase in SPIF rates between the time of application for the
permit and the applicant's actual payment of sewer connection
charges, the rates in effect on the date of payment shall apply.
Section 2. 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 (not including
surcharges) is as follows:
Category SPIF
A $1,600
B and C $1,600. (For the first dwelling unit)
$1, 165. (For each additional dwelling unit)
Water
meter size
Category (inches) Fee
D,E,F 3/4 $ 2,000
1 $ 5, 100
1 1/2 $ 9, 100
2 $15, 100
G Same as equivalent category, plus any special
sanitation district fees.
H Negotiated.
(b) Industrial and intermediate nonresidential users in categories E, F,
G and H which are subject to a monthly surcharge as set forth in Section 26-
281 of this Article shall also be subject to a plant investment fee surcharge
for any average concentrations of BOD and/or TSS in their discharged wastewater
which exceed those average concentrations set forth in Section 26-282(b) under
Category E-34.
(c) Various surcharge categories based on customary commercial and
industrial activities and the average concentration of BOD and TSS found in
wastewater from each such category are established in Section 26-282 of this
Article. Unless the user's wastewater is sampled and tested by a qualified
laboratory in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136 as
amended, calculation of the user's plant investment fee shall be based on the
average concentration values established for the applicable surcharge category.
If sufficient information is submitted by the user to support a change from the
average concentration values established for the applicable surcharge category,
the Director shall thereupon effect such change.
(d) The amount of the plant investment fee and surcharge for each
nonresidential surcharged user, and users in category H, shall be calculated
utilizing the following formula:
SPIF = Flow x [Flows + (BOD x BOD$) + (TSS X TSS§)]
Where:
SPIF = Plant investment fee for category H users and users
discharging wastewater with average concentrations of BOD
and/or TSS which exceed those average concentrations which are
set forth in Section 26-282(b) under Category E-34.
Flow = The user's peak daily wastewater discharge measured in gallons
per day.
Flow$ = $2.86 per gallon (unit cost of facilities attributable to
treating wastewater flow.)
BOD = Average BOD concentration for user category or measured BOD
concentration for the user as determined in accordance with
subparagraph (c) of this Section.
BOD$ _ $0.0044 per mg/l (unit cost of facilities attributable to
treating BOD.)
TSS = Average TSS concentration for user category or measured TSS
concentration for the user as determined in accordance with
subparagraph (c) of this Section.
TSS$ _ $0.0029 per mg/l (unit cost of facilities attributable to
treating TSS. )
(e) In no event shall the plant investment fee and surcharge for users
in categories D, E, F and G, as calculated utilizing the formula set forth in
subparagraph (d) of this Section, be less than the plant investment fee for the
applicable water meter size set forth in subparagraph (a) of this Section, nor
greater than the plant investment fee and surcharge, as calculated utilizing the
average concentration of BOD and TSS values set forth in Section 26-282(b) for
the applicable surcharge category.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 15th day of January A.D. , 1991, and to be presented for final passage on
the 5th day of February, A.D. 1991 .
Mayor
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A TEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of February, A.D. 1991 .
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk