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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT; CREAT-
ING THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING FOR
THE APPOINTMENT OF A BUILDING OFFICIAL; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AND CODE PROVISIONS NOT IN-
CONSISTENT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That a Department of Development is hereby established, which
Department shall be under the supervision of the Director of
Development, who shall be subject to appointment and removal by the
City Manager. The salary of the Director of Development shall be in
accordance with the Compensation Plan of the City.
SECTION 2.
That the Director of Development shall have the power to
appoint, employ and remove such officers, assistants, employees and
personnel according to authorized budgeted positions or authorized
personnel overages for the efficient administration of the affairs
of the Department of .Development and to prescribe and fix their
duties, scope of authority and qualifications. Unless appointed by
the City Manager as the Building Official, the Director of
Development shall appoint a Building Official, who shall serve as
the Assistant Director of Development.
SECTION 3.
That the Director of Development shall be responsible for mat-
ters involving zoning and platting; development of community facil-
ities; building and zoning inspection; streets., alleys, easements
and rights-of-way and annexation; he shall have such other jurisdic-
tion, responsibility and authority as prescribed by and relating to
the Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical and Sign Codes of the
City of fort Worth; and he shall make appropriate recommendations to
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the City Council, cognizant Boards and Commissions and the City
Manager regarding these matters. The Director of Development shall
serve as Executive Secretary to the City Plan Commission, Zoning
Commission, Board of Adjustment and as Chairperson of the
Development Review Committee; and he shall have full care, custody
and control of all official records' and memoranda belonging to the
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said Boards and Commissions.
SECTION 4.
That the Building Official shall be responsible, generally, for
the issuance or revocation of building, plumbing, mechanical, elec-
trical and sign permits and the enforcement of all related ordi-
nances.
SECTION 5.
That 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 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 6.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964), 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.
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SECTION 7.
That 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
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the ordinance records of the City.
SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and
after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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SRANSPORTA DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Ordinance Establishing the PAGE
6/7/83 NUMBER Department of Development f of_ l._
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It has been brought to the attention of the City staff that the Department of
ENT~~~~ment has not been established by ordinance as is required in the City
Charter In order to provide legal responsibility and organizational clarity,
it is necessary to adopt an ordinance establishing and regulating the Department
of Development The proposed ordinance establishes the powers and duties of
the Director of Development and the Building Official
The attached ordinance has been reviewed and approved by the Department of
Development and the Office of Management Services, and has been submitted to
the appropriate Assistant City Manager for further review and approval The
Department of Law has approved the proposed ordinance as to form and legality
Recommendation
It i.s recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance establis
and regulating the Department of Development
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Attachment
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~PPROVfO BY
CITY COUNCIL
JUN 7 1983
C.atY Secretary o. :..
City of gomt &3T~csLh, T~cas
SUBMITTED FOR THE
CITY MANAGER'S
nFFICE BY _ ~~(,~~_
ORIGINATING
DEPARTMENT HEAD ,JOe Bl.lardl
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
con+r,ncr Lester Pais
DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL.
APPROVED
OTHER (DESCRIBE)
Ext. 78~D0. TED ORDIN
PROCESSED f1Y
CITY SECRETARY
DATE