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ORDIMANC.,E NO. ~
(s~ries of 196'6]--
AN ORDINANCE At~ID~ TITIZ III, CF~tF~R 3, OF T~ ORDINANCES OF TH~ ~ OF ,15P~,
~- IT ORD~ by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado:
Section i: Section 3-3-6 of Chapter 3 of Title III, of the Official
Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby re-enacted in its entirety to
provide as follows:
~3-3-6: RATES AND /2iAi:
(a) For .the purpqses of this
(~rdinance, rates end charges for_the use of water for "Residential
Purpose" shall apply only to water service delivered t~rou~h tap
connections t~bree-fourths (3/4%hs) of an inch or smaller for usual
and ordinary residential purpose. ~ubjact to water services tap
limitation, such residence rates shall prevail notwithstandin§ the
fact that the consumer in such residence conducts therein a business
or businesses not requiring water for other than usual residential
F~rposes. Subject to water service tap limitation, such residence
rates shall likewise prevail if not more than two (2) rooms are
available in such residence for rental purposes.
(h) CharDes and assessments for the
use of water from the water mains of the City of Aspen, Colorado,
within and without such City, shall he imposed hythe Manager, as
follows:
(1) For Residential purposes where the consumer has not
installed a meter, the rate o~ charSe for each calendar month, or
an~ fraction the~e0f' (known~ as the flat rate) shall be as follows:
Within Nithout
Per unit of 4 rooms or less
Per unit of 5 rooms
P% unit of 6 rooms
Per unit of 7 rooms
For each additional =corn, add
F°r each sink, lavatory or
faucet, add
First water closet or urinal
[self-closing)
Each additional water closet
or urinal
First bath tub or shower
Each additional shower or tub
civ cit~
2.45 $-5.10
2.65 5.~5
2.85 5.80
3.05 6.15
.2o .35
.45 .90
.85 1.75
· 45 .9o
.85 1.75
· 45 .9o
(2) For Residential purooses where the consmaer has not in-
stalled a meter, and use thereof is made for less tha~ twelve
calendar months in a calendar year, the rate or charge for the
periods indicated shall he as follows:
Minimum charge for a poriod of
four (4) consecutive months
or less, of use
Within Without
citZ ,cit~ ....
$22.00 $46.20
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Minimum charge for a period of
mo~e than four (4) said less
than five (5) consecutive
months of use
Within Withou~
cit cit
$26.ho $55.ho
Minimum charges for a period of
more than five (5) and less
than six (6) consecutive
months of use
30.80 6h.70
Minimum charge for a period of
more than six (6) and less
than seve~ (7) consecutive
months of use
35.20 73.90
Minimum charge for a period of
more than seven(7) sad less
than eight (8) consecutive
months of use
39.60 83.i5
Minim~mcharge for a period of
mom than eight (8) and less
than nine (9)consecutive
months of use
Mini-~ charge for a period of
more thsnnine (9) and less
than ten (10) consecutive
months of us~
h8.4o ioi.65
Minimum cha~ge for a period of
more than ten (10) and less
than eleven (11) consecutive
months of use
52.80 110.90
The use of water for one day or any fraction thereof in any
calendar month shall be deemed use of water for the full calendar
month for the purposes of the above schedules. Should the Manager
determine that the flat rate for residential purposes hereinahove
prescrihed wouldhe greater than the minimum rate herein prescribed
for the period indicated, the fiat ~te hereinbefore prescribed
shall apply for the period of use. The rates herein prescribed
shall not apply unless the consumer has requested of the Manager
a disconnect of service for the period of non-use.
(3) For Residential ~mirposes where the consumer has installed
a meter, the rate or ~narge for each cal~ids~month, or any fraction
thereof, shall he as follows:
Minimum charge including the
first 2,000 gallons
Minimum charge for each 1,000
gallons for the next 48,000
gallons
For each 1,000 gallons for the
50,000 gallons
For each 1,000 gallons for all
over 100,000 gallons
Within Witbmut
citr
3.70 $ 7.40
.5o 1.oo
· 35 .70
.25 .5o
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(4) For a~y use other than Residential purposes, end except for
the special irrigation aha l-~re nycrant rates hereinafter prescribed,
the rate or charge for each calendar month shall he as follows~
Within Without
Cit~' Ctt~,
Itini~mi charge including the
first 2,000 gallons $ 3.70 $ 7.40
For each 1,000 gallons for the
next 48,000 gallons .65 1.30
For e~h 1,~ gallons for the
ne~ 50,~0 gallons .55 1.10
For each 1,~0 gallons for all
~r 100,000 ~lons .~ .~
Flat rates are available to all commercial users of water,
including residences where more than 2 rooms are av~ilahle for rent,
except for municipal hydrants, large users, or where use requires the
installation of a meter. The charge indicated covers the first outlet
or fixture in each unit. Additional fixtures are to be charged at the
specified rate thereof.
Bakery, for each ovemn
Barber or Beauty Shop
First chair, includes water
for wash basin end windows 2.95 6.30
Each additional chair, includes
water for additional basin .60 1.25
Billiard or Pool Parlor,
First table .90 1.90
Each additional'table .45 .90
Within Without
Cit~' Cit~,
$1.85 $ 4.oo
Boarding House or Lodging House
(Residences where more then
2 rooms are available for rent.)
8 rooms or less 2.95 6.30
Each additional room over 8 .20 .35
Bottle Washer 1.70 3.65
Car Wash Rack 2.10 4.40
Club Room, Tavern, Cocktail Bar 2.15 4.55
Cleaners, Dyeing or Scouring Works 2.95 6.30
Court House 2.55 5.30
Dentistt s Office 2.15 4.55
Dairy C6ws, per head .55 .90
Dishwasher 1.70 3.65
Filling Station (without car
storage) 2.15 4.55
Cmrage, ~bl ic 2.55 5.3o
Hall, public 2.15 4.55
Horses, each .55 .90
Hospital, 14 rooms, per room
Hotels, 25 rooms or less,
per room
Above 25 rooms,
per additional room
Laundry,
Per washer or tub - Hand
Per washer or tub - Steam
Office
Photography Shop
Printing Establishment
Refrigerators, (Locker tmlant)
water cooled
Restaurant or Lunch Room,
per guest seat
Minimum charge
Public School
~ocla Fountain
Store, or Shop
(Drug, Grocer, Meat, Candy,
Soft D~ink, Ice Cream, Theater)
Tourist Cabins, Motels, Trailers,
each
(If fixtures are installed,
rate for hoarding houses or
lodging houses will apply.)
Within Without
Cit;f Cit~
$ .~O $ .35
.2~ .50
.20 .35
i.5o 3.i5
2.6o 5.45
.90 1.80
4.4o 9.25
2.95 6.30
i.?o 3.55
.08 .17
2.95 6.30
2.95 6.30
.90 1.80
0
For fixtures or outlets in addition to the first fixture in
a commercial establishment, charges will be made as follows:
Within Without
Fixtures installed for use of
the occupants of private rooms
suites and not for use of
general roo~ers or the general
~tblic:
Each w~ter closet or urinal,
self closing
Each ~sh basin, sink, or
lavatory in excess of the first
Each lrath tub or shower
· 90 $ i.80
· h5 .9o
· 90 1.80
Fixtures installed for use of
Public:
Each ~ater closet or urinal,
self closing 1.55 3.20
Each~m~hbasin, sink, lavatory
or faucet in excess of the first .45 .90
Each hath tub or shower 1.50 3.15
Charges sho~m are basis for billing one month or fraction thereof.
(5) For ar~y use other than Residential I~rposes, the
minimum charge for less t~an
~ ~ f~llo~:
Within Without
Net minimum charge per customer
for use, four (4) consecutive
months or less $22.00 $ ~6.20
5 consecutive months 26.40 55.40
6 consecutive months 30.80 64.70
7 consecutive months 35.20 73.90
8 consecutive months 39.60 83.15
9 conseo~ive months 44.00 92.40
10 consecutive months 48.40 101.65
11 consecutive months 52.80 110.90
(6) For hose tap service connections vhere the lot is
vacant, and the service through vhich the water is delivered
is three-fourths (3~4ths) of an inch or smaller, and the fix-
ta~re or outlet, vhether one or more, is s~itable for hose con-
nection only, the rate or charge on a flat rate basis, shall
be as follows:
Per hose conmection outlet
Within Without
...Cit~. Cit[.
$ 2,95 $ 5.70
SUch connections shall be used for sprinkling or irrigation
of lawns, trees or gardens only, and the rates above prescribed
shall be for unmetered connections only. If the service is
metered, the rates prescribed for metered residential purposes
shall apply.
(7) For Fire H~drant purposes only, the rate or charge
sh~ll be as follows:
Each fire hydrant (per year)
p~yable in monthly
installments
In advance
Within Without
Cit[ Cit~
$ 5i.24 $ioo.i6
($4.2?/ ($9.18
month) month]
(8) For IrriDa}ion Water purposes where no meter is in~
stalled, and in addition to charges prescribed hereinbefore
for water use, and available for the purpose of sprinkling or
irrigating lavns, trees and gardens only, the rate or charge,
on a flat rate basis only, shall be as follows:
Within and Without Cit~
Irrigation Water
Twenty Cents (20g) per front or street foot per irrigation
season for each one hundred twenty-five (125) feet or
less of depth.
CExsm~les of this rate or charges
Area to be irrigated tncludin§ improvements,
if any:
30 feet front X 125 foot depth, equal 30 X $0.20,
equals $6.00 per season!
30 feet front X 175 foot depth, equal 30 X 2 X $0.20,
equals $12.00 per season~
60 feet front X 350 foot depth, equal 60 X 3 X $0.20,
equals $36.00 per season.)
The season for irrigation water tx~rposes shall he deemed
June, July and August, annually, and the ~snager shall add to
the bills rendered to all oons~ers ~o which this rate or c~ar§e
is applicable, one-thix~l (1/3rd) of the season charge on each of
the bills rendered July 1, August 1, and September 1, annually.
(c) All charges and assess~ants for
the use of water shall be billed by the Manager ~et~an the first
and the fifth of each calendar month of use. Such bills a~e p~yable
upon hein9 mailed to the consumer at his add~ess on file with the
Manager. A penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of such bill shall
be added to any such bill not paid on or before the fifteenth
(15th) da~ of the calendar month the same becomes due. The Manager
shall disconnect ~he water service to any consumer who fails to pa~
such bill on or before the twentieth (20th) day of the calendar
month ~he same becomes due.
Cd) A service charge of t~o dollars
($2.00) is he~.by established for each connect and each disconnect
of -~ator servive howsoever occurring.
(e) I~unicipal, quasi-municipal or
9overnmantal agencies, supported in whole or in part Dy general
@~ope~y taxes shall be deemed within the CAty for the purposes
of their rate schedules irrespective of the fact that the service
connection or use m~y be without the City.
(f) Except as set forth tns~section
(e) hereof, the point of place of use of water shall he determinative
on whether the Within City or the Without City ra~e or charge is
applicable. If any use of water through a tap or connection is made
outside of the City Limits of the City of ~.~pen, all use through
such tap or connection shall he deemed ~ithout City for rate or char§e
pttrpO ses·
(MOTEs Amended by Ordinance No. 5, Series 1963;
Section 3, Ordinance No. 21, Series 1964.)
Section 2: Section 3-3-7 of Chapter 3 of Title III, of the Official
Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby re-enacted in its entirety to read
as follows:
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"3-3-7: METER RE(N3LATIC~S:
(a) All premises using water from the
water mains of the City of Aspen, Colorado, for any purpose, ~hether
residential or commercial, shall have the option of taking and measuring
water through a meter and ~ying for the ssme according to meter mea-
surements thereof at the rates established by this Ordinance or shall
take water and pay for same at the re~ulsr rates and charges as estab-
lished elsewhere by this Ordinance. (Amended t~y Section h, Ordinance
No. 21, Series 196h; Section 1, Ordinance No. lb, Series 1965.)
(b) In no case shall the o~ner of any
premises be allowed to take part of the water used on said premises
on a flat rate basis, snd part on the meter basis, but ineevery case,
such owner shall take and pay for all the water used by him, on any one
premises, either on the flat rate or on the meter rate basis.
Section ~.: Because of the matters and things hereinabowe set forth, the
City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, hereby finds, determines and declares
that an emergency exists, and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate
preservation of public peace, health and safety.
DAY OF
ATTEST:
City Clerk
1966.
FINAZLY A/]OPTED AND A/:~ROVED THIS
DAY OF ~ ,
' ~ity Clerk
STATE OF COLORADO, )
) SS.
COUNTY OF PITKIN. )
CERTIFICATE
I, LORRAINE GRAVES, City Clerk of Aspen,
Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and fore-
going Ordinance was introduced, read in full, and
passed on. first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Aspen on Ma_v 2 ,
196 6 , and published in the Aspen Times a weekly
newspaper of general circulation, published in the
City of Aspen, Colorado, in its issue of May 5 ,
196 ~ , and was finally adopted and approved at a
regular meeting of the City Council on May 16 ,
196 6 , and ordered published as Ordinance No. 9 ,
Series of 196 6 , of said City, as provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and the seal. of said City at Aspen, Colorado, this l?th
day of May , 196 6
City Clerk