HomeMy WebLinkAbout167 - 12/18/2018 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO REVISE WATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES ORDINANCE NO. 167, 2018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
.AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS TO REVISE WATER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES
WHEREAS,the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain, and
provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for water and for other utility services
furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other
obligations as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes and. sets forth the water
utility as a utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-120 and 26-128 provide for water plant investment
fees("WPIFs")to be based on and used for growth=related capital expansion costs of water supply,
storage, transmission, treatment and distribution, and administrative facilities that are reasonably
related to the overall costs of and required in providing water services to serve new development;
and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 26420 further requires that the City Manager annually
review the parameters and rates of the WPIFs and also requires that the City Manager present such
fees to the City Council for approval no less frequently than biennially; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have also recommended to the City Council
adjustment of the WPIFs, as set forth herein, to be effective January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS,the Water Board considered the proposed WPIFs adjustments for 2019 at its
meeting on October 18, 2018 and. recommended approval of the proposed adjustments by a
unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS,based on the foregoing,City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the City
Code to adjust the scope and rate of the WPIFs as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1 That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and findings
contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 26-128 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-128. Schedule C,water plant investment fees.
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The water plant investment fee prescribed in §26-120 shall be payable by users both inside
and outside of the City, as follows:
(1)Single-family residential buildings.
For a single-family residential lot greater than one-half(%:)acre in size,the
lot size shall be deemed to be one-half('/z)acre for the purpose of this fee
calculation. For each additional tap or meters larger than three-fourths('/4)
inch,the nonresidential rate shall apply.
a. For the first three-fourths-inch water tap or,meter $730.00
b. For the first one-inch water tap or meter to accommodate residential
fire suppression systems based upon the criteria established in the
International Building Code as adopted and amended pursuant to Chapter $1,237.00
5 of this Code.
c. Plus,for each square foot of lot area $0.36
(2)Residential buildings of two(2)or more dwelling units
The fee will provide for one(1)tap per residential building and an
adequate number of additional taps to serve common irrigable areas, if any.
The number and size of taps shall be determined by the Utilities Executive
Director based upon the criteria established in the Uniform Plumbing Code
as amended pursuant to Chapter 5 of this Code.
a. For-each residential building unit $530.00
b. Plus,for each square foot of lot area $0.26
(3)Mobile home parks
The size of the tap shall be determined by the Utilities Executive Director
based upon the criteria established in the Uniform Plumbing Code as
amended pursuant to Chapter 5 of this Code.
a. For each residential building unit $530.00
b. Plus,for each square foot of lot area $0.26
(4)Hotels,rooming houses,sororities,fraternities and'similar uses.
The nonresidential rate shall apply.
(5)Nonresidential service
a. Service to all nonresidential taps, including,but not limited to,taps for
commercial and industrial service,shall be charged according to the size of
the meter pursuant to the following schedule:
Nonresidential
Meter Size(inches) Plant
Investment Fee
'/< $7,940
1 $20,960
1'/z $43,520
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2 $72,470
b. The fee for all meters larger than two(2)inches shall be calculated by
multiplying the estimated peak daily demand by the following charge per $4.99
gallon,but shall not be less than the charge for a two-inch meter.
Section 3. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for all fees paid on
or after January 1, 2019.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
December, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of December, A.D.
2018.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of December, A.D. 2018.
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