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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8576a ~'? ~. ~. .mss ~. ORDINANCE NO g S 76 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3.7-26 1 OF CHAPTER 37 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964) 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 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS SECTION 1 That Section 37-261 Front Footage Charges for Service Connections of Chapteri 37 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) as amended be and the same is hereby amended and after having r' ~ ~. ~~ been so amended shall hereafter read and be~as follows Sec 37-26 1 ~ FFront footage charges for service connections (a) In addition to other connection charges provided in this chapter a front footage charge shall be paid for all service connections made from and after the effective date hereof to all water mains constructed or_purchased after October 1 1961 except connections to on-site mains for which the City has previously received payment from a developer and except for reconnection of single customers to a water main enlarged to provide adequate water service (b) In addition to other connection charges provided in t. this chapter a''front footage charge shall be paid for all sewer connections made from and after the effective date hereof to sanitary sewers authorized for construction after October 1 1964 except service connections to sanitary sewers for which the City has previously received payment from a developer (c ) Tkie following definitions shall be used in interpreting this section (l) Single customer An existing occupied residential establishment's or an existing commercial establishment (2) Developer Any type of new customer other than a single customer (3) Commercial establishment Any establishment other than a one or,,-two-unit residence ' (4) Front footage The number of linear feet in that portion of a property boundary abutting a street alley or easement containing a sanitary sewer or water main for which front footage charges are collected for connection ~ ~~ .=z '~ ~ 4 SECTION 3 That all rights or 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 Fort Worth City Code (1964) as amended which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance and as to such accrued violations the Court shall have all of the powers that existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance SECTION 4 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 5 That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of July 1 1982 and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ty Attorney Adopted by the City Council ~ _ ~} ~~f~~. s ~~~ ~'~ City of Fort Worth, 2'exas ~~,~,reR F~ce~ii rE1tY MA'NAGE'R:.1~ J1~ayo~ and Council Comr~,acnicat2®~ }~q~§~0 ~ T~t~ fi DATE fiAT1' ~-~ W~R~~ ~~~~~~ REFERENCE .~NUTABER ** G-5319 SUBJECTPT'OpOSed Changes in Front FOOt barges For Water and Sanitary Sewer onnections PAGE 2 i of ~ ,,.,~„ ~ - '~~~'- ENT~~9 ~YAKc~' According to guidelines established on July 28 1977 (Informal Report No 2947) ~aw=T new front foot charges for water and sanitary sewer services are to be revised quarterly The next revision is to be effective July 1 1982 These new charges are "to be equal to 80% of the on-site front foot costs for water and - sanitary sewers constructed by contracts let from June 1 1981, throu gh May 31 - 1982 These new charges have been computed and compare with the cur rent front foot charges as follows _.., Comp utation of Proposed Front Foot Charges ~--. ~' Current Total No Cost 80% Proposed ___~.,,,, Front Contract Front Per Front New -.-~ Foot Price of Feet Front Foot Charge Facility Charge Facilities Served Foot Cost (Rounded) Water $11 00 $410 960 31 188 $13 18 $10 54 $10 50 Sanitary Sewer $ 8 50 $356 934 31 610 $11 29 $ 9 03 $ 9 00 Where City forces are utilized to construct extensions to serve new developments or to serve single customers the charge per foot of water or sewer extension constructed has been set at double the applicable front foot charge On this basis the Community Facilities Policy should be amended to provide water and sewer extension charges for facilities constructed by City forces as follows Facility Current Charge Per Foot Proposed Charge Per Foot Water $22 00 $21 00 Sanitary Sewer $17 00 $18 00 Similar recomputations and revisions of front foot and extension charges will be made each quarter with the next charges to be based on costs for the period of September 1, 1981 through August 31 1982 It is necessary to provide for an orderly transition from the old front foot charges and the old extension charges to be effective July 1 1982 The following recommendations have been prepared to meet that requirement w~~ •.::~-. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Proposed Changes In Front FOOL PAGE NUMBER Charges For Water and Sanitary Sewer 2 2 6/1/82 ** G-5319 Connections --- °~---- Recommendations It is recommnded that 1 An ordinance be approved effective July 1 1982 amending Section 37-26 1 of Chapter 37 of the Fort Worth City Code to decrease front foot charges for water service connections from $11 00 per front foot to $10 50 per front foot and to increase front foot charges for sanitary sewer service connections from $8 50 per front foot to $9 00 per front foot 2 The Water and Sanitary Sewer Installation Policy be amended to incorporate these front foot charges and decrease the charge per foot of extensions constructed by City forces from $22 00 per foot to $21 00 per foot for water facilities and to increase the charge of S17 00 per foot for sanitary sewer facilities to $18 00 per foot and 3 Such charges shall become effective July 1 1982 and shall include all developer projects on which bids have not been recieved by that date and all City forces extension projects not authorized for construction by that date RH dx ~PP~ov UNCIL C1T~( CO au~ ~ ~~~~ SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S POSITION BY COUNCI ~R GES _ D BY OFFICE BY ^ APPROVfrp °f th sa eaXetary ORIGINATING J ADOPT°~~T'~`~ ~~ ~ ,~~J ~~ DEPARTMENT HEAD: L obinson ~ CE NQ CITY SECRETARY (AI CONTACTTIOy eeNEra AIley EXt 8240 DATE