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ORDINANCE NO. ~/
(Series of 1971)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6, CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE III OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN ENTITLED "RATES AND CHARGES",
REVISING WATER RATES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY; REQUIRING
RESIDENTIAL FLAT RATE SERVICE FEES ON SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY
DWELLINGS, AND AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 7, CHAPTER 3
OF TITLE III OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, ELIM-
INATING METERS FOR SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS FROM THE
DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND AMENDING SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 9,
CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE III OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN
INCREASING WATER TAP CHARGES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1:
Section 6, Chapter 3 of Title III of the
Municipal Code of the City of Aspen entitled "Rates and Charges"
is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows:
"3-3-6:
RATES AND CHARGES:
(a) Residential Flat Rate:
For the purpose of this ordinance
residential flat rate service shall be deemed water
service to an individual family unit or a duplex.
Ail water charges for single and two family dwell-
ings shall be assessed on the residential flat rate,
except single and two family dwellings with meters
installed prior to the effective date of this
ordinance. Ail other water users, including any
multiple family dwelling other than a duplex not
providing a separate curb valve for each unit, shall
be billed on the Commercial Meter Rate where a meter
has been installed.
(b) Schedule of Rates:
1. The Residential and Commercial
Flat Rate shall be computed on a point value basis
according to the following schedule:
Ten Points = One Unit
One Point = $ 1.30 per month billing charge
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Bedroom
Kitchen
Living Room-Dining Room
(combined)
Living Room (separate)
Dining Room (separate)
Automatic Washing Machine
Garbage Disposal
Dishwasher
Toilet, or Urinal
Lavatory
Bathtub, Shower (combination)
Bathtub or Shower (separate)
Sink
Swimming Pool
Automatic Fire Control
Point Value
Inside Outside
~ City
~ 1
1 2
3
2 4
4 8
2. For the use of water for less than a
full month on Residential and Commercial Flat Rates, it
shall be the responsibility of the water user to notify
the Water Department on or before the day the service is
to be discontinued; the Water Department will then com-
pute fraction-of-month charges according to the following
schedule:
DATE OF CONNECT OR
DISCONNECT
1st through 5th of Month
6th through 14th of Month
15th through 25th of Month
25th through 31st of Month
PERCENTAGE OF FULL
MONTHLY BILL
Disconnecting
Customer
Connecting
Customer
0% 100%
33% 67%
67% 33%
100% O%
3. For Residential purposes where a meter
has been installed prior to the effective date of this
ordinance, the rate or charge for such calendar month,
or any fraction thereof, shall be as follows:
Meter Inside City Outside City
Size Gallons Min. Charge gallons Min. Charse
3/4" 4,000 $ 4.80 4,000 $ 9.60
1" 6,000 6.50 6,000 13.00
1½" 14,000 13.30 14,000 26.60
2" 20,000 18.40 20,000 36.80
4" 41,000 36.10 41,000 72.20
6" 60,000 50.80 60,000 101.60
Charge for each
1,000 gallons over
the minimum .65 1.30
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Ail metered water users with private fire protection
systems shall be billed an additional charge of $5.20
per month inside the City and $10.40 per month outside
the City.
4. Commercial Metered Rate: Ail commer-
cial water users shall be required to have a water meter
and the Commercial Rate of charge for each calendar month
shall be as follows:
Meter
Size
3/4" 4 000
1" 6 000
1~" 14,000
2" 20 000
4" 41 000
6" 60 000
Charge for each
1,000 gallons over
the minimum
Inside City
Gallons Min. Charse
$ 5.30
7.15
14.60
20.20
39.70
55.90
.75
Outside Cit~
Gallons Min. Charse
4 000
6 000
14,000
20,000
41 000
60 000
$ 10.60
14.30
29.20
40.40
79.40
111.80
1.50
All metered water users with private fire protection
systems shall be billed an additional charge of $5.20 per
month inside the City and $10.40 per month outside the
City.
(c) Ail charges and assessments for the
uses of water shall be billed between the 1st and 5th
of each month for the water service for the previous
month. Such bills are payable upon being mailed to
the consunmr at his address on file with the Manager. A
penalty equal to ten (10%) percent of such bill shall be
added to any such bill not paid on or before the 15th
day of the calendar month the same becomes due. The
Manager shall disconnect the water service tomy con-
sumer who fails to pay such bill on or before the 20th
day of the calendar month the same becomes due.
(d) A service charge of Two ($2.00) Dollars
is hereby established for each connect and each dis-
connect of water service howsoever occurring.
(e) Municipal, quasi-municipal or govern-
mental agencies, supported in whole or in part by
general property taxes shall be deemed inside the City
for the purposes of their rate schedules irrespective
of the fact that the service connection or use may be
outside the City.
(f) Ex pt as set forth in subsection
hereof, the point of place of use of water shall be
determinative on whether the inside City or outside
City rate or charge is applicable. If any use of
(e)
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water through a tap or connection is made outside of
the City limits of the City of Aspen, all use through
such tap or connection shall be deemed outside City
for rate or charge purposes."
~ection 2:
Subsection (a) of Section 7, Chapter 3 of
Title III is hereby amended to read as follows:
"3-3-7: METER REGULATIONS:
(a) Meters shall be of a size and type
set forth by specifications of the Water Department.
The installation of the meters shall conform to
specifications required by the department."
~ection 3:
Subsection (b) of Section 9, Chapter 3 of
Title III is hereby amended to read as follows:
"3-3-9:
WATER TAPS:
(b) Tap Charges: Ail tap fees shall be
computed according to the point value schedule outlined
in Section 3-3-6(b).
When the point value has been established
the tap fee shall be assessed as follows:
Fee Per Tap Fee
~oint Range ...Point Size Minimum Maximum
0 - 15 $40.00 5/8- $ 6oo.oo $ 600.00
16 - 30 40.00 1" 640.00 1,200.00
31 100 40.00 1~" 1,240.00 4,000.00
101 - 300 30.00 2" 4,030.00 10,000.00
301 900 20.00 4" 10,030.00 22,000.00
901 1,500 10.00 6" 22,010.00 28,000.00
The minimum tap fee shall
gardless of the point total.
to the extension of existing
not be less than $600.00 re-
Th~s minimum shall not apply
servicesf'
Section 4:
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be
held at ~J~~ ~=?g'./~ 7/ at ~5-.~o P.M. in the City Council
Chambers, City Hall Building, Aspen, Colorado.
Section 5:
If any provision of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held in-
valid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
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applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the pro-
visions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by
law by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado on the
~ day of ~_~~ , 1971.
ATTEST:
FINALLY ADOPTED,
,
ATTEST:
CITY CLEEK
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of
1971.
MAYO,~~ !
STATE OF COLORADO)
)
COUNTY OF PITKIN )
ss CERTIFICATE
.~, Lorraine Graves, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and forefoing ordinance was
introduced, read in full, and passed on RH~-,.~-x first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Asoen on December 13 ,1,~7 ~ , and nublish-
ed in
ation~ oublished in
issue of December
adopted and aooro~ed at a regular meeting of
the Aspen Times, a weekly newsoaoer of general ci'°cul-
the City of Asoen, Colorado, in its
16 , 1~71__~ and was finally
the City
Council on December 29
as Ordinance No. 34
orovided by law.
,1971__~and ordered oublished
Series of 197_~_~ of said City, as
IN WITNESS %~THEREOF,
the seal of said City of As,en~ Colorado,
~ay of January ~ 1~)72
I have hereunto set my hand and
this 3rd
SEAL
~ Lorraine Graves, City Clerk