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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING BENEFIT HEARING AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PART OF
THE COST OF IMPROVING A PORTION OF IRION AVENUE FROM HUTCHINSON STREET
TO GROVER STREET, AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND
PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FIXING CHARGES AND
LIENS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY THEREON, AND AGAINST THE OWNERS
THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND THE
ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES, RESERVING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE
RIGHT TO ALLOW CREDITS REDUCING THE AMOUNTS OF THE ASSESSMENT TO THE
EXTENT OF ANY CREDIT GRANTED, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO
ENGROSS AND ENROLL THE ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE CAPTION IN THE
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH, AND BY FILING THE
ORDINANCE IN THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, Texas, has declared the necessity for and
ordered that each of the following portions of streets, avenues and public places be
improved by raising, grading, filling and constructing thereon
IRION AVENUE from Hutchinson Street to Grover Street, known and designated
as Project No 67-040260-00, to be improved by constructing a
six-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement with a
seven-inch high attached concrete curb over a six-inch thick
lime stabilized subgrade so that the finished roadway
will be twenty-eight feet wide on a fifty-five foot width
Right-of-Way Six-inch thick reinforced concrete driveway
approaches will be constructed where shown on the plans
WHEREAS, concrete curbs and gutters on proper grade and line, storm drains,
and other appurtenances shall be constructed
WHEREAS, all improvements will be constructed strictly according to approved
Plans and Specifications
WHEREAS, estimates of the cost of the improvements to the streets, avenues, and
public places were prepared, filed, approved, and adopted by the City Council
WHEREAS, the proper notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing was
given
WHEREAS, the hearing was held on the 31st day of March, 1992 at 10.00 o°clock
A M in the Council Chamber of the City of Fort Worth; and at the hearing the Council
permitted all interested parties a full and fair opportunity to be heard
WHEREAS, the City Council, having fully considered all the matters presented
during the hearing, is of the opinion that the hearing should be closed and the
assessments should be made and levied as herein ordered
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS, THAT
I
The benefit hearing is hereby closed
II
The City Council finds from the evidence (i) that the assessments should be
made and levied against the respective parcels of property abutting the streets,
avenues, and public places and against the owners of such property, {ii) that the
assessments and charges are correct; (iii) that the assessment and charges are
substantially in proportion to the benefits conferred to the respective parcels of
abutting property by the improvements in the unit in which the assessments are levied,
(iv) that considering the benefits received and the burdens imposed, the assessments
establish substantial justice, equality, and uniformity between the owners of the
respective parcels of abutting property, {v) that each parcel of abutting property
assessed is specially benefitted in the enhanced value of the improvements in a sum of
money in excess of the sum for which the assessment is levied and the charge made,
(vi} that the apportionment of the cost of the improvements is in accord with city
ordinances, and (vii) that the proceedings of the city for the improvements are valid
III
There shall be, and is hereby, levied and assessed against the parcels of
abutting property described in Exhibit "A" attached and dated December, 1991, and
against the owners thereof, whether named or incorrectly named, the sums of money
itemized opposite the description of the respective parcels of abutting property
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IV
Where more than one person, firm or corporation owns an interest in any
property described in Exhibit "A", each person, firm, or corporation shall be
.personally liable only for his or its assessment in the proportion that his or its
interest bears to the total ownership interest of the property An interest in
jointly owned property may be released from the assessment lien upon payment of the
proportionate amount owed.
V
The amounts described in Exhibit "A" and assessed against the parcels of
abutting property and the owners thereof, together with interest at eight percent a
year, reasonable attorney's fees and costs of collection, are hereby declared (i) to
be and are made a lien upon the parcels of abutting property against which they are
assessed, (ii} to be and are made a personal liability and charge against the owners
of the parcels of abutting property, whether such owners are correctly named, (iii) to
be and constitute the first enforceable lien against the parcel of abutting property
on which the assessments are levied, superior to all other liens and claims, except
state, county, and school district taxes and city ad valorem taxes
The assessments shall be payable on or before 30 days after the acceptance by
the City of Fort Worth of the project; provided, however, an abutting property owner
may elect to pay the assessment in five equal, consecutive annual installments The
first installment shall be paid no later than thirty days after the acceptance by the
City of Fort Worth of the project Each subsequent installment shall be paid annually
on each annivesary date of the acceptance of the project In the alternative, an
abutting property owner may elect to pay the assessment in 49 equal, consecutive
monthly installments, the first installment to be paid no later than thirty days
after the acceptance by the City of Fort Worth of the project Any owner electing to
pay the assessment in installments, must execute a promissory note and mechanic's and
materialman's lien contract evidencing the owner's intent to pay the assessment in
accord with the terms of one of the installment alternatives If the owner elects to
pay the assessment in installments under either alternative, the assessment shall
bear interest from the date of acceptance of the project at the rate of eight percent
per year Should any installment not be paid on its due date, the City of Fort
Worth shall have the option to accelerate the entire unpaid balance of the
assessment and declare it immediately payable Any terms governing any default in
the payment of any installment shall be set forth in the mechanic's and materialmen's
lien contract and shall be uniform among all abutting property owners executing an
installment contract
In addition, the City Attorney shall have the authority to authorize terms of
payment different than those specified herein when the Director of Transportation and
Public Works has previously determined that an extreme financial hardship exists
VI.
Any default in the payment of any assessment shall be enforced either (i) by
the sale of the parcel of abutting property by the Assessor and Collector of Taxes of
the city in the same manner provided for the sale of property f.or the nonpayment of ad
valorem taxes, (ii) at the option of the city or its assigns by suit in any court, or
(iii) as provided in the mechanic's and materialman's contract created by this
ordinance The city shall exercise all powers to aid in the enforcement and
collection of the assessments
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The total amount assessed against
and the owners thereof is in accord with
improvements and assessments thereof and
allowed and permitted by the law
VII
the respective parcels of abutting property
the proceeding of the city relating to the
is less than the proportion of the cost
VIII
Although charges have been fixed, levied, and assessed as stated, the City
Council hereby reserves the right to reduce the assessments by allowing appropriate
credits to certain property owners Even though the City Council reserves the right
to issue credits, it shall not be required to issue credits, and will not do so if the
credits are inequitable or discriminatory The principal amount of each assessment
certificate issued by the city shall be determined by deducting any credit from the
amount of the assessment
IX
To evidence the several sums assessed against the respective parcels of
abutting property and the owners thereof, and the time and terms of payment, and to
aid in their enforcement and collection, the city shall issue, upon completion and
acceptance of the project, assignable certificates in the amount of the respective
assessment less any credits allowed The certificates shall be executed in the name
of the city by the Mayor, attested by the City Secretary, and impressed with corporate
seal of the city The certificate shall be payable to the City of Fort Worth or its
assigns, and shall declare the amounts; time and terms of payment, rate of interest,
and the date of the completion and acceptance of the improvements abutting the parcel
of property for which the certificate is issued Moreover, the certificate shall
contain the name of the owner or owners, if known, and the description of the property
by lot and block number, front feet, or as may otherwise identify the property
Property owned in the name of an estate may be assessed in that name No error or
mistake in describing any property, or in giving the name of any owner shall
invalidate or impair the certificate for the assessments levied
The certificate shall provide that if it is not paid promptly upon maturity,
it shall be collectable, with reasonable attorney's fees and costs of collection In
addition, the certificate shall provide that the amount evidenced in it shall be paid
to the Assessor and Collector of -Taxes of the City of Fort Worth, who shall issue a
receipt as evidence of payment The Assessor and Collector of Taxes shall deposit the
sums he receives with the City Treasurer to be kept and held in a separate fund
After any payment on a certificate is made to the city, the Assessor and Collector of
Taxes, upon presentation of the certificate, shall endorse the certificate to show the
payment If a certificate is assigned, the holder shall be entitled to receive from
the City Treasurer the amount paid by presentation of the certificate endorsed and
credited, and the endorsement and credit shall be the Treasurer's Warrant for making
the payment The payments by the City Treasurer shall be receipted for the holder of
the certificate in writing and by surrender when the principal, together with accrued
interest and. all costs of collection and reasonable attorney's fees, have been paid
The certificate shall further recite that the proceedings for making the
improvement were held in compliance with the law, and that all prerequisites for
fixing the assessment lien against the property described in certificate and against
personal liability of the owners have been completed The recitals shall be prima
facie evidence of all matters recited in the certificates, and no further proof shall
be required in any court
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The certificates may have coupons attached to evidence any installment or may
have coupons for (i) each of the first four installments, leaving the main certificate
to serve as the fifth installment coupon, (ii) or each of the first 48
installments,leaving the main certificate to serve as the 49th installment coupon
The coupons may be payable to the City of Fort Worth, or its assigns The
certificates may be signed with the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City
Secretary
The certificates shall also recite that the city shall exercise all powers to
aid in the enforcement and collection of the certificate Recitals need not be in any
exact form, but in substantial compliance with this ordinance
X
The city has power to make and levy assessments and to correct mistakes,
errors, invalidities or irregularities, either in the assessments or in the
certificates
XI
All assessments levied are a personal liability and charge against the owners
of the property described in Exhibit "A", even though the owners may not be named or
may be incorrectly named Failure to make improvements in front of an abutting
property that is exempt from assessment will not invalidate the lien or liability for
assessments made against other abutting property
XII
The assessments levied are for the improvements in the particular unit upon
which the respective parcels of property abut, and the assessments for the
improvements in any unit are not affected by the assessments or improvements in any
other unit
In making assessments and in holding the benefit hearing, the amounts assessed
for improvements in any one unit have not been connected with the improvements or
assessments for improvements in any orher unit
XIII
The assessments are levied under the provisions of TEX REV CIV STAT
ANN art 1105b (Vernon 1964), which statute has been adopted as an amendment to and
made a part of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth
XIV.
The City Secretary is directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying
the caption in the Minute Book of the City Council and by filing the complete
Ordinance in the appropriate Records of the City
XV
The ordinance shall take effect and be in full force after the date of its
passage, and it is so ordained
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PASSED AND APPROVED this day of dv 19-~~~
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
City Attorney
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(EU4CHIN301F S?RES? TO GROVER S'PREBR)
PROJEC4 IIO. 67-040260-00
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DECEMBER 1991
IRION dYEI1UE PROM HUTCHINSON STREET TO DROVER STREET
PROJECT N0. 67-040260
The Assessment Pavinq Policy provides that property zoned and used as one- or
two-family residential property in a target area will not be assessed Under this
policy the owners of the following improved property zoned and used as one- or
two-family residences are not assessed
DIAMOND HILL ADDITION
Block 26, Lots 13,14,15,18,19
Block 27, Lots 14
Block 29, Lots 16,17 _
Block 30, Lot A
Block 31, Lots R-1,R-32
Block 32, Lots 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
CITY OF FORT fiORTH Oi~INERSH I P
DIAMOND HILL ADDITION
Block 27, Lot 14
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PROJECT N0. 67-040260-00, IRION AVENUE, FROM HUTCHIN30N STREET TO GROVER 8TREET, to be irr-prov=
by constructing a six-inch thick reinforced coa~cre•te pavement with a seven-inch high attach=
concrete curb oa a six-inch thick lime stabilised subgrade so that the finished roadwap will
twentp-eight feet wide on a fiftp-five foot seven-inch width Right-of-Nap. Six-inch this
reinforced concrete drivewap approaches will be constructed where shown on the plans.
ONNER 6 LEGAL DESCRIPTION ZONING
BEGINNING AT HUTCHINSON STREET
NORTH SIDE
000000705551
H R NILLIAMSON
P 0 BOX 4205 B
PT NORTH TX 76164
8LR 26 LOT 17
20~ TAD OF $3,000 = $600
DIAMOND HILL ADDITION
ADJUSTED:RESIDENTIAL VACANT
000000705543
H R NILLIAM30N
P 0 BOX 4205
FT NORTH TX 76164
BLR 26 LOT 16
20'! TAD OF $3,000 $600
DIAMOND HILL ADDI?ION
ADJUSTED:RESIDENTIAL VACANT
000000705519
LAURA CHENAULT
RURAL RT 02 BOX 76
CLYDE TX 79510
BLR 26 LOTS 11,12
20$ TAD OF $6,000 = $1,200
FRONTAGB
RATE
AMOUNT
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PROPERTY #1
50.00'PAVEMENT 18.44
50..00'CQRB 1,87
922.00
93.50
1015.50
ENHANCEMENT 2000 00
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PROPERTY #2
B 50.00'PAVEMENT 18.44 922.00
50.00'CURB 1.87 93.50
1015.50
ENHANCEMENT 2000 00
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PROPERTY #3
B i00.00'PAVE2~lENT 18.44 1844.00
104.00'CURB 1.87 187.00
2031.00
DIAMOND HILL ADDITION
ADJUSTED:RESIDENTIAL VACANT
ENHANCEMENT 4000 00
ASSESSMSN!
600.00
600.00
1200.00
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OWNER b LEGAL DESCRIPTION ZONING
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000000705500
ANNIE V BELLY
2113 IRION AVB B
FT WORTH TX 76106
BLR 26 LOT 10
208 TAD OF 53,000 = 5600
DIAMOND HILL ADDITION
ADJt18TED:RESIDENTIAL VACANT
MOORS STREET INTERSECTS
SOUTH SIDE
000000706221
ELIDA PENA GARCIA
2604 MOORS g
FT WORTH TX 76106
BLR 30 LOT 13
20$ TAD OF 56,000 = 51,200
51,200 PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH RECONSTRUCTION
OF MOORS STREET.
ADJUSTED:RESIDENTIAL VACANT (1)
1
FRONTAGE RATS AMOi3NT
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PROPERTY #4
50.00'PAVEMENT 18.44 922.00
50.00'CURB 1.87 93.50
1015.50
ENHANCEMENT 2000.00
PROPERTY #5
128.00'FRONTAGE
116.00'PAVEMENT
116.00'CDRB
18.44 2139.04
1.87 216.92
2355.96
ENHANCEMENT 5120 00
ASSESSMENT
600.00
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IRION AVENUE FROM Ht3TCgINSON STREET TO DROVER STREET
PROJECT N0. 67-040260
COST DISTRIBIITION
A. COST TO PROPERTY OWNERS ....................... ..... ..$ 3,000.00
B. COST TO THE CITY OF FORT WORTH..... .... ..... ...$171,594 00
Street Improvements .......................$155,722.40
Engr. Insp./Admin.. ... ... ............$ 15,872.04
(10$ of Estimate 5158,722.00)
C. TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST .. .. $174,594.00
CITY POLICY
The Assessment Paving Policy establishes four methods of determining assessments and
allows for the residential rate to be applied to vacant lots as appropriate. Under
this policy assessments cannot exceed.
(a) The computed rate
(b) The enhancement to the property
(c) For residential property; twenty percent (20$) of the property values as
determined by the Tarrant Appraisal District
(d) For commercial property, forty percent (40$) of the property values as
determined by the Tarrant Appraisal District
NOTE5
(1) Slanting lot Frontage reduced to effective lot width
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SUBJECT BENEFIT HEARING FOR THE ASSESSMENT PAVING OF IRION AVENUE FROM HUTCHINSON
_ ..STREET .TO GROVER,_STNEE'T_(PROJECT N0. 67-040260)
RECOM.M~NDATION:
It is 'recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance that:
1. Closes the benefit hearing, and
2. Levies the assessments as proposed, and
3~ Acknowledges that in each case the abutting property is specially benefitted in
enhanced value in excess of tfie amount assessed for the improvement of Irion
Avenue from Hutchinson Street to Grover Street.
DISCUSSION:
The 1986 Capital Improvement Program included funds for the improvement of :Irion Avenue
from Hutchinson Street to Grover Street. The street is in the Diamond 'Hill Target Area
and has never been constructed to City standards. Community Development :Block Grant
(CDBG) Funds will provide a portion of the construction cost. One- and two-family
residences are not assessed.
Irion Avenue vyall be constructed with standard concrete pavement. :Standard concrete
driveways and sidewalks will be built where s°hown on the plans.
On February 25, 1992 ~(M&C G-9532), the CityiCouncl established~March 31, :1992, as the
date of the benefit hearing. ~Notice~was given in accord with Article 11Q5`b, Vernon's
Annotated Civil Statutes.
An independent appraiser has provided a report -that documents the enhancement to
property values which results from the improvements. Based on standard City policy,
the City Engineer's estimate., and the advice of the independent appraiser, the division
of estimated construction cost is:
Property owners' share of <cost $ 3,000.00 ( 2%)
City's share of cost $171,5:94 00 ( 98%)
Total cost $174,594.00 (.100%)
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE
03/31/92 REFERENCE NUMBER
BH-0087 LOG NAME
20BHIRI PA E
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SUBJECT BENEFIT HEARING FOR THE ASSESSMENT PAVING OF IRION AVENUE FROM HUTCHINSON
STREET TO GROVER STREET PROJECT N0. 67-040260
There are no unusual situations
consideration.
The project 9s in DISTRICT 2.
MG:w on this project that require special City Council
Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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