HomeMy WebLinkAbout006 - 02/07/1974 - AMENDING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 112 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE CITY SANITARY SEWER UTILITY AND ORDINANCE NO 6, 1974,
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF
CHAPTER 112 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS RELATING TO THE CITY WATER UTILITY
AND RATES FOR SERVICE FROM SUCH UTILITY
WHEREAS, heretofore the City Council authorized a rate study
by Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers concerning rates to be charged
for service from the City water utility, and
WHEREAS, such engineers have completed the study and have made
their report and recommendations concerning water service rates, and
WHEREAS, such study has been reviewed by the Water Board of
the City of Fort Collins and such board has made its recommendation to
the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the study and report
of Black 4 Veatch Consulting Engineers and the report and recommendations
of the Water Board and in the opinion of the City Council it is necessary
and desirable to change the rates charged for service from the City water
utility
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS
Section 1 That Section 112-1 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by changing the definition of
"living unit" therein contained to read as follows
"Living Unit Living quarters for one or more persons related
by blood or marriage and may include space provided for rent
as sleeping rooms only, without cooking facilities, for not
exceeding two (2) roomers In private residences where space
is arranged to be rented to more than two roomers, space for
each four (4) or less additional roomers shall be considered
as an additional living unit "
Section 2 That Section 112-52 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows
"Section 112-52 Flat Rates for Unmetered Water Use `
"The following flat rates shall be charged on a monthly j
basis for the use of water from the water utility when
the use is not metered
"a For each family living unit, $3 00
"b For each lot having an area between 6,000 and 9,000
Square feet, an additional $2 55
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"c For each lot having an area over 9,000 square feet,
an additional $ 05 per 100 square feet in excess of 9,000 square feet
"d For each lot having an area under 6,000 square feet, '
a deduction of $ 05 per 100 square feet under 6,000 square feet
"e The rate to be charged for such flat rate use shall
be the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to the applicable
portions of subparts "a" through "d" above, except that no
flat rate user shall be charged less than the monthly minimum
charge per family living unit, which minimum shall be $3 60 "
Section 3 That Section 112-53 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows
"Section 112-53 Billing Period
"The City shall bill water users not less than once each
month "
Section 4 That Section 112-54 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows
"Section 112-54 Proration of Charges
"If water rates are changed or water users institute or
terminate service other than on established billing dates,
the water bill shall not be prorated For flat rate users
the flat rate charge for a month, calculated in accordance
with Section 112-52, shall be the minimum charge for any
use during the month and for metered users, the rate
determined in accordance with the meter rate set forth
in Section 112-55 (or the minimum charge set forth in
such section, if such minimum charge is greater) shall
be the minimum charge for any use during the month "
Section 5 That Section 112-55 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows
"Section 112-55 Meter Rate Schedules
"a Schedule A Inside City Metered Rates
"(l) Minimum charge The monthly minimum charge
for all metered users shall be as follows
"(a) Residential customers, $3 00 for the
first dwelling unit, $1 80 for each additional dwelling unit
"Cb) Nonresidential customers.
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Meter Size Monthly Minimum Charge
3/4 inch or smaller $3 00
1 inch 5 00
1-1/2 inch. 10 00
2 inch 16 00
3 inch 30 00
4 inch 50 00
6 inch 100 00
8 inch 160 00
11(2) The minimum charge determined pursuant to
(1) above will entitle any nonresidential user to 2,000
gallons: of water per month without additional charge and
will entitle any residential customer to 2,000 gallons
of water per month times the number of dwelling units
served The charge to be made for all water taken through
the meter after the allowance for the minimum charge shall
be charged for at the rate of $ 24 per 1,000 gallons
"b Schedule B Outside City Service
"The charge for water on a monthly basis taken through
a meter outside of the City limits shall be 1-1/2 times
the charge which would be made for like service inside
the City limits When two or more taps are serviced from
one master meter, the monthly charge for said metered
water shall be computed as follows The water metered
by the master meter shall be divided by the number of
taps serviced by said master meter The charge per tap
shall then be computed upon the basis of the above rates
for the average amount of water used per tap The charge
for water passed through the master meter shall be the
sum of the charges made per tap "
Section 6 This ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days
after final passage in accordance with the provisions of the Charter
of the City of Fort Collins, provided that charges for water shall
continue on the basis of the previous rates until the end of the current
billing period for each customer of the water utility, after which time
each such customer shall be billed at the rates set forth in this ordinance
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 17th day of January, A D 1974, and to be presented for
final passage on the 7th day of February, A D 1974
ATTEST i
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City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of February,
A D 1974
.ATTEST Mayor
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