HomeMy WebLinkAbout028 - 03/04/2014 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO CLARIFY THE APPLICATION OF WASTEWATER RATES TO CERTAIN RESID ORDINANCE NO. 028, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO CLARIFY THE APPLICATION OF WASTEWATER RATES
TO CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
City Charter to fix, establish, maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or
charges for utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the
costs, expenses and other obligations of the wastewater utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-277 requires that the City Manager analyze the
operating and financial records of the wastewater utility during each calendar year and
recommend to the City Council the user rate fees or adjustments to be in effect for the following
year; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-277 further requires that the user rates be revised as
necessary to assure equity of the rate system established and to assure that sufficient funds are
obtained to adequately operate and maintain the wastewater system; and
WHEREAS, the City Code does not currently specify the wastewater rates applicable to
multi-family residential units during the time they are under construction; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended that the City Council amend Chapter
26 of the City Code to specify that the rates applicable to minor nonresidential users apply to
multi-family units until a certificate of occupancy has been issued for the units; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it desires to enact the recommended
rate as specified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section I. That Section 26-278(4) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-278. Classification of users.
(4) Category D: Minor nonresidential user. A minor nonresidential user is a user who
discharges only wastes of a type and strength normally discharged by private residences.
Category D shall also apply to multi-family residential units under construction during the period
of service from the installation of the water.meter to the date the certificate of occupancy is
issued. All nonresidential users not subject to the provisions of Categories C, E and F shall be
classed as minor nonresidential users in Category D.
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Section 2. That Section 26-279(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-279. Service charges; categories.
(b) For wastewater services with metered water service, monthly service charges shall
commence at the time the water meter is installed and continue until the water service is
disconnected. For single family and duplex flat wastewater services, monthly service charges
shall commence at the time the certificate of occupancy is issued for the building or structure and
continue until the sewer service is disconnected from the City's system.
Section 3. That Section 26-280 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
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 Rate
Customer �
A Single-family $33.74 per month
,residential user
(flat rate)
--- --_- ---------Single-family $15.07$15.07 per month plus $2.929 per 1,000
residential user gallons of either winter quarter water use or
i(metered water 3,000 gallons, whichever is greater. For
use) single- family customers who have not
established a winter quarter water use at the
service address, a system average of 4,800
(gallons per month shall be billed.
•B Duplex (two- $52.68 per month
family)
residential users I
(flat rate)
Duplex (two- $19.52 per month plus $2.929 per 1,000
family) gallons of either winter quarter water use or
iresidential users 4,000 gallons, whichever is greater. For
(metered water (duplex customers who have not established a
use) winter quarter water use at the service
address, a system average 7,200 gallons shall
The billed.
-------- _____ ____-, --__..__ __.____ ---_----
C !Multi-family 1$2.929 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter
(residential user jwater use, plus a base charge of$2.30 per j
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(more than two imonth per dwelling unit served. For multi-
dwelling units family customers who have not established a
including mobile winter quarter water use at the service
home parks) and address, a system average of 31400 gallons
winter quarter Iper living unit shall be billed. However,
based Category D rates will apply to multi-family
nonresidential presidential units under construction during
user the period of service from the installation of
ithe water meter to the date the certificate of
occupancy is issued.
jD Minor I$2.929 per 1,000 gallons of water use,
nonresidential measured sewage flow or winter quarter
user water use, whichever is applicable, plus the
following applicable base charge:
'Size of water meter (inches)Base charge)
'/o or smaller $ 8.46)
1 19.52�
l Yz 39.28
-- 3 10738
4 J 169.59
6 743.42
8 858.38
,E and F Intermediate 1$2.929 per 1,000 gallons of water use,
nonresidential 1measured wastewater flow or winter quarter
juser and water use, whichever is applicable; plus a i
Significant surcharge of$3.029 per million gallons for
industrial user each milligram per liter of suspended solids
in excess of 235 milligrams per liter; plus a
surcharge of$2.523 per million gallons for
each milligram per liter of BOD in excess of
265 milligrams per liter or a surcharge of
$1.593 per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of COD in excess of 400
milligrams per liter, or a surcharge of$4.716 i
per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of TOC in excess of 130 milligrams per
i liter, whichever is applicable. The user shall
pay this calculated amount plus the
)applicable base charge set forth below:
Size of water meter (inches) Base charge
3/ or smaller $ 8.46
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1 _..._ 19.52
i
1% 39.28
3 0.38
4 169.59
--- 6 743.42
8 858.38,
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G User outside ,The rate for users outside the City limits
iCity limits, shall be the same as for like service inside
'the City limits as is specified in Categories
A—F and H in this Section
H Special with The rate pursuant to a special wastewater
j agreement services agreement approved by the City
Council pursuant to § 26-290 shall be set
'forth in said agreement.
Section 4. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein
shall go into effect for all wastewater service provided after the effective date of this Ordinance.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 18th day
of February, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of March, A.D.
2014.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of March, A.D. 2014.
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