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HomeMy WebLinkAbout154 - 11/06/1979 - RELATING TO WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES AND PROVIDING FOR THE BILLING OF WATER AND SEWER TAP CHARGES O ORDINANCE NO 154, 1979 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO WATEP MD SEI4EP UTILITIES AND PPOVIDING FOR THE BILLING OF WATER AND SE4ER TAP CHARGES ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL CHARGES INCURRED AND AMENDING SECTIONS 112-623 112-64 A AND B , AND SECTIM 112-83 B AND C 0 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS IMEREAS, in the past the City has billeo customers a set tap charge for eater ano sewer taps, and IHEPEAS, this practice on occasior has resulted in sorre customers paying less than actual cost and other customers paying pore, and VHEPEAS, present City accountinq systems car proviae for the billing of actual costs incurred for tap charges, thus resulting in greater fair- ness to the customer NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OPDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CIFY OF FORT COLLINS AS FOLLO'1S Section 1 That Section 112-62 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and it hereby is, amended so as to read "§112-62 Tap Charqe A charge shall be made by tree City to cover the costs ircurred by the City in makine a tap or, the City water maims Such charge shall include all labor, materiel , and equipmert costs, as well as an administrative charge for processina Saic charge shall be billed to Lhe person or persons taking the permit for that tap " Section 2 That Section 112-64 A of the Cede of the City of Fort Collins be, and it hereby is, anended by the deletion the-efrom of all references to t-iF charges witn the result that said Section shall read as follows "§112-6a Schedulc of Water Plant Investment Fees A Tne water plant in� estnPnt fee prescribed in §112-61 of this Article shall be charged to users both in the City and out of the City, 0 Nether netered or tlat rate, and paid pursuant -co the follovNing scnedule Size of Tap at Main Exclusive of Metered Users Flat Pate Users Demand for Fire Plant Investment Plant Investment Protection ( inches) Fee Fee 3/4 1,275 00 $1 ,100 00 1 2,115 00 1,840 00 1 1/2 4,044 00 2 6,440 00 3 12,100 00 4 20,250 00 6 43,925 00" All taps in excess of six (6) inches shall be charged a fee negotiated by the City Manacer and approved by the City Council upon recommendation of the Water Board Section 3 That Section 112-64 B of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and it hereby is, amended so as to read "B In the event a water user from the water utility of the City shall apply for aria obtain permission to increase the size of his tap, he snall pay an additional water plant investrient fee and an additional tap charge to the extent of the differ- ence between the fee and charge for the existing smaller tap and the fee and charge for the re- quested larqer tap In the event that the exist- ing smaller tap is less than three-fourths (3/a) inch in diameter, the applicant shall be creditea for the fee and charge applicable to the thrPe- fourths (3/4) inch tap No refund, honever, shall be made to any water user of the water utility of the City who obtains per-^ission to decrease the size of nis tap " Section 4 That Section 112-64 C of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and it hereby is, repealed Section 5 That Section 112-83 B of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, aria it hereby is, amended so as to read "B A charge shall be made by the City to cover the cost incurred by the City in making a tao on the City se�,er lines Sucn charge shall include all labor, material , and eq >>pment costs, as yell as an adirinistretive charge for processinq Such charge shall be billed to the Fe son or persons to.<ing the permit fur that tao " -L- Section 6 That Section 112-83 C of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and it hereby is, amended by tl,e deletion therefrom of all references to tap charges so as to rrdke the Section read as follows "C Tne schedule of utility investment fees shall be utility CatPgory Investment Fee A $919 00 B and C $919 00 (for first dwelling unit) $669 00 (for each additional dwelling unit) 0, E and F Nonresidential Water peter Size (inches) 3/4 $ 919 00 1 1,536 00 1 1/2 3,056 00 2 4,901 00 3 9,193 00 4 15,339 00 6 30,517 00 C (Same as equiva ent category, plus any special sanitation district fees) I Negotiated" Introduced , considered favorably on first reading and ordered pub- lished this 16th day of October ,1979, and to be presented for final passage on the 6tn day of November 1979 r ATTEST Ci y ClerL (/ -j- Passed and adopted on final rEadinq this 6th clay of November 1979 ATTEST Mayor , 7 Cit Jerk -4-