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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 24-80CD : ORDINANCE NO. _______________ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.32 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO,THE SAME PERTAINING TO WATER RATES AND CHARGES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO: Section 1.That Section 13.32.010 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended as follows: 13.32.010 Tapping charge--water rights fee.The consumer shall pay the town clerk for each new water tap a fee which shall be the total sum of the following charges,and for each water tap reconnected after being disconnected from thetown’s water system a reconnection fee which shall be thetotalsumofthefollowingcharges:the actual cost to thetownofthecorporationcock,expansion joint,curb box, tapping saddle,and water meter furnished by the town,tomakesuchtap,and the following sums for each connection to the town’s water system: Connection Charge (in inches) 5/8 or 3/4 $1,005.00 1 1,785.00 1 1/4 2,790.00 1 1/2 4,020.00 2 7.150.00 3 16,085.00 4 28,595.00 6 64,346.00 The size of all connections shall be determined by thetown.If the size of a connection is increased,the consumershallpaythedifferencebetweenthefeefortheexistingconnectionandthefeeforthenewconnection. In addition to the foregoing water tap fee,the consumershallpaytothetownawaterrightsfeeinaccordancewiththefollowingschedule: Water Rights Fee Single-family dwelling having forty fixture values or less $1,430.00Allotherwaterusers,except those special users provided for below,not less than $1,430.00 and an additional $35.75 for each fixture value,above 40 fixture values, roughed-in or installed after initial water rights fee has been paid; Except those consumers applying for a tap to be used onpropertyforwhichtherehasbeenfurnishedwater,or itsmoneyequivalentpaid,when the property was annexed to thetown. In lieu of the above water rights fee,the consumer maytransfertothetownNorthernColoradoWaterConservancyDistrictwaterinsuchamountsasshallbesetbyresolutionoftheboardoftrustees. The consumer shall submit sufficient information,in the form of plans and/or specifications,when an application for a water tap is made for a new connection,to enable the town to determine the number or kind of water—using devices or fixtures and the corresponding weight in fixture values in accordance with the following table: PLUMBING FIXTURE VALUES Fixture Type Fixture Value Bathtub 8 Drinking fountain (cooler)...1 Drinking fountain (public)2 Kitchen sink,1/2-inch connection 3 Lavatory,3/8-inch connection 2 Laundry tray,1/2—inch connection 3 Shower head (shower only)4 Service sink,1/2—inch connection 3 Urinal,Pedestal flush valve 35 Wall or stall 12 Trough (2-foot unit)2 Water closet,Flush valve 35 Tank type 3 Dishwasher,1/2—inch connection.4 Washing machine,1/2-inch connection 5 Hose bibs,1/2-inch 6 At the time additional fixtures are installed,the consumer shall pay for such additional units at the above rate of fixture value charges. Should a consumer install a water—using device that is not defined above,or should special use of water be required, the consumer shall submit sufficient information thereon to enable the town to determine the fixture value weight for such device or use. All necessary pipe,fittings,valves,shutoff,trench— ing,backfilling and installation of the tap,must be at the expense of the consumer and under the supervision of the water superintendent.All water service connections and all water service extensions,both within and without the town limits,are subject to special fees as adopted by the board of trustees.Tapping must be done by a licensed plumber and a standard corporation cock and expansion joint,furnished by the town,must be used.No water service shall be furnished to the consumer until all tap fees and water rights fees have been paid to the town clerk. All property for which a connection fee has been paid after December 1,1972,as herein provided,must be connected to the town’s water system and put into service for the im provement it is to serve within one year from the date of the payment of such fee.All property for which a water connection fee has been paid after January 20,1966,but before December 1,1972,must be connected to the town’s water system and put into service for the improvement it is to serve within ten years from the date of the payment of such fee.All property for which a connection fee has been paid prior to January 20,1966,must be connected to the town’s water system and put into service for the improvement it is to serve prior to January 20,1986.After the expiration of the applicable provided connection dates provided in this section,a new application for water services must be made and other connection fee paid at the rate then prevailing for such fees before water service will be furnished to the property for which the application pertains. “Water tap,”as used in this chapter,means the physical connection to a town water main so as to let out or draw water therefrom to furnish water service to a customer. —2— :•O In addition to the foregoing charges,the consumer shall pay to the town any charges the town has agreed to collect for property to be served by the water main to which the consumer’s service line is to be connected. Section 2.That Section 13.32.090 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended as follows: 13.32.090 Schedule of water rates and rate proration. There shall be no reduction in rates or charges or any rebates thereof for use for less than a one—month period; except the rates charged consumers making new connections to the town’s water system,which rates shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days remaining in the one-month billing period in which the new connection is made. Section 3.That subsections (C),(D),and (G)of 13.32.110 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado,are amended as follows: 13.32.110 Urban gravity and pumped-flow water rate. C.Rates.Minimum charge for up to 2,500 gallons of water used in each one-month billing period is $8.16. Additional charge for each 1,000 gallons over the first 2,500 gallons used in each one-month billing period is $1.29. D.Payment.Bills for water service will be rendered by the town to each water customer on or about August 1st of1980forthemonthsofJuneandJulyof1980andeveryone- month thereafter.All bills shall be due and payable within fifteen days from the date of the bill.Bills shall become delinquent thirty days from the date of the bill. G.Additional Pumped-flow Rates.In addition to the above rates,all consumers within the town limits who are connected to a town—owned and town—maintained pumped—flow water system shall be charged the following additional sums: a minimum charge of $3.75 for each one-month billing period plus $.08 per one thousand gallons of water used in excess of the minimum usages provided for in subsection C of thissection. Section 4.That subsections (C),fD),and (G)of Section 13.32.130 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,are amended as follows: 13.32.130 Rural gravity and pumped-flow water rates schedule. C.Rates.Minimum charge for up to 2,500 gallons of water used in each one-month billing period is $13.22. Additional charge for each 1,000 gallons over the first 2,500 gallons used in each one-month billing period is $2.09. D.Payment.Bills for water service will be rendered by the town to each water customer on or about August 1st of1980forthemonthsofJuneandJulyof1980andeveryone- month thereafter.All bills shall be due and payable within fifteen days from the date of the bill. —3— G.Additional Pumped-flow Rates.In addition to the rates provided for in subsections C and F of this section, all consumers outside the town limits who are connected to a town—owned and town—maintained pumped—flow water system shall be charged the following additional sums:a minimum charge of $3.75 for each one—month billing period plus $.O8 per 1,000 gallons of water used in excess of the minimum usages provided for in subsection C of this section. Section 5.That Section 13.32.140 be added to the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,to read as follows: 13.32.140 Effective date.The tapping charge and water rights fees set forth in Section 13.32.010 and the water rates set forth in Section 13.32.090,13.32.110,and 13.32.130, shall be effective as of January 1,1981. Section 6.The Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines and designates that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediately preservation of the public peace,health and safety,in order to provide for uniform water rates and charges;and,whereas,in the opinion of the Board of Trustees,an emergency exists,this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately after its passage,adoption and signature of the Mayor. I hereby certify that the above ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on the ____ day of ________________, 1980,and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park, Colorado,on the _____ day of __________________, 1980,all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado. /)/ t77?(AJ tZ&t //Town Clerk C,,, _A