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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 9982 ATTACHMENT TO M&C G-7242 ,..y . - . ORDINANCE 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 CONNECTION CHARGES; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR EIJGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 35-57(b) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, be and is hereby amended arid, after having been so amended, shall hereafter read and be as follows: "(b) A charge shall be made by the City water depart- ment for each tap made to a water main for a connection, which charge shall be determined by the size of the con- nection 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: INSTALLATION CHARGE, WATER Paved Street (Concrete, H.M.C.A., Unimproved Flexible Base or Size Tap Street Penetration) 3/4 inch $550.00 $775.00 1 inch $550.00 $775.00 1-1/2 inch $575.00 $850.00 2 inch $600.00 $900.00 For each 3/4-inch branch, add $85.00 For each 1-inch branch, add $110.00 "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 con- tract in new developments. All water meters connected directly to the City's water system on and after the effective date hereof shall be the property of the City. "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 sched- ule provided below. Fees are based on the size of the con- nection 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 fol- lows: SEWER TAP AND/OR SEWER SERVICE LATERAL Location and Type of Street: Four inch Six inch Eight inch • Tap in street: Unimproved $850.00 Paved (concrete, H.M.A.C., flexible base or penetration $900.00 Tap in alley $425.00 $ 850.00 $950.00 $1,000.00 $1,200.00 $ 450.00 $ 500.00 Tap in easement $450.00 $ 475.00 $ 575.00 "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. Pre-installation 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 -2- r 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 and`ar 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 con- struct the sewer service lateral in accordance with requirements of the Fort Worth Plumbing Code and all other applicable ordinances of the City, subject to the approval of the plumbing inspector. Any work done by 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 appli- cable fee or fees provided for in the Fort Worth Plumbing . Code. No plumbing permit for work which involves the con- struction 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, -3- • "i. :1• paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu- tional by the valid judgment 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 or section. SECTION 4. All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Chapter 37 or of any amendments thereto of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, which have accrued at the time of the effective date of • this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordi- Hance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 5. 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 ordi- nance records of the City. ' SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, provided, however, that the • -4- • increased rates specified herein shall apply to customer utility statements sent by the City of Fort Worth on or after October 1, 1987, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: r~ ~ J l/~~ City Attorney ~-15-~'? Date: ~ ADOPTED: EFFECTIVE: ~~ • • -5- _ .~ pity of wort Worth, ~"exas MASER FIl.E•3! '° ACCUU1tTINM•~ .1~QUy®~° aid ~®~~~~i~ c~®~a,~,~~~~a~a®~, TRANtJp~RTAT! DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT WATER AND SEWER TAP FEE ADJUSTME TS PAGE HATER AOMINI 1RAT16Q! 3 NUMBER FOR F I SCAL YEAR 1987-1988 2 10-13-87 **G-7286 '°' Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council 1) Repeal that ,portion of Ordinance No 9675 pertaining to water and sewer tap_,fee schedul es, and 2) Approve the attached Ordinance, adopting revised water and sewer tap fee schedules to be charged with an effective date of October 1, 1987. Discussion On ;J~un`e~15, 1986 (M&C G-6737), the City Council approved Ordinance No. 9675 which adopted new water, wastewater, and water and sewer tap fee rate schedules On August 19, 1986 (M&C G-6177), the City Council approved a revision 't~ Ordinance No 9675 correcting the fee to be charged for certain water and sewer taps A revi.ew_ by David M Griffith and Associates of the actual cost of taps installed during the 1987 fiscal year indicates that a downward adjustment of water tap Flies and an upward adjustment of sewer tap fees should be initiated. Tl~e recommended revised fee schedule is as follows WATER Tap Size 3/4" 1" 1 1/2" 2" Unimproved Street Current Proposed Unit Charge Unit Charge $ 1,100 $ 550 1,200 550 1,250 575 1,300 600 SEWER Tap in Alley Tap i n Fasernent Tap in Street Dirt Paved 4" Current Proposed Unit Charge Unit Charge $ 400 $_ 42 5 375 450 550 850 675 900 _. ~. Paved Street Current Unit Charge $ 1,275 1,325 1,550 1,775 Proposed Unit Charge $ 775 775 850 900 6" Current Proposed Unit Charge Unit Charge $ 575 $ 450 475 475 750 850 1,050 1,000 IMIf. Rf_fERENCE SUBJECT WATER ANQ SEWER TAP FEE AOJUSTM NTS PAGE 10-13-87 N**G~7286 ~~ FOR FISCAL YEAR 1987-1988 2 of 1 Tap in Alley Tap in Easement Tap in Street Dirt Paved RAM wl Current Proposed Unit Charge Unit Charge $ 700 $ 500 525 575 950 950 1,300 1,200 APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ~~~ 13 19~ ~.. city sa~r~ta~r of th® Cite of Fort Worth, Te~eael r do ted Ordinance No. ~~,~•~ A P SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S :. ~ DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY ~] APPROVED ORIGINATING fl OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT ~HEAD~ SaWey CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION C CONTACT ~ ~ ,. DATE 8 ~~