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SERIES OF 1993
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL EILL NO . 20
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER BULLOCK
AN ORDINANCE ESTABUSHING USER FEES FOR TITLE 12, CHAPI'ER 5, OF THE
ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985 KNOWN AS STORM WATER UTILITY.
WHEREAS, The 1987 , amendments to foe Federal Clean Water Act required
municipalities to obtain NPDES permits for the di scharge of storm water; and
WHEJI~, in addition to obtaining NPDES permilA, citie ■ and counties are also required
by the regulations to eliminate non-storm water discharce• into 1tonn water 1y1tem1, reduce
municipal pollution discharces, and set priorities to control individual storm water
pollution; and
WHEREAS, Federal legi slation mandating storm water discharge permits, along with
an opportunity to consolidate all the City storm water functions within a single area with its
own funding source provided the opportunity for the creation of a Storm Water Enterprise
Fund; and
WHEREAS, with the creation of the Storm Water Enterprise Fund by the passage ofan
ordinance creating Title 12-5-2 : Storm Water Utility, which also established User Fees for
such Utility; and
WHEREI\S, it is necessary to set the User Fees for the Storm Water Utility;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
~-The Englewood City Council hereby gives approval for establishment of the
following Storm Water Users fees :
Single Family Residential: Flat Rate Charge of$6.80 per year to be billed quarterly
with the Water and Sewer Billing.
All other classes of customers will be billed $0.00226 per square foot of impervious
area within their property boundarios with a minimum annual b,11;ng of $6.80 to be
billed quarterly with the Water and ·sewer Billing.
Introduced, read in f i ll, and passed on first reading on the 3rd day of May 1993.
Publish ed as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 6th day of May, 1993.
Read by title and pa ssed on final reading on the 17th day of May, 199a.
Publilhed by title u Ordinance Not:l.J, Seriea of 1993, on the 20th day or May, 1993.
ATTEST:
Glt ··~Uutr ~-'IL:'4:LtLLh __________ _
Patricia H . Crow, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk or the City or Englewood, Colorado, hereby certll'y that the
above and foregoing is a t~, copy or the Ordinance passed on final reading and published
by title as Ordinance No .4, Series or 1993.
Yd-~1,t _'iil_{lµ/
Patricia H. Crow
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COUNOL COMMUNICATION
Date
May 3, 1993
Agendil Item
11 a
Subject User Fees for
Storm Wate,
Utility
INITIATED BY Utilities Department
STAFF SOURCE Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
ISSUFJACTION PROPOSED
Staff seeks Council approval of the proposed User Fees for the Storm Water Enterprise
Fund. ~-~
PREVIOUS COUNOL ACTION
This item was discussed during Council study sessions on October 12, 1992 and February 8,
1993.
BACKGROUND
The Stormwater Enterprise Fund was approved as C:ouncil Bill No . 13, which is scheduled
for a public hearing and second reading on this ae,i:n da . The establishment of the
Stormwater User Fees will provide the revenue necessary to carry out the functions of the
Stormwater Enterprise Fund. The Stormwater User Fees are based on the impervious area
of each property within the City. Because the vast majority of residential properties in the
City have s1mili.: iota! and impervious areas, residential properties will be assessed a flat
rate. Ali other classes of properties will be assessed fees based on the actual impe1vious
area of the property. .
STAFF ANALYSIS
The initial year budget has been estimated at $120,850. This includes the costs of system
maintenance and operation, NPDES permitting, and assessing the system infrastructure.
Future budget amounts will be determined in part on the results of this infrastructure
assessment, and Federal and State NPDES permit requirements. The charges made by the
Stormwater Enterprise Fund will be reviewed by City Council each year as pa rt of the City 's
budget preparation prob<.!ss.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Storm Water User Fees are pruposed as follows :
Single Familr, Residential properties will be assessed a Flat Rate Charge of $6 .80 per
year, to be billed quarterly with the Water and Sewer Billing.
Pr 1n11d on Recycled Piper ~
All other classes of customers will be billed $0 .00226 per square foot of impervious
area within their property boundaries with a minimum annual billing of $6.80 to be ·•
\iilled ~arterly with the Water and Sewer Billing.
Th e collection of Stormwater Fees will begin on July 1, 1993.
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