HomeMy WebLinkAbout003 - 01/17/1989 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO RATES AND RAW WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WATER UTILITY ORDINANCE NO. 3, 1989
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO RATES AND RAW WATER
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WATER UTILITY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . That Section 26-126 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-126. Schedule A, flat rates for unmetered water use.
When the use of city water is not metered, the monthly rate to
be charged for each flat rate water service shall be the sum of
the total charge for number of dwelling units (A) plus the
adjusted lot charge (B plus C, or B minus D) ;
A = For each dwelling unit: Ten dollars and sixty-six cents
($10.66) .
B = Base lot rate. For each lot having an area between six
thousand (6,000) and nine thousand (9,000) square feet:
Nine dollars and sixteen cents ($9.16) .
C = For each lot having an area greater than nine thousand
(9,000) square feet: Add to the base lot rate Eighteen
cents ($0. 18) per one hundred (100) square feet of lot area
exceeding nine thousand (9,000) square feet.
D = For each lot having an area less than six thousand (6,000)
square feet: Deduct from the base lot rate eighteen cents
($0. 18) per one hundred (100) square feet of lot area less
than six thousand (6,000) square feet.
However, no flat rate user shall be charged less than the monthly
minimum charge, which shall be twelve dollars and thirty-eight
cents ($12.38) per dwelling unit. The construction rate for flat
rate users shall be five dollars and thirty-three cents ($5.33)
per dwelling unit.
Section 2. That Section 26-127 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-127. Schedule B, meter rates.
(a) Minimum charge. The monthly minimum charge for all metered
users inside the city limits shall be as follows:
(1) Residentia7 customers: Ten dollars and five cents ($10.05)
for the first dwelling unit and six dollars and six cents
($6.06) for each additional dwelling unit.
(2) Nonresidential customers:
Meter size Monthly
(inches) minimum charges
3/4 $10.05
1 $16.84
1 1/2 $33.72
2 $54.05
3 $101.40
4 $168.94
6 $337.81
8 $540.51
(3) Construction rate: For residential premises, five dollars
and three cents ($5.03) for the first dwelling unit and
three dollars and three cents ($3.03) for each additional
dwelling unit. For nonresidential premises, one-half
(1/2) of the applicable minimum charge for the meter size.
(b) Quantity charge. The minimum charge determined pursuant
to this Section will entitle any nonresidential user to two
thousand (2,000) gallons of water per month without additional
charge and will entitle any residential customer to two thousand
(2,000) gallons of water per dwelling unit per month. All water
taken through the meter after the volume allowance for the
minimum charge shall be billed at the rate of eighty-three cents
($0.83) per one thousand (1,000) gallons.
(c) Service outside the city. The monthly charge for water
taken through a meter by a user outside the city limits shall be
one and one-half (1 1/2) times the charge which would be made for
the equivalent service inside the city limits. When two (2) or
more taps are served from one (1) master meter, the monthly
charge for the city water passed through the master meter shall
be computed as follows: The average volume of water used per tap
is determined by dividing the amount of water metered through the
master meter by the number of taps. The charge for each tap is
then determined by applying to the average volume of water used
per tap the rate applicable to each tap for like service inside
the city limits. The amount to be billed to the master meter
user is the sum of the charges for each tap times one and
one-half.
Section 3. That Section 26-129(b) (4) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
(4) For water service, rate per one thousand (1,000) gallons
water used . . . . 0.83
Section 4. That Section 26-129(c) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
(c) The fees and requirements for raw water shall be as
follows:
(1) To satisfy raw water requirements with in-lieu cash
payments, the rate per acre-foot of RWR is eight hundred
dollars ($800) .
(2) The surcharge for water used in excess of applicable
annual allotment shall be thirty-eight cents ($.38) per
one thousand (1,000) gallons.
(3) The annual water allotment without surcharge, based on the
minimum RWR, shall be as follows:
Meter size Annual allotment
(inches) (gallons/year)
3/4 293,270
1 977,550
1 1/2 1,955,110
2 3, 128,170
3 4,692,250
Above 3 325,852 gallons
per acre-foot RWR
Section 5. That Section 26-148(a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
(a) Residential service for RWR shall include single-family,
duplex, multifamily and mobile home dwelling units. The formula shall
be:
RWR = 1 .92 X [( . 18 X Number of Dwelling Units) + (1 .2 X Net Acres)]
Where:
RWR = Raw water requirement in acre-feet.
Net acres = Area of development in acres, excluding public street
rights-of-way, city maintained tracts and rights-of-way,
ditches, railways or other areas typically maintained by persons
other than the owner of the premises or an agent of the owner.
Section 6. That Section 26-149(b) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
(b) The minimum RWR for water meters up to three and zero tenths
(3.0) inches in diameter are as follows:
Meter size RWR
(inches) (acre-feet)
3/4 .90
1.0 3.00
1.5 6.00
2.0 9.60
3.0 14.40
Section 7. The amendments recited herein shall become effective on
all billings rendered on or after February 1, 1989, relating to services
provided during the month of January 1989, and thereafter.
Introduced, considered favorably on first rea ing, and ordered
published this 3rd day of January, A.D. 1989, an esented for final
passage on the 17th day of January, A.D. 1989.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17t day of-January, A.D.
1989.
Asst s4cw a or
TESTCity Clerk