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BY AUTHOR ITY
ORD INAN CE NO .
S ERIES OF 2004
COU NCIL BILL NO . 35
INTRODU CED BY COUN C IL
MEMBER WOLOSYN
AN ORDINANCE AMEND ING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2, SECT ION 8, OF TH E
ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , PERTAI ING TO HOT EL SEWER TAP
FE ES.
WHEREAS , enfo rcin g th e ex istin g hotel sewe r tap agrccmcr1ts to accura tely ;cflcct
ac tu al use has been slo w and ineffi cien t and difficult to enforce eve n when hote l
managemen t is cooperati ve; and
WHEREAS , diffi culti es have arisen whe n hotel management is un awa re of th e terms
o f the agreement; and
WHEREAS , there is also difficu lty keeping required fellers of credit updated ; and
WHEREAS , fr om th e six exi stin g agreemen ts, the En gl ewoo d Uti li ties Department
discovered th at hotels average over th e 50% wa ter co nsumpti on mark , but un der 75%;
and
WHEREAS , es tab li shing a hotel sewe r tap rate of 75% of the standard tap fee s,
which reflec ts the Engl ewoo d Utiliti es Dep artme nt's study , would be an efficie nt
agreement to admin ister ; and
WHEREAS, th e Engl ewood Water and Sewe r Board reco mm en ded a ppro va l of the
amen dment s to Title 12-2-8, EMC pertai ning to Sewer Tap fees at their June 8, 2004
meet in g;
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CIT Y COUNC IL Of TH E CI TY
OF I NGLEWOO D, COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS:
~. The Cit y Co un cil of th e Cit y of Eng lewood, Co lorado he reby amends
Title 12 , Chap ter 2, Sec ti on 8 of th e Englewood Municipal Code 2000, to read as
fo ll ows:
12 -2-8: Sewe r Tap Fees .
A. At the time of filin g th e app lication, sewer tap fees shall be paid in acco rdan ce
wi th the following sc hedule:
\Vatcr Meter Si ze Sewe r Tao Fee
3/4" or less s I 400.00
I " 2 333 .00
I 1/2" 4 667 .00
2" 7 467.00
3" 14 932 .00
4" 23 332.00
6" 46 667.00
8" 74 ,667 .00
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! IO " I 107,332 .00
For multi-fami ly units, -het~ and mobi le home courts, th e tota l tap fee
s hall not be le ss tl,an one th o usa nd fou r hundred do ll ars ($1,4 00 .00) per
dwelling unit. For hotels an d mo tels th e tap fee shall be 75% of the um fee as
set forth in this Section If th e fee determi ned by th e water meter s\zc from th e
a bove schedule is great er th an th e fee determined by th e minimum ch arge of
one th ousand fo ur hundred dollar s ($1,400.00) pe r unit, then th e greater fee , as
determined by meter size, shall preva il.
B. At the tim e of filin g an application for a sewer tap permit, sewer lap fees fo r
the following properties shall be increased by the ad dition of a surcharge to the
sewer tap fees established by Sub section A of this sect ion according to the
established surcharge schedule :
I . Pro pertie s within th e City, whic h arc not in an es tabli shed sanitation
di strict.
2 . Properties outside ,he City which arc tributary to the Northeas t
Englewood Relief Sewer Sys tem which are not exempted by agreement
from sewer tap surcharge .
The established sewer tap fee surc harge is:
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Water Meter Si ze Sewer Tan Fee I
3/4 " $ 500.00
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I " 833.00
I 1/2" I 667 .00
2" 2 667 .00
3" 5 333 .00
4 " 8 333 .00
6" I ~ 667.00
8" 26 667 .00
~ 38 333 .00
For multi -family units, helel,, mete!,, mo bile home courts and other multiple
dwe llin g units, the sewer tap fee surcharge shall not be less than fiv e hundred
doll ars ($500.00) per dwelling unit . Fo r hotel s and motels th e tap fee shall be
75% of the 1ap fee as set forth in this Section If the surcharge estab li shed by
the water me ter size from the abo ve surcharge sc hedule is greater than the Ice
of five hundred doll ars ($500.00) per dwellin g unit , the greater fee shall be
charged.
3 . Properties th at connect to the Big Dry Creek interc eptor system shall
pay a sewer lap sur charge fee in the sum of three hundred dollars
($300.00) per single-fa mily residential equivalent lap in addi ti on to all
oth er charges.
C. The act ual cost of an y sewer main extension shall be reco rded in th e utilities
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offi ce . Wh ere such cos t has not bee n p~1id 1 ,: shall be added to th e pla nt
assess ment fee to arr ive at a total am ount due . New sewer cxlcnsio n cos ts shall
inclu de 1hc ac tu al cos t of co nstru ctio n plu s ten perce nt (10%) 10 dcfrny cos ls of
engi nee ring. The total C0$1S shall be assesse d in prop orl io n to th e fr ont foorngc
of 1he pro perl y se rved .
Wh ere a pro pos ed tnp will serve prop ert y for wh ic h a prev ious assess ment has
been paid, th e previous tap fee shall be credi ted agai nst th e currcn l ta p fee in
ca lcu)a1ing lhe balance of lh e fee due.
No th ing in this sec ti on shall be co nstru ed 10 all cr th e ra tes or term s co nt ained
in th e co nn ec tor's agree ment s heretofo re ex istin g be twee n th e Ci ty of
Englew oo d and sa nitati on distr ic ts.
No tap shall be made to 1he POT W with out pay ment of th e tap fees . Fai lure to
pay fees before tapping to th e POTW shall res ult in tap fee s being doubled . Any
fe e or charge not paid sh all co nstitut e a li en on th e subject prope rt y ad be
cc lle cted like ,ax es. '
~ SafcJy Clauses Th e Cit y Co un ci l hereby find s, de te rmin es, and
dec lare s that 1hi s Ordin ance is pro mul ga ted und er the ge neral poli ce power of th e City
of Englew oo d, that it is promul gated fo r 1hc hea lth , sa fety, and welfa re of the publi c,
and that thi s Ordin ance is ne cessary fo r 1he pre servation of hea lth and sa fety and fo r
the pro tec ti on of publi c co nveni ence and welfare . Th e Cit y Co un cil funh er
detern ·nes that the Ordin ance bea rs a ra ti onal relati on to the pro per legi slative
object so ught to be obt ain ed .
~ ~cyCI.i!lilli!y, If any clause, sent ence, para graph, or part of thi s
Ordin ance or the applic ation th ere of to any perso n or circum stances shall for any
re aso n be adjudged by a court of co mp etent juri sdi cti on in va lid , suc h jud gment shall
not affe ct, imp air or in va lidate the remainder of thi s Ordin aucc or it applic ation to
other perso ns or circum stance s.
~tifill..!. In co nsistent Ord in ances. All oth er Ordin ances or porti ons th ereof
in consistent or co nfli ctin g with thi s Ordi nance or any porti on hereo f arc hereb y
repea led to th e extent of such in co nsis tency or co nfli ct.
~-E[ect of repea l or mod ifi ca tio n The repea ! or modific a1ion of any
pro vision of the Code of th e Cit y of Englewoo d by thi s Ordi nance shall not rele ase,
ex tin gui sh, alt er, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalt y, fo rfcit 1..11 c, or
li abilit y, either civ il or crimin al, whi ch shall have bee n incurred un de r sud1 prov ision,
and eac h prov ision shall be tre ated and held as still remainin g i:· fo rce fo r th e
pu rposes of sustainin g any and all pro per ac ti ons, suit s, procee din gs , and prosecu ti ons
for the enfo rcem ent of 1hc pen alt y, for fc i1urc, or li abil i1y, as well as fo r 1h e purp ose
of sustainin g any jud gment , dec ree, or ord er whi ch can or may be rend ered, ent ere d,
or made in such ac ti ons, suits, procee din gs , or prosec uti ons.
Sec tion 6. Pena lty . The Penalt y Prov isio n of Sec ti on 1-4-1 EMC shall appl y 10
eac h and eve ry violati on of thi s Ordinance .
Int ro du ce d, rea d in full , and pass ed on fi rSI rea ding on th e 19th day of Jul y, 2004 .
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Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 23rd day of July, 2004 .
Read l ,y till c and pass ed on final readi ng on the 2nd day of August, 2004 .
Published by title as Ordinance No . 6f', Series of 2004, on the 6 day of Augusl,
2004.
I, Loucrishia A . Ellis, Cily Clerk o f the Ciiy of Englewood, Colorado, hereby
certify tha t the above and foregoing is a true COl»',llf the Ordin c passed on final
reading and published by title as Ordinance No .~{, Se . so O .
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date Agenda Item
Jul y 19, 2004 11 a iv
Subject
Ordinan ce Chang es Amendin g
Titl e 12 , Chapter 2, Sec ti o n 8 -
Hot 0 1 Sewe r Tap Fees
INITIATED BY
Utilities Depa rtment I
STAFF SOURCE
Stewart H . Fonda, Direc tor of U tiliti es
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNC IL ACT ION
Non e.
RE COMMEN DED ACTION
Th e Water and Sewe r Board, at their June 8, 2004 meeting, recommended Cou ncil app . ,1 o f th e
propose d o rdinance c h an ges to Titl e 12, Chapter 2, S,,ctio n 83, Section A rega rdin g hotel and m otel sewe r
tap fees.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Enforcing th e exis tin g h o tel se wer tap agre ements to acc urately refl ec t actual use has bee n sl ow and
inefficient and diffic ult t o enforce eve n when hotel man age ment is cooperative. Difficu lties have arisen
w hen hotel management is una ware of th e terms of th e agreement. There is also difficulty keepin g
req uired lett ers of c redit updated.
From th e six ex isting ag ree ment s, th e Utilit ies Departm ent dis cove red that hotels average over th e 50%
water co nsu mption mark, but under 75%. Estab lis hin g a ho tel sewer tap rate of 7S % ,of th e standard tap
fees , wh ich refl ec ts th e Utilities Departm ent's stud y, would be an efficie nt agreement t o ad minister.
This ordinance is requi red to amend the ex isting Englewood M unicipa l Code.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
M un icipa l Co de Se ction 1.:!-~-8
Bi ll i or Ordinance