HomeMy WebLinkAbout132 - 10/17/1989 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO RATES FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY ORDINANCE NO. 132, 1989
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING
TO RATES FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 26-118 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins is hereby amended to add a new subsection (c) with the subsequent
relettering of the existing subsection (c) to subsection (d) , said new
subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The monthly service charges set forth in Sections 26-126 and
26-127 shall include a percentage for payments in lieu of taxes.
The percentage shall be five and zero-tenths (5.0) percent of
said monthly service charges billed.
Section 2. 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: Eleven dollars and eighty-three cents
($11 .83) .
8 = Base lot rate. For each lot having an area between six thousand
(6,000) and nine thousand (9,000) square feet: Ten dollars and
seventeen cents ($10.17) .
C = For each lot having an area greater than nine thousand (9,000)
square feet: Add to the base lot rate twenty cents ($0.20) 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 twenty cents ($0.20)
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 thirteen dollars and seventy-four cents ($13.74) per
dwelling unit. The construction rate for flat rate users shall be five
dollars and ninety-two cents ($5.92) per dwelling unit.
Section 3. That Section 26-127(a) and (b) 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) Residential customers: Ten dollars and thirty-five cents
($10.35) for the first dwelling unit and six dollars and
twenty-four cents ($6.24) for each additional dwelling unit.
(2) Nonresidential customers:
Meter size Monthly
(inches) minimum charges
3/4 $10.35
1 $17.35
1 1/2 $34.73
2 $55.67
3 $104.44
4 $174.01
6 $347.94
8 $556.73
(3) Construction rate. For residential premises, five dollars and
eighteen cents ($5. 18) for the first dwelling unit and three
dollars and twelve cents ($3. 12) 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-five and one-half
cents ($0.855) per one thousand (1 ,000) gallons.
Section 4. 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 thou- $0.855
sand (1 ,000) gallons water used
Section 5. That Section 26-277 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding a new subsection (c)
to read as follows:
(c) The monthly service charges set forth in Sections 26-279, 26-280
and 26-282 shall include a percentage for payments in lieu of
taxes . The percentage shall be five and zero-tenths (5.0)
percent of said monthly service charges billed.
Section 6. That Section 26-280 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-280. Service charges established by category.
The schedule of rates for each category described in 26-279 shall be as
follows:
Category Class of Customer Rate
A Single-Family residential user (either $11.77 per month
flat rate or metered water use) .
B Duplex (two-family) residential $19.18 per month
users (either flat rate or
metered water use) .
C Multifamily residential user (more $1 .08 per 1,000
than two dwelling units including gallons of winter
mobile home parks) and winter quarter water use
quarter based nonresidential user. with a minimum
charge of $4.49
per month per
dwelling unit
served.
D Minor nonresidential user $1.08 per
1,000 gallons of
water use, with
a minimum charge
as follows:
Size of Monthly
Water Meter Minimum
(inches) Charge
3/4 or smaller $ 4.49
1 5.95
1 1/2 10.44
2 17.93
3 37.34
4 59.78
6 134.55
E Intermediate nonresidential user $1 .08 per 1,000
and gallons of
F Significant industrial user water use or
measured
wastewater flow,
whichever is
applicable; plus
a surcharge of
$0.621 per
million gallons
for each
milligram per
liter of
suspended solids
in excess of 250
milligrams per
liter; plus a
surcharge of
$0.500 per
million gallons
for each
milligram per
liter of BOD in
excess of 200
milligrams per
liter or a
surcharge of
$0.332 per
million gallons
for each
milligrams per
liter of COD in
excess of 300
milligrams per
liter, whichever
is applicable. A
minimum charge
would also be
made, if
applicable as
follows:
Size of Monthly
Water Meter Minimum
(inches) Charge
3/4 or smaller $ 4.49
1 5.95
1 1/2 10.44
2 17.93
3 37.34
4 59.78
6 134.55
G User outside the city limits The rate shall be
1 1/2 times that of
similar users
inside the city
limits
H Special The rate shall be
negotiated
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Section 7. That Section 26-282(a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
(a) The schedule of wastewater strength surcharge shall be as
follows:
Excess Over Rate Per
Parameter (mg/1) 1,000 Gallons
BOD 200 $0.000500
COD 300 0.000332
TSS 250 0.000621
Section 8. That Section 26-289(1) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
Description Amount
(1) Industrial discharge permits:
a. Administration $61. annually
b. Surveillance Determined for each user
annually, billed monthly
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 3rd day of October, A.D. 1989, and to be presented for final
passage on the 17th day of October, A.D. 1989.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of October, A.D.
1989.
Mayor
A TT E�l.
City Clerk