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TC Ord. No. 1997-01 Amending Title 13 of the Avon Muni Code at it relates to the Water Service ChargesTOWN OF AVON ORDINANCE NO. 97 -1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF AVON AS IT RELATES TO WATER SERVICE CHARGES; TO METHODS OF AMENDMENT; AND TO OTHER MATTERS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF AVON as follows: Section 1. Amendment. Section 13.01.06 of Chapter 13.01, Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Avon, which Title was adopted by Ordinance 96 -21, is amended to read as follows: "It is specifically acknowledged that the retain the power to amend these Rules and to reflect those changes determined to be the Town Council. Prior notice of amendmi be required to be provided. Amendment of and APPENDIX B hereto may be accomplished resolution." Town shall Regulations necessary by ants shall not APPENDIX A by Section 2. Amendment. Section 13.06.01 of Chapter 13.06, Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Avon, is amended to read as follows: "The requirements of these Rules and Regulations and APPENDIX B, attached hereto, are applicable to the construction of all service lines." Section 3. Amendment. Section 13.08.04.02 of Chapter 13.08, Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Avon, is amended to read as follows: "The fees and charges reflected in APPENDIX A are based upon factors of usage and physical structure and upon the application by the Town Manager of those factors to the facts and circumstances surrounding the application." Section 4. Amendment. Section 13.08.04.03 (exclusive of paragraphs a, b and c thereof, which are expressly not amended) of Chapter 13.08, Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Avon, is amended to read as follows: "If any application, in the opinion of the Town Manager, does not properly reflect the nature and use of the structure so as to carry out the purpose of the fees and charges reflected in APPENDIX A, then:" Section 5, Amendment. The language, "Exhibit 'A', 'TOWN OF AVON TAP FEE SCHEDULE' contained in Exhibit "A" to Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Avon, is amended to read as follows: "APPENDIX A WATER RATE SCHEDULE /TAP FEE SCHEDULE "; it being the intent hereof that the first attachment to Title 13 be designated as "APPENDIX A." Section 6. Amendment. The language, "APPENDIX C," contained in APPENDIX C to Title 13 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Avon, is amended to read as follows: "APPENDIX B "; it being the intent hereof that the second attachment to Title 13 be designated as "APPENDIX B." Section 7. Amendment. The paragraph titled "FOR METERED ACCOUNTS:" contained in Section 5) of APPENDIX A to Title 13 of. the Municipal Code of the Town of Avon, is amended to read as follows: "FOR METERED ACCOUNTS: Base Charge $12.75 per month per single family equivalent Usage Rate Section 8. Effective effective seven days following provided, Section 7 herof shall ending January 15, 1997. $2.35 per thousand gallons of water Date. This Ordinance shall be final passage and posting, apply to the billing period INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED POSTED, this 14th day of January, 1997, and a public hearing on this Ordinance shall be held at the regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado on the 28th day of January 1997, at 5:30 P.M. in the Municipal Building of the Town of Avon, Colorado. Mayor A EST Town Clerk INTRODUCED, PASSED ON SECOND READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED POSTED this 28th day of January, 1997. ATTES Mayo Tow' Clerk AP ROVED AS TO FORM: To n Attorney STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF EAGLE ) SS TOWN OF AVON ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO AT 5:30 P.M. ON THE 28,TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1997, AT THE TOWN MUNICIPAL BUILDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE ADOPTION'OF ORDINANCE NO. 97 -1 SERIES OF 1997: AN.ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE MUNICIPAL,CODE OF THE TOWN OF AVON AS IT RELATES•TO WATER SERVICE CHARGES; TO`METHODS OF AMENDMENT; AND TO OTHER MATTERS A copy of said Ordinance is attached hereto, and is also on file at the office of the Town Clerk, and may be inspected during regular business hours. Following this hearing, the Council may consider final passage of this Ordinance. This notice is given and posted by order of the Town Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado Dated this 16th day of January, 1997. TOWN 0 AVON, COLORADO BY: Patty La ert, CMC Town Cler POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE TOWN,OF AVON ON JANUARY 16, 1997; EAGLEBEND APARTMENTS - CLUBHOUSE LAUNDRY; CITY MARKET IN THE MAIN LOBBY COASTAL MART, INC.; AND AVON MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN THE MAIN LOBBY Appendix A Water Rate Schedule /Tap Fee Schedule Classification Rate 1. Residential -Unit. Any living unit with a kitchen; $4,000.00 per unit a kitchen being defined as up to 3,000 sq. ft., including but limited to, hot plus $2.00 per sq. and cold water, stove and /or ft., thereafter; plus microwave, sink and $2.00 per sq. ft. refrigerator. Examples: for private swimming -residential condominiums, pool townhouses, apartments, duplexes, triplexes, lock -off apartments, etc. Any commercial business and /or facilities in a residential "condominium complex must be metered by a separate master meter separate from the residential units. 2. Hotel /Lodge /Motel /Lock -Off/ Accommodation Unit. Efficiency Room: a single room $2,000:00 per with "a bathroom and a kitchen; efficiency room a kitchen being defined as including, but not limited to, hot "and cold water, stove and /or microwave, sink and refrigerator. Rooms (with or without a $1,400.00 per room bathroom, but without a kitchen) with private access to a "central corridor or the outside. Restaurants, bars, stores, (minimum $6,000.00) offices and accessory areas (such as lobbies,, mechanical rooms,.convention centers, ballrooms, auxiliary dining rooms, guest recreational facilities) in a hotel /lodge must"be metered by a separate master meter so that these uses can be assessed a tap fee and usage fee separate from the hotel /lodge /motel /lock -off/ accommodation units. 121 -29 (Avon 3/97) 3. Commercial, Industrial and Irrigation. (These uses must be metered on a separate master meter so that these uses can be assessed a tap fee and usage fee separate from the residential, hotel, lodge, motel, lock -off, and accommodation units.) Service Line Size SFE Rate 3/4 inch 1.50 $ 6,000.00 1 inch 2.60 10,400.00 1 1/2 inch 5.80 23,200.00 2 inch 10.30 41,200.00 3 inch 23.00 92,000.00 4 inch 40.90 163,000..00 6 inch 92.10 368,000.00 4. Water Meter. The town shall provide and install the appropriate water meter required for new structures. The material and labor charges shall be in addition to the tap fee. A "pipe spool piece" having the same dimensions as the meter will be provided to the contractor to facilitate testing prior to the town's installation of the meter. 5. Service Charges. For metered accounts: Base charge, Usage rate For unmetered accounts: $12.75 per month per single - family equivalent 2.35 per thousand gallons of water Accounts with broken meters, or unmetered accounts shall be charged the rate for 10,000 gallons per sin- gle- family equivalent per month during the winter (Oc- tober through April) and 20,000 gallons per single - family, equivalent per month during the summer (May through September), or an amount consistent with his- toric use, whichever the town deems most appropriate. Single-family,-,.equivalents: Single - family equivalents (SFEs) shall_ be assigned as follows for the determination of base service charges:, Residential unit to 3,000 per sq. ft. 1 SFE /unit Residential unit over 3,000 sq. ft. 121 -30 (Avon 3%97) (actual sa. ft.) x 1 SFE = SFE /unit (3,000 sq. ft.) Hotel /lodge /motel /lock- off /accommodation unit: Efficiency room Rooms 0.50 SFE /efficiency room 0.35 SFE /room Commercial, industrial and irrigation: Service Line Size SFE 3/4 inch 1.50 1 inch 2.60 1 1/2 inch 5.80 2 inch 10.30 3 inch 23.00 4 inch 40.90 6 inch 92.10 Base service charges for existing accounts with as- signed SFEs varying from this schedule shall be adjust- ed over a three -year period. One third of the differ- ence between the assigned SFEs and the reviewed SFEs shall be added to the SFE schedule for base service charges effective with the January billing of each year until the assigned SFE schedule is current. 6. Fire Hydrant Meters. policy. Fire hydrant meters are allowed to be used between April 15th and October 15th provided freezing at night is not occurring. The customer is responsible for any damage to fire hydrants or fire hydrant meters, which includes vandalism or freezing.- Approval for ex- tension of use after October 16th must be requested in writing. A deposit of $200.00 for one -inch or smaller meter, or $600.00 for meters larger than one -inch is required. Deposit is fully refundable, provided the meter is re- turned in good condition. A $50.00 installation and removal charge, payable in advance, is required (non- refundable). The billing shall be,$35.00 per month, plus $3.20 per 1,000 gallons. Fire hydrant water shall not be used for drinking pur- poses at anytime. If the water is to be used for lawn irrigation, the customer shall provide a backflow pre- vention device. A relocate fee of $25.00 to move the fire hydrant meter from one fire hydrant to another is required. Only town personnel are allowed to move 'fire hydrant meters. Contractor will be subject to a penal- ty if he /she'attempts to move or alter the fire hydrant meter. 121 -31 (Avon 3/97) Appendix B Service Line Construction Standards for Service Lines. Prior to service line construction, the constructor shall familiarize him /herself with the town standards and speci- fications. The owner or constructor shall obtain approval for the location of the service line and submit appropriate sets of site and mechanical plans and inform the town's personnel of intended schedule for construction. Constructors shall apply for all permits. All permits, fees and licenses shall be paid for by the constructor, plumber,'or others doing the work in the town prior to the start of construction. Excavation. All excavation required for the installation of service lines shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the manager. .Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with the town's standards and specifications. No excava- tion shall remain-open for more than forty -eight hours and all town mains are required to be covered overnight., Where a street -cut is required, the contractor shall re- build the road base in accordance with applicable town or state regulations on excavation, backfill, compaction and restoration of service. All excavation for all service lines shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public and private property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the town. All backfill shall be maintained in a satisfactory condi- tion and all places showing signs of settlement shall be filled and maintained during construction for a period of two-years following completion of construction. When an applicant is notified by the town that a backfill is haz- ardous, he /she shall correct such hazardous conditions at once. Tapping the Main. The town's representative is authorized to make taps onto the town's water mains. The applicants of the building water service permit shall notify the town when the service 121 -32 (Avon 3/97) is ready for inspection and connection to the main. All tap fees must be paid before the town will make a tap. Inspections. The applicant for the water line service permit shall noti- fy the town when the service is ready for inspection and connection to the water main. The connection shall be made by qualified personnel. All service lines shall be in- spected by the town's representative, who shall have the Authority to halt construction when, in his opinion, the town's rules and regulations for proper construction prac- tices are being violated. Whenever any such violations occur, the town's representative, shall, in writing, order further construction to cease until all deficiencies are corrected. No service lines shall be covered without the town's representatives approval. Anyone making any instal- lation without such approval shall be required to remove all soil and any other covering over the service line to allow its inspection. Water Service Lines. Alignment. of the water service line shall be located so as to take the shortest,'most direct route, preferably perpen- dicular to the main to the building. All water- services lines shall have a minimum cover of eight feet. No water service line shall be laid parallel to any bearing wall which might be thereby weakened. The water service shall be laid at a uniform.grade in a straight alignment. Under supervision of the town representative, the water service line is to be pressure tested at normal operating pressure from the water main to the building before backfill begins. The water service line shall be con- structed using soft Type K copper for water services two inches and smaller. The service line shall have a curb _stop control valve located at the property line, or as otherwise approved by the town with easy access to the town. The service line shall be one continuous line with no joints if at all possible. Splices are allowed if dis- tance exceeds the length of one hundred feet. When water service lines are stubbed out to property lines, the stub -out shall be valved off and plugged, with a valve box installed to'the ground surface. Water Meters and Remotes. All water service lines shall have a water meter before water is turned on. Water meters shall be provided and installed by the town. The cost of the meter shall be 121 -33 (Avon 3/97) borne by the customer. Water meters are to be installed in a horizontal position in an area that does not freeze and is conveniently accessible for,repair. The water meter shall have remote readout. The remote readout shall be installed in an approved location that is conveniently accessible,on the building at a height of five feet above ground. The maximum remote distance from the meter shall be five hundred feet. All water- meters and remote readouts shall be inspected by the town's representative and sealed. The operational testing of the -meter and readout shall be demonstrated at the time of inspection. It shall be the builders /contractors responsibility to protect the meter from freezing or other physical damage during construction. After completion of the construction and acceptance by the owner, it shall be the owner's re- sponsibility to protect the meter from freezing, from dam- age due to high water pressure (i.e.,"PRV), and other phys- ical damage. Pressure Reducing Valves. Individual pressure reducing valves are required on all water service fines and "shall'be located upstream from (ahead of) the water meter. Backflow Prevention. Backflowa prevention devices are required on'all facilities where required by the Colorado Department of Health. All devices will be inspected and certified as working properly every year by a certified inspector. 121 -34 (Avon 3/97)