HomeMy WebLinkAbout135 - 11/15/2005 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO REVISE ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 135, 2005
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
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 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 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, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 154, 2003 on November 18, 2003,
which revised electric development fees and charges payable by electric users of the City; and
WHEREAS,the City Manager and staff has recommended to the City Council the following
adjustments to the electric development fees and charges for all billings issued on or after January
1, 2006; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter
26 of the City Code to revise electric development fees and charges; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-471(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-471. Electric development fees and charges.
(b) The ECF shall be based upon and used to defray growth-related
capital expansion costs of substations and distribution infrastructure and related
facilities,and actual costs that have been or will be incurred by the utility to plan and
provide service loads to new development, as more specifically described in this
Division.These costs shall include the cost of labor and materials to install substation
transformers,distribution transformers,primary cable,vaults,conduit, connections,
switches,fuses,circuit breakers and other infrastructure.The ECF shall vary with the
electrical capacity requirements, lot size and lineal feet of dedicated roadway, and
shall be based on the actual cost of construction of any required off-site
improvements. The parameters and rates shall be reviewed annually by the City
Manager and the fees shall be presented to the City Council for approval no less
frequently than biennially.
Section 2. That Section 26-472 (b) and (c) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-472. Residential electric development fees and charges.
(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. Three and six hundred twenty-five one-thousandths cents
($0.03625)per square foot of developed site square footage,
including all applicable tracts but excluding the area
dedicated public rights-of-way; and
b. Seven dollars and thirty-six cents($7.36)per lineal foot of the
developed site abutting a dedicated street or roadway.
(2) The dwelling unit charge shall be as follows:
a. For single-family panel size with one-hundred-fifty-amp
service (nonelectric heat), nine hundred fifty-two dollars
($952.)per dwelling unit;
b. For single-family panel size with two-hundred-amp service
(nonelectric heat or electric heat),one thousand five hundred
eighty-four dollars ($1584.)per dwelling unit;
C. For multi-family panel size with one-hundred-fifty-amp
service (nonelectric heat), six hundred thirty-five dollars
($635.)per dwelling unit;
d. For multi-family panel size with two-hundred-amp service
(nonelectric heat or electric heat),one thousand one hundred
eleven dollars ($1,111.) 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.
(c) A Building Site Charge("BSC")for any new or modified residential
service shall be paid prior to issuance of a building permit for the related construction
or modification. The BSC shall be based upon the current rates as of the time of
issuance of the building permit. The BSC shall be the total of the secondary service
charges, and any additional charges, determined as follow:
(1) The secondary service charge shall be as follows:
Secondary Charge(up to 65 Pius Per Foot Charge For
Service Size feet) Each Foot Over 65
1/0 service $436.00 $3.65/Foot
4/0 service $573.00 $4.16/Foot
350 kCM $639.00 $5.21/Foot
Service
1/0 Mobile $326.00 N/A
Home Service
4/0 Mobile $448.00 N/A
Home Service
(2) Actual special costs to the utility of installation of 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 3. That Section 26-473 (b) and (c) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-473. Nonresidential electric development fee and charges.
(b) The ECF shall be the total of the site footage charge,service entrance
charge and systems modification charge, to be determined as follow:
(1) The site footage charge shall be the combined total of:
a. Three and six hundred twenty-five one-thousandths cents
($0.03625) per square foot of developed site square footage,
including all applicable tracts but excluding the area of
dedicated public rights-of-way; and
b. Twenty-six dollars and eighty-seven cents($26.87)per lineal
foot of the developed site abutting a dedicated street or
roadway.
(2) The service entrance charge shall be as follows:
a. For single-phase service at two hundred eight (208) volts,
eight hundred thirty dollars ($830.) per one hundred (100)
amps;
b. For single-phase service at two hundred forty(240)volts,nine
hundred fifty-seven dollars ($957.) per one hundred (100)
amps.
C. For three-phase service at two hundred eight(208)volts,one
thousand four hundred thirty-seven dollars ($1,437.)per one
hundred (100) amps;
d. For three-phase service at two hundred forty(240)volts,one
thousand six hundred fifty-eight dollars ($1,658.) per one
hundred(100) amps;
e. For three-phase service at four hundred eighty (480) volts,
three thousand three hundred sixteen dollars($3,316)per one
hundred (100) amps.
(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.
(c) 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 § 26-473(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, a charge of six dollars and fifty-one
cents ( $6.51) per foot of primary circuit;
b. For three-phase service, a charge of eleven dollars and
thirteen cents ($11.13) per foot of primary circuit.
(2) The transformer installation charge shall be as follows:
a. For single-phase service, a charge of one thousand one
hundred forty-six ($1,146.) per transformer;
b. For three-phase service, a charge of one thousand eight
hundred thirty-six dollars ($1836.)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 4. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein shall
go into effect for all bills issued on or after January 1, 2006.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 2nd day of
November, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of November, A.D.
2005.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day ovember, A.D. 2005.
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