HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 21-86ORDINANCE NO.21-86
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 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 the Town’s water system
a reconnection fee which shall be the total sum of the following
charges:the actual cost to the Town of the corporation cock,
expansion joint,curb box,tapping saddle,and water meter
furnished by the Town,to make such tap,and the following sums
for each connection to the Town’s water system:
Connection Charge
(in inches)
5/8 or 3/411 $1,216.00
1”2,160 00
1—¼”3,375.00
4,865.00
2”8,650 00
3”19,460 00
4”34,600 00
6”77,860.00
The size of all connections shall be determined by the Town.
If the size of a connection is increased,the consumer shall pay
the difference between the fee for the existing connection and
the fee for the new connection.
In addition to the foregoing water tap fee,the consumer
shall pay to the Town a water rights fee in accordance with the
following schedule:
Water Rights Fee
Single—family dwelling having
forty fixture values or less $1,730.00
All other water users,except those
special users provided for below,
not less than $1,730.00 and an
additional $43.26 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 on
property for which there has been furnished water,or its money
equivalent paid,when the property was annexed to the Town.
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 in accordance
with the following table:
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PLUMBING FIXTURE VALUES
Fixture Type Fixture Value
Bathtub 8
Drinking fountain (cooler)1
Drinking fountain (public)..2
Kitchen sink,½—inch connection 3
Lavatory,3/8—inch connection 2
Laundry tray,½—inch connection 3
Shower head (shower only)4
Service sink,½—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,½—inch connection ...4
Washing machine,½—inch connection.5
Hose bibs,½—inch connection....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,trenching,
backfilling and installation of the tap,must be at the expense
of the consumer and under the supervision of the water superin
tendent.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.Tappinq
must be accomplished by the Town,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.
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 period,a new application
for water service 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.
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 be 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.
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Section 3.That subsections (C),(D)and (C)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 $9.88.Addi
tional charge for each 1,000 gallons over the first
2,500 gallons used in each one—month billing period is
$1.56.
D.Payment.Bills for water service will be rendered by
the Town to each water customer on or about February 1st
of 1987 for the month of January,1987 and every
one—month thereafter.All bills shall be due and
payable within fifteen (15)days from the date of the
bill.Bills shall become delinquent thirty (30)days
from the date of the bill.
C.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 $4.54 for each
one-month billing period plus $0.10 per one thousand
(1,000)gallons of water used in excess of the minimum
usages provided for in subsection C of this section.
Section 4.That subsections (C),(D)and (C)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 sched
ule.
C.Bates.Minimum charge for up to 2,500 gallons of water
used in each one—month billing period is $15.99.
Additional charge for each 1,000 gallons over the first
2,500 gallons used in each one-month billing period is
$2.53.
D.Payment.Bills for water service will be rendered by
the Town to each water customer on or about February 1st
of 1987 for the month of January,1987 and every
one—month thereafter.All bills shall be due and
payable within fifteen (15)days from the date of the
bill.
C.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 $4.54 for each one-month billing
period plus $0.10 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,Colorado to read as follows:
13.32.140 Effective date.The tapping charge and water
rights fee set forth in Section 13.32.010 are effective as of
January 1,1987;the water rates set forth in Sections 13.32.090,
13.32.110 and 13.32.130 shall be effective as of the January 1987
meter reading.
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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 immediate 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.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced and
read at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on the
/57 day of
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1986 and published in a newspa
per of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado on
the /7’day of
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1986,all as required by the
Statutes of the State of Colorado.
Town Clerk
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE AND CONSENT TO
SPECIAL NEETING
We,the undersigned members of the Board of Trustees of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,do hereby acknowledge receipt
of the notice of the special meeting of September 3,1986,and we
hereby waive any and all irregularities,if any,in such notice
and in the manner of service thereof upon us,and consent and
agree to the holding of such meeting at the time and place
specified in said notice,and to the transaction of any and all
busi ss which may come before such meeting.
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7/Board of Trustees
Estes Park,Colorado
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
COUNTY OF LARIMER
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the
Board of Trustees of Estes Park,Colorado will be held at the
Municipal Building,170 MacGregor Ave.at 2:00 p.m.on Wednesday,
September 3,1986 for the purpose of considering the adoption of
an ordinance establishing the Estes Valley Public Library
District and requesting the appropriate County Boards to submit
the question of an increase in the maximum tax levy for said
District to the registered qualified electors of said District.
Recording SecretarS’
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF LARIMER )55.
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TOWN OF ESTES PARK )
The Board of Trustees of Estes Park,in the County of
Larimer,State of Colorado (the “Board”),met in special session
at the Municipal Building,170 McGregor Avenue,in Estes Park,
Colorado,being one of the regular meeting places of the Board,
at 2:00 p.m.on Wednesday,the 3rd day of September,1986.
There were present:
Mayor:H.Bernerd Dannels
Trustees:Norbert L.Aldrich
Mark T.Brown
David Barker
Paula L.Laing
David Habecker
There were absent:George J.Hix
There was also present:
Town Clerk Pro—Tern Monte Vavra
Thereupon the following proceedings,among others,were
had and taken:
The Mayor introduced the following ordinance:
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