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ORDINANCE NO. ~~
(Series of 1986)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF DIVISION 2 OF ARTICLE
III, CHAPTER 23 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "UTILITY CONNECTION CHARGE", (AND
THEREBY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 19, SERIES OF 1984), BY ENACTING
THE THIRD YEAR OF A PHASED INCREASE IN CERTAIN WATER UTILITY
CONNECTION CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen, desires that
water utility connection charges provide adequate capital contri-
bution; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires that such connection charges be
fairly and equitably assessed according to demands on the City's
municipal water utility; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to charge the cost of borrowing
money for water improvements allocable to future users through
tap fees phased in over a period time and, therefore, the following
increases in Section 23-58 (b) and 23-58 (d) represent the third
of four annual twenty percent (20%) increases to meet said
borrowing costs;
SECTION 1
That Division 2 of Article III of Chapter 23 of the Municipal
Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, namely Section 23-58 (b) and
(d), be and hereby are amended to read as follows;
Sec.23-58.
(b) In the event that connection or proposed connection
does not fit within the categories provided in sub-
section (c) hereof, the director may make a separate
EQR determination, or may require that such determination
be made by the city's eng inee r at the appl icant ' s
expense. In no event, however, shall utility connection
charges be less than the following minimum amounts
(SA = service area):
Meter and Tap Size Charge
Demand
(gmp) (inches) SA-l SA-2 SA-3
0-18 3/4 $ 3,318 $ 6,842 $ 9,124
19-30 1 5,910 12,182 16,243
31-60 1 1/2 15,482 27,302 36,461
61-96 2 23,674 48,730 64,903
97 -180 3 53,222 109,555 145,704
181-300 4 94,694 194,914 259,338
301-600 6 212,544 437,875 582,215
Meter and Tap Size Charge
Demand
( gm p ) (inches) SA-4 SA-5 SA-6 SA-7
0-18 3/4 $ 3,526 $ 4 , 56 2 $ 7 , 46 5 $ 4 , 562
19-30 1 6,272 8,122 13,289 8,122
31-60 1 1/2 14,100 18,230 29,825 18,230
61-96 2 2 5 , 0 56 32,452 53,101 32,452
97 -180 3 56,506 72,852 119,215 72,852
181-300 4 100,483 129,686 212,198 129,686
301-600 6 225,590 291,151 476,358 291,151
(d) Connection charges are designed to cover the additional
cost of new facilities necessary to service the growth
projected by the Aspen /Pitkin County Growth Management
Policy Plan for the service area within which the
applicant's utility service is to be located. For the
purpose of connection charge computation, the following
fees shall be assessed per EQR:
Projected Growth
Management Plan Expansion
Facilities Costs
(millions of dollars)
utility Connection
Charges Per EQR
Serv ice Area 1
Serv ice Area 2
Serv ice Area 3
Serv ice Area 4
Service Area 5
Serv ice Area 6
Serv ice Area 7
Service Area 8
$
3,318
6,842
9,124
3,526
4 , 56 2
7,465
4 , 56 2
rese rved
The total connection fee shall be the utility connection
charge per EQR multiplied by the number of EQR points
for the utility connection applied for by the applicant.
SECTION 2
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portions shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision, and such holding shall not effect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 3
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the ~~
Decem k14r
day of ~t:t., 1986, at 5:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers,
Aspen City Hall, 130 South Galena Street, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law
by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its
regular meeting held ~ c:::<~
,1986.
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ATTEST:
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Kathryn s. ch '
City Clerk
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FINALLY, adopted, passed and approved on the? day of
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ATTEST:
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Kathryn S Koch
City Clerk
, 1986.