HomeMy WebLinkAbout063 - 06/06/1995 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO PARKLAND FEES ORDINANCE NO. 63, 1995
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
AMENDING SECTION 23-227 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS RELATING TO PARKLAND FEES
WHEREAS, the City has imposed a Parkland Fee on new dwelling units for the acquisition
and development of parks; and
WHEREAS, from time to time it is necessary to increase the Parkland Fee so as to more
accurately reflect the actual cost of acquiring and developing new neighborhood parks; and
WHEREAS, rising costs and decreasing residential densities in areas in need of parks have
reduced the revenues available to fund the acquisition and development of said parks; and
WHEREAS, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 82, 1993 on August 3, 1993, amending
Section 23-227 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins relating to the collection of fees for utility
services which resulted in an increase in the City's Parkland Fee from$625 per dwelling unit to $779
per dwelling unit; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned Ordinance also directed the City Manager to annually
review the amount of the Parkland Fee in relation to the Denver-Boulder Consumer Price Index
(CPI) and to submit for Council's consideration any future increases to the amount of the said fee;
and
WIIER AS, the City Manager-is proposing-a 4.4% incredse-in thu-Parklanrl Fee, frorrr$779
per dwelling unit to $813 per dwelling unit in order to reflect the increased cost of acquiring and
developing neighborhood parks; and
WHEREAS, the proposed increase reflects the increase in the Denver-Boulder CPI for the
year ending December 31, 1994.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 23-227(a)of the Code of the Cit_v of Fort Collins is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 23-227. Collection of fee for utility services.
(a) Hereafter, no original permanent connection for utility service shall be permitted by
the city for any dwelling unit outside or inside the limits of the city until a fee of Eight
Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($813.) per dwelling unit connected is paid to the Financial
Officer. All such payments shall be deposited by the Financial Officer in the fund created
in § 8-80. Only one(1) fee of Eight Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($813.) shall be charged for
any dwelling unit. No additional fee for acquisition and development of parklands shall be
charged for additional utility connections to the same dwelling unit. If any structure already
connected to a city utility is remodeled so that the number of dwelling units within such
structure is increased, an additional fee of Eight Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($813.) for each
additional unit added in the structure shall be payable by the property owner and collected
before the building permit for such remodeling is issued.
Section 2. That the increase in Parkland Fees set forth above shall become effective on June
16, 1995.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and orde lished this 16th day of
May, A.D. 1995, and to be presented for final passage on th day ofAne, A.D.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading the 6th day of J 1995.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk