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ORDINANCE NO. 1633 SERIES 2013 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING WATER AND SEWER TAP FEES AND IRRIGATION TAPS FOR TOWNHOUSE, MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNIT AND SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING UNIT PROJECTS WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by the Louisville Home Rule Charter and state law, including but limited to Charter Section 13 -2 and C.R.S. §§ 31 -15 -708 and 31 -35 -101 et seq. to regulate the use of the City water system, to establish the requirements for use of such system, and to from time to time fix, establish, maintain, and provide for the collection of rates, fees, and charges for water services furnished by the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is appropriate to revise certain provisions of the Louisville Municipal Code regarding water and sewer tap fees and irrigation taps for townhouse, multifamily dwelling unit and senior independent living unit projects; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 13.12.020 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (words added are underlined; words deleted are stricken through): Sec. 13.12.020. Tap fee generally. A. No water service shall be furnished to property unless a water tap permit has been issued for that property. The city shall provide a meter, a yoke, a corporation valve, a meter pit, if required, and all labor involved in installing the corporation valve. The owner shall be responsible for all excavation and installation of the service from the water main to the structure served. B. For each unattached dwelling unit, duplex unit and attached townhouse, a separate water tap must be purchased from the city and all required tap fees paid to the city. Apartment units shall not be treated as an unattached dwelling. C. The amount of the tap fee for residential units shall be determined by the city and shall be based upon the size of the tap, as calculated pursuant to the provisions of the Plumbing Code adopted by the City and set forth in Title 15, as then in effect, and by reference to the table of fees established by the city manager in accordance with section 13.12.040 subject to the following; provided, however that: 1. The minimum tap fee for each dwelling unit in a duplex 1 Ordinance No. 1633, Series 2013 Page 1 of 6