STREETLIGHT SERVICE CHARGE

Colorado Springs City Code ch. 12, art. 9

in effect

Colorado Springs City Code § 12.9.101 DEFINITION

12.9.101: DEFINITION: "Street lighting service" is the provision by the Utilities of street lighting for all public streetlights along the public street system within the Municipal limits of the City of Colorado Springs. Street lighting service will be provided by employing the assets of the Utilities which shall be a separate part of the Utilities system authorized by City Charter article 1, subsection 1-20(d). (Ord. 02-203)

Colorado Springs City Code § 12.9.102 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS

12.9.102: LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS: The City Council does hereby find, determine, and declare as follows: A. The street lighting infrastructure operated by the Utilities within the City of Colorado Springs is part of the system of utilities owned and operated for the convenience and necessity of the citizens of the City of Colorado Springs and such infrastructure is subject to the pledge of outstanding revenue bonds payable by Utilities; B. The City of Colorado Springs and all residents and businesses within the City directly benefit from the provision of street lighting service by Utilities; C. The benefits of street lighting service include enhanced public safety and a general improvement to the quality of life and the business climate within the City of Colorado Springs; D. Service charges are a recognized method through which an enterprise can collect the costs of a service from customers that directly benefit; E. It is just, reasonable and appropriate to directly assess the costs of street lighting upon customers of Utilities' street lighting service through a service charge; F. The service charge should be established in an amount sufficient to defray the revenue requirement of the street lighting service to Utilities for streetlight infrastructure on arterial and residential streets not otherwise recovered pursuant to section 7.4.303 of this Code; G. The service charge should be charged to all street lighting service customers in a manner that reflects the benefits of street lighting service; and H. Because of the direct benefits to the City of Colorado Springs and to all residents and businesses within the City, the City of Colorado Springs is, and should be, the street lighting service customer of Utilities. (Ord. 02-203; Ord. 06-97 ; Ord. 23-17)

Colorado Springs City Code § 12.9.103 STREET LIGHTING SERVICE CHARGE

12.9.103: STREET LIGHTING SERVICE CHARGE: Utilities is authorized and directed to assess and collect a service charge, denominated as the street lighting service charge, from the Municipal government of the City of Colorado Springs. The revenues received from the street lighting service charge shall be sufficient to defray the costs of street lighting service within the City of Colorado Springs, such costs may include, but are not limited to, the operations and maintenance expenses, inclusive of power consumption, and all capital costs associated with arterial and residential street lighting infrastructure not recovered through section 7.4.303 of this Code. (Ord. 02-203; Ord. 06-97 ; Ord. 23-17)

Colorado Springs City Code § 12.9.104 BILLING AND COLLECTION

12.9.104: BILLING AND COLLECTION: The street lighting service charge will be calculated as provided within section 12.9.105 of this article. The street lighting service charge will be billed monthly to the City of Colorado Springs Municipal government by Utilities. (Ord. 02-203; Ord. 06-97)

Colorado Springs City Code § 12.9.105 CALCULATION AND APPROVAL OF SERVICE CHARGE

12.9.105: CALCULATION AND APPROVAL OF SERVICE CHARGE: Annually, Utilities will prepare a revenue requirement for the provision of street lighting service setting forth the amount that must be recovered for the provision of street lighting service pursuant to section 12.9.103 of this article. Utilities will submit that revenue requirement and amount to be recovered to City Council for its review. After review, City Council must approve, revise, or recalculate the annual revenue requirement and amount to be recovered. After authorization by City Council, Utilities shall bill monthly a portion of that approved annual recoverable amount to the City of Colorado Springs Municipal government as provided in section 12.9.104 of this article. If necessary, City Council may authorize revisions to the approved revenue requirement and recoverable amount. The proposed street lighting service charge also may be submitted for approval during a rate proceeding pursuant to section 12.1.108 of this chapter. If a proposed street lighting service charge is submitted for approval during a rate proceeding, then City Council shall approve the proposed street lighting service charge if it finds that the proposed charge will recover the costs of street lighting and that the charge reasonably approximates the benefits received by customers. (Ord. 02-203; Ord. 06-97)

Colorado Springs City Code § 12.9.106 LIEN AND PLEDGE FOR BONDING PURPOSES

12.9.106: LIEN AND PLEDGE FOR BONDING PURPOSES: All of the revenues received from the street lighting service charge shall be subject to the lien and pledge provided in the bond ordinances for the City of Colorado Springs Utilities system revenue bonds now outstanding or issued in the future. (Ord. 02-203)

Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-21341Fetched: 11/1/2026