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HomeMy WebLinkAbout010 - 06/07/1919 - RELATING TO THE USE OF WATER FROM THE CITY WATER WORKS AND REGULATING THE USE THEREOF AND FIXING THE �bo pX ORDINANCE NO /0 1919 11 BEI'tiG AN EMERCENCI CRDIJANCE RELATING TO THE USE 07 WATER FROM THE CITY WATER WORKS AND REGULATING THE USE THEREOF AND FIXING THE SCHEDULE OF CHARGES ThEREFOR, TIE SAME BEING A REVISING AND AMENDATORY ORDIIANCE OF THE EXISTING ORDIIANCES Od THE SUBJECT AND REPEALIATG ALL ORDIivANCES OR PARTS OF OR- DINANCES IN CONFLICT NERENITH BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COU40IL OF TTIE CITY OF FORT COLLIdS Section 1 For the uses specified in this ordira,nce, an apulication rrust be made to the City Superintendent of Water Works for a permit t¢ yap street mains forming a part of the city water worts If granted sucn permit shall be signed by such officer in his oiiicial capacity shall set fortn the nave of the person for whose benefit such perim t shall be granted the size of the stop cock for discharging the water from the main to the service pipe and as near as possible the point at wnich such typing is to be done, the place to wnich the water is to be conveyed the situation of the hydrant and the contemplated use of the water The Superintendent shall weep a record of pernats in a booz xept for that purpose in his office, wnich record shall set forth the substance of such permit Section 2 The Water Superintendent snall do the tapp- ing of the street main for service pines and shall supply the saddle clamp, stop cock and all otner necessary materials for the connection of such Pipes Gnd nains Tne applicant for water shall pay the Water Superintendent at the time of receiving the permit 1 the sum of Five($5 00) Dollais Ahich payment shall be endorsed upon said per-nit and no permit will entitle the aiplacant or the holder tn the use of the water or the privilege of tapping such main unless such 1,ayraent be endorsed thereon All labor and mat- erial expended in con-section with laying the applicant ' s service 1 , pipe in the street incl'iadiji�g all pipe, appurtenances and exca�a- ' +ions irem the water main to+he property line of the applicant shall, (except as hereinbefore noted) be done by the City at the expense of the applicant and under the direction of the Superinten- dent of Water works Section 3 Any person permitted as aforesaid shall do all other work by which he is to obtain water at, his own expense and in accoraance with the provisicne of this orainance and the permit aforesaid Section 4 all service pipes and tneir unaerground fix- tur�s connected witr, the street mains shall be of good and substan- tial materials well and substantially made and the laying of such pipes snall be done in a worxmanlike manner, and four (4) feet below the street grade and it all places at least four (4) feet belor the surfece of the ground and at all places where the pipe is drained or under a hydrant gooseneck etc the excavation shall be at least eighteen inches (18 in ) deep and fourteen inches (14 in ) square and the same shall be filled with boulders \ Section 5 No stop inserted in the street mains for the purpose of connection with the service pipes shall have an orifice of a greater diameter than five-eighths (5/8) of an inch, and every stop-cock shall be of brass, and shall be connected to galvanized iron service pipe by a malleable iron union Section 6 The owner of any premises to which water shall be conducted shall keep all pipes and fixtures from the pro- perty line and on said premises tight ana in good repair, so as to prevent waste of water and upon saia waste resulting from breakage of such pipes or fixtures or imperfection of such pipes or fixtures shall forthwith stop such waste by repairing effectually such break or imperfections Upon non-compliance with the above pro- visions the water Superi*i+endent shall at once disconnect such pipe Trom the street main -2- A stop-cock witn iron stop box of a type approved by the Superintendent of water works shall be installed at a point on the service pipe one (1) foot inside the outer edge of the curb line for all service pipes placed within the business dis- trict and two (2) feet inside the outer edge of the curb line for all service pipes placed in the residence district Saida stop-cock and stop-box shall be furnished by the City water De- partment and the actual cost thereof shall be paid by the owner, and all fixtures between the main and the property line serving such premises shall be maintained by the City at the expense of the owners all expenses thus incurred by the City to be collected at the same time and along with the next regular water collections The original installation of said fixtures shall be made by or under the airection of the Superintendent of water Works All stop-cocks and stop-boxes irstalled prior to the passage of this ordinance shall be inspected by the Superintendent of water works and any that shall be founa to be out of repair shall be repaired or re- placed by hin, and the actual cost of such repairs or replacements in labor and materials shall be charged to the owners and collected at the same time and in t"ie same manner as provided for collecting the original installation of said stop-cocks, stop-boxes and appur- tenances When anv stop-box shall have been installed as herein pro- vided it shall be unlawful for any person to raise or lower tamper with or in any way interfere with the same Section 7 All work unaertaken through and under any permit from the Superintendent shall be done with reasonable dispatch Section 8 In any case in which a person abandoning the use of water, takes up nis service pipe which has been connect- ed with the main the stop ferrule stop-bcx andpipe with connec- tions between the main and the property line shall be forfeited to the City ana left in the ground attacned to the main -3- t Section 9 License may oe issued to water consumers by the City of Fort Collins for six months or one year as the applicant may desire Payment of water license to be semi-annual, due and payable August 1st and February 1st of each year Each license shall be dated as of the day of its issue and the rent charges and consideration therefor shall be paid in advance, provided that if any license shall be issued oat any time betzeen said regular periods said license for its term shall end at one of the said regular terms License foi water for building purposes shall be issued only upon the specifications of the ar- chitect or builder of the work to be done, specifying the number of brick perch of stone square yards of plastering and cubic yarde of concrete, for which vtater will be required and in all cases payment for water shall be a condition precedent to the is- suance of the license No license shall be issued for a greater period than one year, except for the purpose herein stated and all licenses shall be issued at a rate corresponding to a year in ratio of time, but no license shall be issued for less than One Dollar Further, there shall be no rebates to the owner on account of the owner or the tenant ceasing to use water before the ex- piration of the time for which rental ras been paid Section 10 Licenses and permits for the use of water will be oranted under the provisions of this ordinance, at the following terms and rates CLASS 1- Private Dwellings-per anru m 4 rooms or less $10 00 Each additional room 1 50 Bath Tubs each 1 00 Saower Bathe each 1 00 Victor gashing 4Iachines each 4 00 Water Closets, each 3 00 Additional Water Closets, each 1 00 Urinals each 3 00 Steam Hestia% az * a 00 g 1 00 Hot Water heat in -4- r r Class 11 - YAIBcellaneous Water for lawns or gardens on vacant lots For each 50' $5 QO For each additional foot of frontage 10 Water for tr-es onik , on vacant lots 44A-I°V For each 50' , 3 00 For e�cn additional foot of frontage 10 Water for new lawns on off days without extra cnarge by special permit from Commissioner of works Water for building purposes Brick per 1000 or fraction thereof 05 Plastering per 100 Sq Yds or fraction thereof 20 Stone per perch or fracti(n thereof 10 Concrete per cu yd or fraction thereof 05 Tank Wagons each 17 > > or seven for 1 00 CBarrels each 05 Class 111 - Private Stables and Barns Each horse or mule 2 00 Each Cow 2 00 Class IV - Metered Service All establishments or places of business not strictly resiaential stall be placed upon meter All meters required shall be instdled 64"40 a44 - alter the passage of this ordinance and in no case later than Oc`ober 15th, 1919 Referring to Class 1V "lfetered Service" of water used oy consumers falling within this class within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins, rentials shall be paid month- ly on the 1st day of the succeeding montn, and if not so paid and the money in the nands of the City Clerk by 3 30 P M on the loth day of the succeeding month or in the hands of the City Clerk by 3 30 P M of the 9th providing the loth falls on Sunday, then a penalty of $1 00 snall be charged and the water shall be shut off by order of the Commissioner of Works, but said penalty of $"1 00 shall be charged at the time of making up the water assessment roll and in the event the water rent shall be -oaid within the time above lirri+ed, the said sum of $1 00 shall be rebated to the water consumers Otherwise retaired by the City as penalty for turrirg off and turning on water -5- { The charges per month for water measured through a ireter shall be as f ollows -- ' First 10,000 gallons consumption per month per 1000 gal 20 Q Next 30,000 gal consunption per month per 1000 gal 15 N ' Next 60,000 gal consunption per month per 1000 gal 10 Next 120,000 gal consumption per month per 1000 gal 08 J Next 280,000 gal consumption per month per 1000 gal 07 Next 450 OCO gal consumption per wnth per 1000 gal 06 Next 650 000 gal consumption per month per 1000 gal 05 I For all consumpticn during the month in excess of 12600,000 gal per 1000 gallons ,oAl MINIKJM MONTHLY GUARANTY Size of Meter Mini num Monthly Guaranty 5/8 " or smaller $1 OO 3/d " or smaller 1 50 1 inch 2 00 12 inch 3 00 2 inch 4 50 3 inch 6 00 4 inch 9 00 6 inch 15 00 Larger 25 00 In computing the mcnthly cnarr,,,e for water by the meter, the amount due on the first 10,000 gallons shall be added to the amount due on the second 10,000 gallons and ii like manner each additional 10,000 gallons having a different rate per 10,000 gallons, as shown by the meter reading for a period decided to be computed A2: continuous or mechanical flow fixtures, urinal and toilets, (anti-freeze toilets hopper toilets)and mechanically flushed toilets, srfall be placed on meters and payment therefor shall be made in accordance with the schedule of rates for meter service If any meter shall fal toAre aster ii any one mcnth the consuner shall be charged for the average monthly consumption during the two preceaing months as sh avn by his meter All outside toilets or water closets whether connected with private dwellings or not, shall be placed on rreters All meters shall be of a size type and design approved by the City Commissioners and in conformity with the requirements of the Public Utilities Coamission of the State of Colorado and snall be instaled by the Water Department Each meter shall be inspectied oy the Water Department and must be prcperly ad- justed eerore installation Tne cost of the meter and the expense of installation and maintenance shall be borne by the owner of the premises h -6- A reccra shall be made and preserved of each meter installed to- -ether with the location of meters, service nipe or pipes, stop- cbcLs and taps All peters shall be supplied with a stop-cock on each side of the meter Al.L meters shall oe placed it an easily ac essible part ox the ure ices using water ttrough such neter Such locWtion ana placement to be a�i.;rovcd by the Com- missirner of Works or his de uty and the sarre Tray be inspected at any redscnable time by the cf ficer o:L the water works departn ent cr by r--I,reser-Gatives of the Puclic Utilities Coirmissien When a house or premises is mogul ied by , ore than one iGmily these si all Le chs.rr-ed the regular slat rate for eacn family usin_ the water, or la lieu of such charge a meter s'^al l be 1 s-el l ed Preuises %itncut service cone ecticne using water from the Fort Collins wester syste and takirg the same from the service pipes or anct ier prerice stall be chareed $o 00 each per annum -q4u- n t,dert of ''gates Wcros es g e l ea Co- kz-11,gtar^ QX--t..at departiient u Zags e ' 0 x �. � vJ '�JQ....n, t'''yi�� L. .�.— J, yr * �. .• any r..n Y K.. ...al�u�. b�`t p�ie'ba ittic g`neling asa�Ger �dt�"�i `ilse e44�r mooted wi fi"any &O&o there eb.all tie`a&eA. weep& "Ie' for fhb fur a t ' ga on s�3►, fum a tWO e�G�e water and the cr �t �y,� may, �4t �/� y �). y ,�yF''� udd ae14n� * I e 9 of slow der �"r Ili ed+ tea'a to aft Ater Obamet 'a 10 to IUet ad in inns tallms*s ag-c'net on the %-A dw of nb M w end'bttA►►�* obi ihe/APA d' of AmgRii ogee t yew, `'act id r� th all awes vhb*'b vas write* rent lea dat 'ie; saII'lris-a 9-4 b� t� e � elw ter ftall ee �`�olUa6'ed at the ffrie Uhe dif eater rate Je cc e$ and M a�` 'E"ott1a efts Ob-aMe, eea�fltlII eras' 0P'1 e� tne'89Ai see - u" d-v'Ileud al the time ` has to February andl asAugwt i hivary a9 ffid � Z: no one c 1. �. o ra b8 peraitted to tide wi*R77` end unu a eve` ieatc�x rat an a r u ►ors eerie 47 water%94 t e e x i� --ey er c,hL-rgss aie P-1a -7- 1 Section 12 Every license shall contain the name of the licensee, the price paid therefor the location the purpose the length of time for which it is granted when granted and the time of its expiration and shall be signed by she City Clerk Section 13 Any person or persons having a water licenso who shall use or allow to be used, the water from the hydrant designated in nis or their license for any pur000se not specified tnerein, or shall allow any person or persons not having a license to use water from such hydrant or shall willfully permit water to waste from suen hydrant, shall be desired guilty of a violation of this ordinance Section 14 Whoever shall by any of his family agent employe or servant, use the water from any part of the water works w3tnout a license or shall without lawful authcrity open any :ire plug or hydrant or stopcocic, gate, valve or otner fixture appertaining to said water works, or shall turn on or off water into or frorf any pipe, without lawful authority, snall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor Section 15 Whoever shall throw, cast put or ae- posit any article or thing into any streams reservoir ditch, trench, pipe or drain used in or connected with the water works or any part tnereof, or shall in any nasnner irterfere with or obstruct the floor of water in any such reservoir, ditch, pipe, trench or drain shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance Section 16 Any person who shall bathe or swim in, or wash cr bathe any animal,'or cause any animal to go into any 1S water specified in Section (ice) of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance -8- Section 17, The City reserves the right to cause the water to be shut off from street mairs when they deem it necessary for repairing the works, making connections or extensions, it case of fire or for the purpose of cleaning the system Section 18 Hose used for the sprinkling of lawns or gardens will be permitted during the following hours only From Five O' clock A M until Nine O' clock A M and from Three O' clock P M until Nine O' clock P M except on the first aay of the month following a montn of 31 days it which case those residing upon the even side of the street will have the exclusive use of the water from Five O' clock A hi until Nine O'- clock A M and those residing upon the odd side of the street will have the exclusive use of the water from Three O'clock P M until Nine O' clock P M The sprinkler or nozzle attached to said hose shall not exceed 3/16 of one arch in diaireter and water shall not be used through hose or pipes without a nozzle or sprinkler attached thereto and this iegulati cn snall apply to all users of water whether rlat or metered service Section 1S The sum of $1 00 snall be added to the watier rental of each consumer it making up the water rental roll for each period provided in this ordinance and upo- the failure of any water consumer to pay his or her water rent/On or before 3 30 O' clock P M of the lOtn aay of February and August of each year or upon the 9th day of such month should the loth day fall upon Sunday and the money actually in the hands of the Citv Clerk then said sum of $1 00 shall be collected ana hela by the City \ as penalty for turning oTf and on the water, otherv,ise'saia q1 00 }1 shall be rebated to the water consumer The owner oz every building, premise, lot or house ahal.L be liable for all water delivered to or taken and used upon -9- his or her premises In case .any tenant it possession of said premises or building shall pay the water rent or rate, it shall relieve his or her landlord from such obligation, but the City shall not oe required to loox to any person whatsoever other than the owner for the payment of wester rents and rates herein provided Section 20 It shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance for any water consumer to use any water for irrigation or sprinkling lawns during any fire, or while the Fire Department is using water for fire purposes, and it shall be the duty of all water consumers, whan a fire alarm is sound- ed to at once turn off the water from his garden or lawn Section 21 It is hereby made the duty of the water Superintendent to put in proper water meters f or the pur- pose of measuring the water used by any person firm company or corporation from the city water works, outside of the cor- porate limits of the city oz Fort Collins at the expense of the ap-,li c ant Anyone residing without the city limits desiring to connect with the City water system snall petition t'ie City Council to allow sucr connection and if granted the work shall be done under a revocable permit and under the following re- gulations -- e Tne owner or petitioner must pay the regulation tap fee and use 15 inch lead gooseneoa not less than 15 inches long and kn owr as "extra strong, " in making connections The user must purcnase s meter approved by the Superintendent of Water Works and install the same at his own expense under the supe.Lvision of the Superintendent of Water Works The meter and iron stop-box of regulation size to be -10- located at a distance not greaser than ten feet from the main un- less otherwise designated by the Commissioner of Works The water user must keep the meter in repair at all times at his own expense All users residing without the City limits must deposit with the City Clerk an amc.unt equal to the cost of the estimated quar- terly consumption for the quarter ana in no case shall this amount be less than the minimuff charge for country meters as elsewhere stated for said quarterly period Said deposit shall be maintained at all times while the service is continued Payments for water received through meter without the City limits shall be due or the let day of February May, August and November of each year together with $1 00 additional to be added on the wa+er assessment roll at each of1tnese payment periods and if the water rent is nct paid and in the hands of the City Clerk by 3 30 P M of the loth day or 3 30 P M of the 9th day, shcula the loth day fall uppn Sunday the $1 00 shall be retained by the City as penalty and the water shut oif by the order of the Commis- sioner of Works and the water will not be again turned on until all payments in arrears shall have been paid including penalty toge- ther °vitn the regular fee for turning on water which shall be as follows to-rit For all meters within a radius of five miles of the City Hall $2 50, for all meters at a greater radius distance from the City Hall $B 50 00 Meters out of order ana failing to7r the owner will be required to pay double the minimam of rrevicus registration .rithir the annual period Theee regulaticne are to apply to all meters new installed as well as future installations Section 22 It shall be unlawful for any person within the City limits of the Citv of Fort Collins when using water from the city water works upon lawns gardens or trees -11- to use operate, permit or cause to be used or operated at one and the same time, more than one nozzle or sprinkler or other me- thod for taking water from said water works, upon his or her premises, wi+nout first having obtained from the city a permit so to do Section 23 Permission tc make more than one tap to use or operate more tnan one nozzle or sprinkler, or other method for diverting water, by any water consumer within said city, for one lot or more or iDarts of a lot or lots connected with a single dwelling house, shall be granted at the request of such water con- sumer and the consumer shall pay to the city at the time of furnishing and setting the same the cost of such meter and setting after which it shall be kept in repair by the city at the expense of the owner it being understood that title to all meters in the city of Fort Collins is vested in the city until all charges for water and penalties in arrears are paid, and upon failure of any cwner to pay his or her water oil! including any penalties that may be due, the City nay aprraise the value of said meter and deduct the amount due the city rrem the aDl raised value of said meter, returning the balance to the owner the meter then oecom- ing the property of the city Section 24 The tapping of the mains shall be under the exclusive control of the city, the tap to be inserted snall not have an orifice of a greater diameter than five-eighths (5/8) of an inch, and under no ccnditions shall any person or persons be permitted to connect more tnan one tap with branch pipes by means of a Y or other device Joining with a service pipe, for the conducting of water from the water mains All persons now using and conducting water froi the water mains by means of more than one tap connected witn one service pipe or otherwise, when used for irrigation, shall be required to have placed a water Teter -12- ' for the purpose of measuring said water Section 25 When water is measured to a consumer through a water meter, the rate per tnousand gallons shall be as is now or hereafter may be established by the City Council by resolution or ordinance dulv passed and adopted, and such City Council shall have power to change said rates from time to time as ni&y be deemed exp edi ent Section 26 Any person or persons naving two or more tape connected with one service pipe or otherwise, for the use Q of a single lawn or garden or both who fails neglects or refuses to obtain a permit to continue the use of more than one of said taps or fails neglects and refuses to have a water meter placed in con- nection with said pipes as provided it this ordinance shall be de- prived of the use of water through more than one tap, and it is hereby made the duty of the Superintendent of water works of said City to shut off the water from all the pipes of such person or I,ersons except so much as is furnished by a single tap, provided that if said taps are so arranged that the wzter cannot be shut of f =rorr all but one thereof the, he shall shut it all off and said water snall oe kTt shut oif until saia person or persons shall nave complied with the terms provisions or conditions of this or- dirance Section 27 Superintendert of Water Works whenever used in Ordinances shall mean Commissioner of Works in charge of that Department under the Charter Section 28 Any person convictea of m.,li�ting tampering with or in any manner whatsoever interfering witn the adjustment arad- use of any water meter used in the City of Fort Coll'1ns, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $10 00 or more than $50 00 for each and every offense Section 29 All ordinances ana parts of ordinances in corn flirt w?tn this crdi-lance are hereby repealed, provided that all causes of action which may have arisen or accrued to -13- the City of Fort Collins under any of the former water ordinances on account of violations thereof prior to the takirg effect of this repeal, may be prosecuted to the edme effect as if no repeal had been made thereof, and the former ordinances shall still re- main in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits proceedings and prosecutions for the enf orce- ment of any penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceed- irgs or prosecutions im-oosing, inflicting or declaring such penalty, forfeiture or liability Section39) Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than Five ($5 00) Dollars, of more than One Hundred ($100 00) Dollars, and costs of suit, except where the penalty is otherwise speci=ied in tnis ordinance Section A In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists for the preservation of the public health, peace and safety and this ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication, under and by virtue of the authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter Introduced, read at length and adopted by the unanimous vote of all the members of the City Council this 7th day of June, A D 1919 i Co missioner ox Saz y and�Ex-ef�f4 cio Mayor ATTEST 6111 Citj Clerk -14- i STFTE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LARIIER ) SS CITY OF FORT COLLINS ) I, A J Rosenow, City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby certify and declare that the Fore- ow going ordinance, consisting of Tnirty^ (36) sections, was duly proposed and read at length at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 7th aay of June, A D 1919, and was uduly adopted and ordered published in the Fort Collins Courier, a daily newspaper, by the unanimous vote of all the rrembers of the City Council as an emergency ordinance in accordance with Charter of the / the provisiors of Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City of Fort Collins and thereafter, and on, to-wit the���day of June A D 1919, said Ordinance No /O was duly pub- lished in the Foit Collins Courier a daily newspaper published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado IN WITNESS WFEREOF I have -Ilereunto set my hand Gnd affixed the seal of said City this /__day of June 1919 City Clerk -15-