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ORDINANCE N0. C~ C3 O
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 8219,
"BUILDING CODES" OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS, BY CHANGING CERTAIN BUILDING PERMIT
FEES; PROVIDING A BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE
FEE; PROVIDING A BUILDING PLAN CHECK FEE;
CHANGING CERTAIN FEES FOR DEMOLITION, AND
MOVING AND OTHER BUILDING INSPECTION FEE5,
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE
OF ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL
OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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~ar~t~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 302 (b), "Plans and Specifications," of
Ordinance 8219, "Building Codes" of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, shall hereafter be and read as follows:
"Section 302 (b). Plans and Specifications
"With each application for a building
permit, and when required by the Building
Official for enforcement of any provisions
of this Code, two sets of plans and
specifications shall be submitted. The
Building Official shall require plans and
specifications to be prepared and designed
by an engineer or architect licensed by the
State of Texas to practice as such.
"A plan check fee shall be charged for
each set of plans and specifications
submitted as follows:
Plans requiring inspection by
only the Department of Development $50.00
Plans requiring inspection by
other departments in addition
to Department of Development $150.00
The plan check fee will be credited to the
cost of the building permit at the time a
building permit is issued.
EXCEPTIONS: When authorized by the Building
Official, plans and specifications need not
be submitted for the following:
1. Any Group R-3 or M occupancy, or
2. Other buildings not exceeding one story
in height and 5,000 square feet in
area, provided that no clear span
exceeds 24 feet, or
3. Small and unimportant work."
SECTION 2.
That Section 304 (a), "Building Permit Fees," of
Ordinance 8219 is amended and shall hereafter be and read as
follows:
Section 304 (a). Building Permit Fees
"A fee for each building permit shall be
paid to the Building Official, as set f orth
in Table No. 3-A. The determination of
value or valuation under any of the provi-
sions of this Code shall be made by the
Building Official. The valuation to be used
in computing the permit shall be the total
value of all construction work. A building
permit issuance fee of ten dollars ($10.00)
shall be required upon issuance of a permit.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The value of work on which a separate
Inspection Fee is charged under the
Fort Worth Electrical, Plumbing, Gas,
Mechanical and Sign Ordinances.
2. The value of all portable heating,
cooling or cooking equipment.
3. The value of all repainting and rede-
corating that does not involve the
installation of materials with flame-
spread classifications or fire-resisti-
vity of the building.
Where work for which a permit is required by
this Code is started or commenced prior to
obtaining said permit or permission from the
Building Official, the fees specified in
Table No. 3-A shall be doubled. The payment
of such double fee shall not relieve any
person from fully complying with the re-
quirements of thisCode in the execution of
the work, nor f rom anyother penalties pre-
scribed herein."
SECTION 3.
That Table No. 3-A, "Building Permit Fees", of Section
304 of Ordinance 8219, is amended and henceforth shall be and
read as follows:
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"TABLE N0. 3-A -- BUILDING PERMIT FEES
TOTAL VALUATION
$1.00 to $500.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00
$10.00
$10.00 for the first $500.00
plus $1.54 for each
additional $100.00 or
f raction thereof, to and
including $2,000.00
$2,001.00. to $25,000.00
$32.50 for the first
$2,000.00 plus $6.00 for
each additional $1,000.00 or
f raction thereof, to and
including $25,000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 $170.50 for the first
$25,000.00 plus $4.50 for
each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and
including $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 $283.00 for the first
$50,000.00 plus $3.00 for
each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and
including $100,000.00
$100,001.00 and up $433.00 for the first
$100,000.00 plus $2.50 for
each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof."
SECTION 4.
That Section 304 (d) of Ordinance 8219 is amended and
hereafter, shall be and read as follows:
"(d) In addition to the fees charged in
Table No. 3-A, the following Inspection Fees
shall be charged:
(1) Demolition and Moving Inspection Fee,
based upon total square footage, as follows:
1 through 1,000 $ 30.00
1,001 through 2,000 60.00
2,001 through 3,000 120.00
3,001 through 5,000 180.00
5,001 through 10,000 270.00
10,001 through 20,000 360.00
20,001 and above 450.00
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EXCEPTIONS:
1) Buildings ordered demolished by the City of
Fort Worth.
2) Those inspection fees specified in Chapter
46 for the permanent or temporary use of
public property.
3) A fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be
charged for a change of occupancy where an
occupancy permit is required by this code.
A fee shall not be paid for new construction
where a building permit inspection fee has
been paid."
SECTION 5.
Section 304 (f) of Ordinance 8219 is hereby amended and
as amended it shall read and be as follows:
" (f ) The Building Official may charge an inspec-
tion fee for any inspection where such
inspection has not been paid by a permit fee
or other fees. Such fee shall not exceed
Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per hour per inspec-
tion assigned to make such inspection, pro-
vided however, that the maximum charge for
any such inspection shall be Eighty Dollars
($80.00).
The inspections covered by this Section
shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
Annual Inspection
Fee
Dance Halls
Mobile Home Parks
Night Clubs
Day Care
Rest Homes
Auto Junk Yards
Miscellaneous
Ordinance and
Occupancy
Inspection
All User
Meter Changes
Inspections for
Licensing
Dance Halls
Night Clubs
Day Care
Rest Homes
Auto Junk Yards
House Moving
and Demolition
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SECTION 6.
That, should any portion, section or part of a section of this
Ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any
reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision,
opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining
portions, sections or parts of sections of this Ordinance, which
said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 7.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances
and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, except in those
instances where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct
conflict with such other ordinances and such Code, in which
instances said conflicting provisions are hereby expressly
repealed.
SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so
ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
-City Attorney
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ADOPTED:
EFFECTIVE: