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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 10678ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 35-57(b), OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY REVISING CERTAIN CHARGES; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH SECTION 1 That Section 35-57(b) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, be and the same is hereby amended and, after having been amended, shall be and read as follows "(b) A charge shall be made by the city water department for each tap made to a water main for a connection, which charge shall be determined by the size of the connection and the character of the surface of the street in which the connection is to be located From the following schedule shall be determined the charge for making taps, and the charge shall be payable in advance WATER INSTALLATION CHARGE Tap size (inches} Unimproved street 3/4 $550 00 1 550 00 1-1/2 800 00 2 850 00 For each 3J4-inch branch, add $85 00 For each 1-inch branch, add $110 00 Paved street (concrete, H MAC , flexible base or penetration) $ 775 00 775 00 1,.250 00 1,350 00 Any water connection larger than two (2) inches shall be made under contract between the customer and the city Total material and installation costs of the tap and meter or meters, including multiple meter settings instead of a three- inch or larger meter setting, shall be paid by the customer Payment shall be based on the cost estimated by the water department, acting by and through the director of the water department Developers will pay the full cost of all water service taps constructed by contract in new developments All water meters - 1 - connected directly to the city's water system on and after the effective date hereof shall be the property of the city A property owner may request that the water meter providing service to the owner's property be reduced in size A charge shall be made by the city water department for each reduction of size of the water meter The charge to be made for water meter reduction shall be based on the following schedule, and the charge shall be payable in advance WATER METER REDUCTION Size Reduction Charge (inches) 1 to 3/4 $40 00 1-1/2 to 3/4 70 00 1-1/2 to 1 70 00 2 to 1-1/2 90 00 2 to 1 90 00 When requested to do so, city forces may install building sanitary sewer taps and sewer service laterals which are intended for connection to the city sanitary sewer system, and the requesting party shall be required to pay a fee for such installation according to the schedule provided below Fees are based on the size of the connection and the character of the surface of the street in which the connection is located, and shall be payable when application for installation is made The fees are as follows SEWER TAP AND/OR SEWER SERVICE LATERAL Location and type of street Tap in street Unimproved Paved (concrete, H MAC flexible base or penetra- tion) Tap in alley Tap in easement Four-inch Six-inch Eight-inch $ 850 00 $ 850 00 $ 950 00 1,600 00 1,950 00 2,100 00 600 00 700 00 800 00 600 00 700 00 800 00 In the case where sewer taps and sewer service laterals are not installed by city forces, application shall be made to the water department for authorization of installation by private concerns Preinstallation plans must be approved by the water department Such approval shall include approval of any contractors who intend to perform the installations The water department shall provide the applicant with a written description or sketch showing the approximate location of the sanitary sewer serving the property All installations must be approved by the water department before connection to the sanitary sewer system is made The city maintains in part of the downtown area a separate sanitary sewer system to serve the basements of the buildings located in that area The separate system is referred to as the deep sewer The construction of the sewer tap - 2 - and/or the sewer service lateral shall be done by the city forces, provided that where the sewer service lateral can be constructed without cutting the surface of the public street, the plumber or person holding the permit may be permitted by the plumbing inspector to construct the sewer service lateral in accordance with requirements of the city plumbing code and all other applicable ordinances of the city, subject to the approval of the plumbing inspector Any work done by the city forces in making a deep sewer connection shall be paid for by the plumber or other person holding a plumbing permit relating to such deep sewer connection The above charges shall be in addition to the applicable fee or fees provided for in the city plumbing code No plumbing permit for work which involves the construction of the sewer tap and/or sewer service lateral shall be issued until the charges have been paid and receipt evidencing such payment is presented to the person issuing the plumbing permit " SECTION 2 This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed SECTION 3 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph of section - 3 - ~, SECTION 4 The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City SECTION 5 That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage; provided, however, that the increased rates specified herein shall apply to all water and sewer tapping fees charged on or after October 1, 1990, and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~~ ity Attorney Date ~Q ~®-~ Adopted ! ` ('~, ~~ " ~~ Effective ~ _M ~- ~~ _ - 4 - MASTER FILE•A ACC4UNTIN0.2 ~i~y ®f ~o9°t ~®~°th, ~"e.~ca~ TRAN5PORTATtON~PUBLIC OR oR /rn///// ~° /~ ~~]//~// ~ // //~/// ~//y//~~(,~ /~ ~) /~/{. MUTER AONINI TRATIUN ~~ %/ ® U ~.W~~.tV ~®LL/W~~~IV ~®~_ _ lL/W~ IV~~tV~®~ DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT r1CUrVJGV 1171,rtCnJC 117 thnl~n pgGE NUMBER AND SEWER TAPPING FEES 2 9-25-90 **G-8830 lof RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance which revises water and sewer tap fees with an effective date of billing on or after October 1, 1990. DISCUSSION A survey of costs experienced by the Water Department on water and sewer taps performed since October 1, 1989 indicates that fees need to be revised before October 1, 1989, administrative and indirect costs had not been included with labor and materials; therefore, the expense to the City was understated. Recommended fees effective October 1, 1990 to capture the cost of water and sewer taps are: Water Taps: Present Number Average Recommended % Unimproved Street: Fee Taps Cost Fee Increase 3/4 Inch $ 550 0 N/A $ 550 -0- 1 Inch $ 550 10 $ 485 $ 550 -0- 1-1/2 Inch $ 650 8 $ 890 $ 800 23 2 Inch $ 675 18 $ 793 $ 850 26 Paved Street: 3/4 Inch $ 775 13 $ 780 $ 775 -0- 1 Inch $ 775 31 $ 819 $ 775 -0- 1-1/2 Inch $ 975 10 $1,693 $1,250 28 2 Inch $1,000 18 $1,379 $1,350 35 Sewer Taps: Street-Unimproved: 4 Inch $ 850 -0- N/A $ 850 -0- 6 Inch $ 850 -0- N/A $ 850 -0- 8 Inch $ 950 -0- N/A $ 950 -0- Paved: 4 Inch $1,125 71 $1,571 $1,600 30 6 Inch $1,175 5 $1,959 $1,950 66 8 Inch $1,300 1 $2,085 $2,100 62 DATE REFERENCE suB~ECT PROPOSED INCREASE IN WATER PAGE NUMBER AND SEWER TAPPING FEES 2of 2 9-25-90 **G-8830 Present Number Average Recommended % Fgg Tans ~s Fig Lncrease '., Tap in Alley: 4 Inch $ 550 37 $ 664 $ 600 9% 6 Inch $ 575 -0- N/A $ 700 22% 8 Inch $ 600 -0- N/A $ 800 33% Tap in Easement: 4 Inch $ 450 46 $ 600 $ 600 -0- 6 Inch $ 475 3 $ 777 $ 700 -0- 8 Inch $ 575 0 N/A $ 800 39 RG:w/6 APPRu 0~~C1~. CITY C skQ ~~ c~~ ~,~e Secsetor~t CinT • of poet WQrth, Text SUBMITTED FOR THE GER'S A ajardo R G 6191 DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: ^ APPROVED PROCESSED BY OF ICE BY amon u ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAO• Ri Chard SdWey 8246 CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT B. Park 8204 • Adopfed O~dmanL~ Rd. DATE