HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 11-21ORDINANCE NO.17-27
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.24 OF THE ESTES PARK MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE RAW WATER
WHEREAS,the Town Board desires to clarify policy regarding new agreements
for the Town to provide raw water.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:Section 13.24.130 is hereby added to the Estes Park Municipal Code,
to read as follows:
13.24.130 -Agreements to provide raw water.
(a)Agreements for the Town to provide raw water for more than one year shall
require approval of the Board of Trustees.The Director or Water
Superintendent may enter the Town into agreements for the Town to provide
raw water for up to one year,upon determining that the agreement will benefit
the Town and its water customers.
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing,unless otherwise directed by the Board of
Trustees,Town staff shall not accept or process requests for new agreements
to provide raw water,either for direct use or by way of augmentation,for
properties to which Town water service could feasibly be extended in the
determination of the Director.The Director shall presume that any property is
within feasible reach of the system,and the burden shall be on the person
requesting the water to demonstrate to the Director’s satisfaction that
topographic,geological,or other elements make the extension infeasible.This
prohibition shall not apply to agreements to supply raw water solely for
agricultural or irrigation purposes.
Section 2:This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30)days after
its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado this iO day of J%SkU3V ,2021.
ATTEST:
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
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I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees on the 5”day of -Ut ,2021 and published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,on the j’day
of Pu ,2021,all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TClerk
Town Attorney