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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 383-69C.S e ORDXNANCE NO.383 An Ordinance Amending chapter 7 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,the Same Pertaining to the Light and Power Department and the Operation and Procedures of said Light and Power Department. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OP TRUSTEES OP THE TOWN OP ESTES PARK,COXDMDO: Section 1.That Subsection 7.3-5a of Section 7.3 Rules and Regulations;and Subsections 7.4-1 and 7.4-2 of Section 7.4 Rate Schedules of chapter 7 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: chapter 7 Light and Power Department 7.3—5 service Contract a.Application: The original service connection at any location under any schedule of rates shall be preceded by a signed applica tion for service at the office of the Department on forms pro vided by the Department which include the adoption of these rules and regulations and which,when approved by the Department,shall constitute a contract between the user and the Department under which the user agrees to pay the Department for service rendered in accordance with the applicable rate schedule including any special rules and regulations appertaining thereto.The resulting contract may not be assigned without the approval of the Department. A separate application will be required for service under each appli cable rate schedule. Tho Town will not connect an applicant for service, or a contractor representing the applicant until the signed contract and any applicable charges or deposits have been received. Where a user desires service at more than one point of delivery,excepting where loads cannot otherwise be satis factorily supplied by the Department,separate applications shall be made for each point of delivery and meter reading under the same rates shall not be combined for billing purposes. No promise,agreement or representation of any employee of the Department shall be binding upon the Department, unless the same shall have been incorporated in the application and contract for service. 7.4 Pate Sçh44es.The following schedules of rates for the service of electric energy by the Town of Estes Park are hereby fixed and adopted aad shall remain in effect until repealed or amended. 7.4—I Rate jc 1 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Applicability: Applicable in Estes Park service territory. 0 0 )Wailability —Single—Family Basis: This schedule is available to residential consumers for all domestic users in single—family private dwellings or individually metered apartments and is not available for resale service. Rate: The first 30 kwh per month $1.80 The next 20 kwh per month,per kwh @ .06 The next 50 kwh per month,per kwh (.04 The ne:ct 200 kwh per month,per kwh @ .02 All additional kwh used per month,per kwh .....015 Minimum —Net minimum charge per meter per month ..1.80 Availability —Multi-Fami1y Basis: The foregoing rate schedule is also available for multi family residential use by multiplying the blocks of the rate and the minimum by the following factors: Two units 1.9 Three units 2.7 Four units 3.4 Five units 4.1 More than 5 units, add 0.7 per unit Payiaent: The above rates are net.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten (10)days from date of bill. Contract Period and Conditions: All contracts under this schedule shall he for a minimum period of 12 months and thereafter until terminated,where service is no longer required,on three days’written notice. 7.4—2 Rate No.2 COMBINED RESIDENTIAL AND WATER HEATING Ipp1icabily: Applicable in Estes Park service territory. Availability —Single—Family Basis: This schedule is available to residential consumers for all domestic uses in single—family private dwellings or indivi dually metered apartments,metered through one meter,where in addition to the use of lighting and household appliances, the consumer installs and uses for all his water heating requirements a solidly connected electric water heater.This schedule is not available for resale service. —2— o Rate: The first 30 kwh per month ..........$1.80 The next 20 kwh per month,per kwh .06 The next 50 kwh per ivonth,per kwh ©.04 The next 150 kwh per month,per kwh @ .02 ,Th e next 250 kwh per month,per kwh ©.0125 All additional kwh used per month,per kwh ©.015 Minimum —Net minimum charge per meter per month ...1.80 Ava I labilit-Mu 1ti-Fami1yBasis The foregoing rate schedule is also available for multi family residential use by multiplying the blocks of the rate and the minimum by the following factors: Two units 1.9 Three units 2.7 Four units 3.4 Five units 4.1 More than 5 units,add 0.7 per unit Pa yrn ent: The above rates are net.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten (10)days from date of bill. Contract Period and Conditions: All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 12 months and thereafter until terminated where Service is no longer reuircd on three days’written notice. This rate is not available to hotels,motels,clubs,hospitals, rest homes or similar uses. This rate shall be applicable only where all of the water heating requirement is provided with automatic storage type water heaters. Service for water heating may be limited to off-peak hours as determined by the Town.The off—peak hours,subject to change at the option of the Town,shall not total less than 18 hours per day. Control equipment for automatically limiting the use of service for water heating to off-peak hours may be furnished by the Town for all electric water heating installations but shall be installed by consumer’s electrical contractor at consumer’s expense.All control equipment shall be sealed and controlled by the Town. Water heaters shall he of a two—element storage type approved by the Town.Each element shall be non—inductive and shall be connected through a separate thermostat.The capacity rating of the lower and upper units shall be 20 and 30 watts per gallon,respectively,to the nearest NENA Standard. Water heaters of the quick recovery type shall be 40 gallons or larger and the capacity rating of each of the lower and upper elements shall not exceed 5,000 watts.The upper thermostat and element shall be interconnected with the lower thermostat and element to allow operation of only one element at the same time.The lower,or base,element shall be placed so as to heat the entire tank and the upper,or booster, element shall be placed so as to heat not more than the upper one-third of the tank. —3— 7.4-4 Rate No.4 Appiicab4y CONNERCIAL LIGHTING -GENERAL Applicable in Estes Park service territory. Ava liability: Rate This schedule is available for business lighting and small power use including only single—phase motors not exceeding five (5)horsepower in size.All service will be supplied only through a single meter.This schedule is not available for resale service. Minimum: For all energy used between meter readings taken on Nay 20th to September 20th — First 22 kwh used per month The next 78 kwh used per month,per kwh The next 100 kwh used per month,per kwh The next 800 kwh used per month,per kwh The next 1500 kwh used per month,per kwh @ The next 2500 kwh used per month,per kwh ® All additional kwh used per month,per kwh © For all energy used between meter readings taken on or about September 20th to May 20th — First 23 kwh used per month The next 77 kwh used per month,per kwh @ The next 100 kwh used per month,per kwh @ The next $00 kwh used per month,per kwh @ The next 2000 kwh used per month,per kwh @ All additional kwh used per month,per kwh or about $2.00 .075 .055 .048 .035 .025 .0175 $2.00 .067 033 .029 .0225 .0175 Net minimum charge per meter per month.$2.00 Payment: The above rates are net.Bills for electric service are due and payable within ten (10)days from date of bill. Contract Period and Conditions: All contracts under this schedule shall be for a minimum period of 12 months and thereafter until terminated, where service is no longer required,on three days’written notice. The foregoing provisions of this schedule are subject to the definitions,terms and conditions of the General and Business Lighting Schedule Rules and Regulations made a part hereof by reference thereto. Energy supplied for business lighting,incidental power and miscellaneous uses will be approximately 60 cycle,single phase alternating current,120-volt,two—wire or 120/240 —4— o 0 volt,three—wire service.Single—phase motors with “lockcd— rotor”values in excess of twenty amperes shall not be used on 120—volt service.Single—phase motors in excess of 5 horsepower shall not be used on 240 volt service. Luminous electric discharge tubes or other equipment of inherently low power factor characteristics shall,at all times,be provided with effective power factor correction such that the power factor of customers electric service shall not be less than 85 per cent. Section 2.Except as herein specifically amended, Chapter 7 and all ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park relative to the Light and Power Department shall be and are hereby designated to remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified,confirmed and approved. Section 3.The Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Town Clerk and other officials of the Town to file with the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado such documents and to take such action,including the employment of personnel and the pay ment therefor,as may be required to obtain the approval of said Public Utilities Commission as may be required under the applicable law,but subject only to such jurisdiction as may exist in the Public Utilities Commission relative to the matters herein stated. The rates and rules and regulations set forth in this Ordinance shall be effective outside the boundaries of the Town of Estes Park upon the first billing for service commencing after May 10,1970,provided approval thereof by the Public Utilities Commission has been thereto fore received and said rules,regulations and rates shall be effective within the boundaries of the Town of Estes Park beginning with the service and billing period after said May 10,1970. Section 4.The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable,and if any section,proviiön,or part thereof shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid,the remainder of this Ordinance shall continue in full force and effect,it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance would have been adopted even if such unconstitutional or invalid matter had not been included therein.It is further declared that if any provision or part of this Ordinance,or the application thereof to any person or circumstances,is held invalid,the remainder of this Ordinance and the application thereof to other persons shall not be affected thereby. Section 5.All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Town of Estes Park or sections of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.Provided,however,that specifically Sections 7.3—5 Service Contract a.Applications,and Section 7.4—1 Rate No.1 and Section 7.4—2 Rate No.2 shall and are hereby specifically repealed as enacted in prior ordinances0 Section 6.The Board of Trustees herewith finds,determines and designates that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,health and safety,and whereas in the opinion of the Board of Trustees an emergency exists,this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its final passage,adoption and publication. Mayor Town Cler] —5-.