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08-88QORDINANCENO.8-88ANORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER13.12OFTHEMUNICIPALCODEOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADO,RELATINGTOLIGHTANDPOWERRATESCHEDULESCONTAININGCONDITIONSOFSERVICEANDCHARGESFORELECTRICPOWERANDENERGYBYTHELIGHTANDPOWERDEPARTMENTOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADO.BEITORDAINEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADO:Section1.Chapters13.12.030BandG,and13.12.050BandFoftheMunicipalCodeoftheTownofEstesPark,Coloradoareamendedtoreadasfollows:13.12.030Rate2——Residentialservice——Demandmetered.***B.Availability.Thisscheduleisavailabletoresidentialconsumershavingelectricheatasaprimaryorauxiliaryenergysourceforspaceheatinginindividuallymeteredsingle—familydwellingsorindividuallymeteredapartments.Thisscheduleisalsoavailableforthoseresidentialconsumerswhodonothaveelectricheatasaprimaryorauxiliaryenergysourceforspaceheating,butwhoseannualenergyconsumptionisoverfifteenthousandKilowatthours.Thisscheduleisnotavailableforresaleservice.G.ConditionsofService.Serviceprovidedunderthisratescheduleshallbesubjecttoalllightandpowerdepartmentgeneralandspecificrulesandregulationsandextensionpolicies,andsuchrulesandregulationsassetforthinappropriatetariffsheetsonfile.Ifanaccountrequestsserviceunderthisrateschedule,itshallberequiredtoremainonthisschedulefornotlessthantwelvemonths.TheTownshallbeadvisedastotheimpendinginstallationofelectricspace—heatingequipmentinadvanceinordertodetermineifextensionsoforadditionstotheTown’sfacilitieswillberequiredandtoallowarrangementstherefor,andtodeterminetheavailablevoltageattheconsumer’sinstallation. 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0•Waterheatersshallbeofatwo—elementstoragetypeapprovedbytheTown.Eachelementshallbenoninductiveandshallbeconnectedthroughaseparatethermostat.Thecapacityratingofthelowerandupperunitsshallbetwentyandthirtywattspergallon,respectively,tothenearestNEMAStandard.Waterheatersofthequick—recoverytypeshallbefortygallonsorlargerandthecapacityratingofeachofthelowerandupperelementsshallnotexceedfivethousandwatts.Theupperthermostatandelementshallbeinterconnectedwiththelowerthermostatandelementtoallowoperationofonlyoneelementatthesametime.Thelower,orbase,elementshallbeplacedsoastoheattheentiretank,andtheupper,orbooster,elementshallbeplacedsoastoheatnotmorethantheupperone—thirdofthetank.Eachspaceheatingelementoveronethousandsixhundredfiftywattsshallbeindividuallycontrolledbyathermostat.Nosinglespaceheatingelementshallhavearatedcapacitygreaterthanfivekilowatts.Nothermostatshallcontrolmorethanfivekilowatts.13.12.050Rate4——Generalservicesmall.***B.Availability.Thisscheduleisavailableforbusinesslightingandsmallpowerloadsofthirty—fivekilowattsmaximumdemandsorlessandtoresidentialconsumersrequiringservicecommencingafterAugust1,1981,havingelectricheatasaprimaryorauxiliaryenergysourceforspaceheatinginindividuallymeteredsingle—familyprivatedwellingsorindividuallymeteredapartments.Allservicewillbesuppliedonlythroughasinglemeter.Thisserviceisavailableatsingleorthree—phaseatvoltageavailableatthecustomerservicelocation.Thisscheduleisnotavailableforresaleservice.F.ConditionsofService.Serviceprovidedunderthisratescheduleshallbesubjecttoalllightandpowerdepartmentgeneralandspecificrulesandregulationsandextensionpoliciesandsuchrulesandregulationsassetforthinappropriatetariffsheetsonfile.Ifanaccountrequestsserviceunderthisschedule,itshallberequiredtoremainonthisschedulefornotlessthantwelvemonths.—2— 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0Luminouselectricdischargetubesorotherequipmentofinherentlylowpowerfactorcharacteristicsshall,atalltimes,beprovidedwitheffectivepowerfactorcorrectionsuchthatthepowerfactorofcustomer’selectricserviceisnotlessthanninetypercent.Waterheatersshallbeoftwo-elementstoragetypeapprovedbytheTown.Eachelementshallbenoninductiveandshallbeconnectedthroughaseparatethermostat.Thecapacityratingofthelowerandupperunitsshallbetwentyandthirtywattspergallon,respectively,tothenearestNEMAstandard.Waterheatersofthequick-recoverytypeshallbefortygallonsorlargerandthecapacityratingofeachofthelowerandupperelementsshallnotexceedfivethousandwatts.Theupperthermostatandelementshallbeinterconnectedwiththelowerthermostatandelementtoallowoperationofonlyoneelementatthesametime.Thelower,orbase,elementshallbeplacedsoastoheattheentiretank,andtheupper,orbooster,elementshallbeplacedsoastoheatnotmorethantheupperone-thirdofthetank.Section2.Exceptashereinspecificallyamended,chapter13andallordinancesorpartsofordinancesoftheMunicipalCodeoftheTownofEstesParkrelativetotheLightandPowerDepartmentshallbeandherebyaredesignatedtoremaininfullforceandeffectandareherebyratified,confirmedandapproved.Section3.TheBoardofTrusteesherebyauthorizestheTownAdministratorandotherofficialsoftheTowntotakesuchactionasmaybenecessarytoimplementtherateclassificationmodificationscontainedinthisOrdinance.Section4.AllactionsheretoforetakenbytheTown,theLightandPowerDepartmentanditsagents,withreferencetothemodificationofelectricrateclassificationsashereinadopted,areherebyratified,approvedandconfirmed.Section5.TheBoardofTrusteesoftheTownofEstes•Park,Colorado,herewithfinds,determinesanddesignatesthat--- 00 00thisordinanceisnecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthepublicpeace,healthandsafetyforreliableelectricserviceaffectsthepublicpeace,healthandsafety;andthechangesintheelectricrateclassificationsauthorizedhereinarenecessarytomaintainreliableelectricserviceandpreservethefinancialandoperatingintegrityofthemunicipalelectricsystem;andintheopinionoftheBoardofTrustees,therateclassificationsarereasonable.Section6.ThisOrdinanceshalltakeeffectandbeinforceasofthefirstelectricbillingperiodcommencingonorafterJune6,1988,andafteritsfinalpassage,adoptionandthesignatureoftheMayor.PASSEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESTHIS&DAYOF,1988,ANDSIGNEDTHIS77DAYOF___________1988.S.BERNERDDANNELS,MAYORTOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADOIHEREBYCERTIFYANDATTESTTHATTHEABOVEORDINANCEWASINTRODUCEDANDREADATARECULARMEETINGOFTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESONTHE,2éDAYOF_________,1988,ANDPUBLISHEDINANEWSPAPEROFGENERALCIRCULATIONINTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADO—4— 00 C.ONTHEDAYOF(&tc..t,1988,ALLASREQUIREDBYTHESTATUTESOFTHESTATEOFCOLORADO.4.VICKIEO’CONNOR,TOWNCLERK—5— 00