HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7059 ORDINANCE N0. V-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 37-26A OF THE FORT WORTH
CITY CODE (1964) ; ALTERING FRONT FOOTAGE CHARGES FOR
SERVICE CONNECTIONS MADE TO CERTAIN WATER MAINS CON-
STRUCTED AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1961; ALTERING FRONT FOOTAGE
CHARGES FOR CERTAIN SERVICE CONNECTIONS MADE TO
SANITARY SEWERS AUTHORIZED FOR CONSTRUCTION AFTER
OCTOBER 1, 1964, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF
PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS
OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1.
Chapter Section 37-26A of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 37-26A. Front footage charges for service
connections - water - sewer.
(a) In addition to other connection charges provided
in this chapter a front footage charge shall be paid for
all water service connections made from and after the
effective date hereof to all water mains constructed after
October 1, 1961 except connections to service "single
customers" and except connections to on-site mains for
which the City has previously received payment from a
developer.
(b) In addition to other connection charges provided
in 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 construc-
tion after October 1, 1964, except connections to service
"single customers" and except service connections to
on-site sanitary sewers for which the City has previously
received payment from a developer.
(c) The following definitions shall be used in interpret-
ing this section:
(1) single customer: an existing occupied residen-
tial establishment 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 lineal feet in that
portion of a property boundary abutting a street, alley
or easement containing a sanitary sewer or water facility
for which front footage charges are collected for connection.
In the case of an easement containing a sanitary
sewer for which front footage charges are collected
for connection, which sewer crosses through the pro-
perty served, the "boundary" on which the front
footage charge is to be based shall be the length of
the sewer within the limits of such property measured
along the center line of such sewer.
Front footage to be used in application of front
footage charges shall be determined as follows:
(i) The front footage charge shall apply
directly to property platted into the usual rec-
tangular lots or tracts of land except that the
maximum front footage to be used in determining a
charge to be made for the connection of a one-unit
or a two-unit residence shall be 100 feet.
(ii) Where the property served is irregular
in shape, the front footage shall be computed as
one-sixth of the perimeter of such property, except
that in no case shall the charge for a one-unit or
a two-unit residence on such property be based on
a front footage in excess of 100 feet. A front
footage charge will be due each time a connection
is made to a different water or sewer facility from
such irregular shaped lot or tract.
(iii) On property which is retangular in shape
and has more than one boundary abutting a street,
alley or easement containing a sanitary sewer or
water facility serving the property, only that
boundary across which a connection is effected will
be used in determining front footage charges, ex-
cept as provided under (i) and (ii) above.
(iv) Where one or more residences other than
"single customers" are located on an unsubdivided
tract, each such residence shall be charged for a
front footage of 100 feet, with the provision that
if the property is later subdivided into lots, each
lot requiring additional connection to a sanitary
sewer or water facility will be charged for front
footage in the usual manner. Commercial property
will be charged on the basis of actual front footage
as defined above under (i), (ii), and (iii) .
2.
(d) The amount of the front footage charge to be made for
each service connection to a water main under this section
shall be $5.00 per front foot.
(e) The amount of the front footage charge to be made for
each service connection to a sanitary sewer main under this section
shall be $4.50 per front foot.
(f) The applicable front footage charges required hereunder
for water or sanitary sewer service connections shall be paid
before plumbing permit can be issued.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and provision of
the Fort Worth City Code in conflict herewith but only insofar as the portion of
such prior ordinance or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other
ordinances or provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in direct conflict
herewith, this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative.
SECTION 3.
If any section, part of a section or provision of any section of this
ordinance shall be held to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the holding of such section, part of a section or
provision of any section to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional for any
cause whatsoever shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining sections
and provisions of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.
The City Council would not have passed any sections, parts of sections or pro-
visions of any section of this ordinance that were unconstitutional, void or
ineffective if it had known that they were unconstitutional void or ineffective
at the time of adopting this ordinance.
SECTION 4.
The violation of any provision of this ordinance or of any provision of
3.
the Fort Worth City Code relating to water or sewer service connection charges
shall be deemed an offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding
Two Hundred Dollars ($200) , and each violation thereof and each day that there
is a failure to comply with the terms of this ordinance shall be and is hereby
deemed to be a distinct and separate offense and punishable as such.
SECTION 5.
The effective date of this ordinance shall be October 1, 1974.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
Adopted by the City Council
Effective OCTOBER 1, 1974
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
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BAILIFF Mayor° and Council
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�- Background
Present charges to developers and single customers for water and sanitary
sewer extensions constructed by City forces are insufficient to cover the
proper share of the costs assignable to those requesting such extensions.
These charges are intended to recover eighty percent of the costs of con-
structing these extensions (except for the initial 100 feet for extensions
to single customers) . At present these charges are:
3� Charges to Developers:
&- C ) Charge/Ft. Charge/Ft.
Main Size First 300Over 300'
For Water Mains: 4" $ 6.00 $ 6.00
6" 7.00 5.00
8" 8.00 6.00
For Sanitary Sewers: 6" $ 5.00 $ 4.50
8" 7.00 5.00
Charges to Single Customers for Excess Footage Over 100 Ft. :
For Water Mains: $5.00/ft. For Sanitary Sewers: $4.00/ft.
In addition, front foot charges at current rates are inadequate to equitably
refund excess payments by developers from subsequent connections, as intended
by the policy provisions. The current front foot charges are:
For Water Mains: $2.50/front foot
For Sanitary Sewers: 2.00/front foot
In an attempt to simplify water and sanitary sewer extension policies, matte
them more similar in application, and bring single customer and developer
cost participation more in line with current cost trends, examinations were
made of extension costs under developer-let contracts and extension costs
on projects constructed by City forces. Analyses of the results of those
examinations follow.
Historical Costs: 1971-74 and 1973-74
Under Contracts Let By Developers:
Under developer-let contracts for the period beginning December 10, 1970,
and extending through May 20, 1974, the study indicated that, while the cost
per connection served to the developer for water service ranged from a low
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of -$156 to a high of $703, the average developer expenditure per connection,
served was $304. This analysis further indicated that the developer was
paying approximately seventy-eight percent of the cost of providing water
mains to serve his development, while the City was paying approximately
twenty-two percent of such cost, including over-size mains. Analysis of
information relating only to projects completed in 1973-74 revealed that
while relative cost percentages did not change, the developer's average
cost per connection rose to $326. per connection.
In the case of sanitary sewers constructed under developer contracts let in
the same period of time, it was found that the cost per connection to the
developer for sanitary sewers to serve his development ranged from a low of
$103 to a high of $875, and the average developer expenditure per connection
for sanitary sewer main service was $267 per connection. This expenditure
represented approximately seventy-nine percent of the cost of providing such
sewer facilities, while the City paid twenty-one percent of such cost in-
cluding over-size mains., Analysis of information relating only to projects
completed in 1973-74 revealed that while relative cost percentages did not
change, the developer's average cost per connection rose to $282 per con-
nection.
Analysis of typical lot frontages on 1191 of the 2205 connections included
in the review of developer-let contracts indicated an average front footage
of 71 feet. On this basis, the average front foot cost to the developer in
the most recent (73-74) period for water main extensions was $4.59 per front
foot, and $3.97 per front foot for sanitary sewer extensions.
Extensions Constructed by City Forces: 197174 and 1973-74:
During the entire period only 5 water projects were completed using 4-inch
pipe, with an overall average cost per foot of $7.58. As is, indicated by
these statistics, the 4-inch main size is used only in isolated instances,
such as in short cul-de-sacs with not more than 6 potential connections.
Basically, the 6-inch water main is the standard minimum size. Therefore,
only 6-inch and 8-inch main extensions costs can be considered as fairly
representative of actual costs of main extensions constructed by City
forces to serve new developments. For these reasons, 4-inch main costs
were not included in the actual costs analyses from which recommendations
were formulated.
Actual costs per foot for 6-inch and 8-inch water mains and sanitary sewer
extensions were found to be (excluding paving repairs acid/or boring costs) :
Overall Period Most Recent Period
Main Size 1971-74 1973-74
Water Mains: 6-inch $ 9.88/ft. $ 10.70/ft.
8-inch 8.94 ft- 11.45/ft.
Averages: $ 9.41 ft. $ 11.08/ft}
Sanitary Sewers: 6-inch $ 7.83/f t. $ 8.07/f t.
8-inch (Insufficient 8.94/ft.
data)
Averages: $ 7.83/ft. 8.50/ft.
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Based on developers paying eighty percent of actual construction costs plus
design engineering costs, as developers pay on water and sewer extensions
constructed by contract, developers costs in the most recent (1973-74)
period would have averaged:
For Water Mains: $11.08 X' 1.1* X 0.80 = $ 9.75/ft.
For Sanitary Sewers: $8.50 X 1.1* X 0.80 = $ 7.48/ft.
*Design engineering allo�ance of ten percent of construction cost.
Since the short extensions made by City forces are virtually all constructed
in streets subject to connectionfrom either side, front footage benefitted
is essentially twice the length of the extension. Therefore, the developers
front foot costs would have been:
For Water Mains: $ 4.88/front foot
For Sanitary Sewers: $ 3.74/front foot
(The foregoing computation assumes the developer owns all the bene-
fitted front footage. If not, his costs per front foot of his pro-
perty would be higher, subject to receipt of front foot refund pay-
ments by others for future connections) .
Summary of "Average" Developer Front Foot Costs, 1973-74
Computed Developer
Developer Front Foot Front Foot Costs
Facility Costs By Contract By City Forces
Water $ 4.59 (1) $ 4.88 (2)
Sanitary Sewer 3.97 (1) 3.74 (2)
(1) These are construction costs only and do not include design
engineering costs paid by developer.
(2) A ten percent engineering charge is included in these costs
as computed, but no paving repair or boring costs are included.
Proposed Revised Front Foot Charges
Since there are no major differences between City forces extension costs and
contract extension costs, and. the contract extension costs represent a much
broader base of construction footage and size range, it is proposed to
establish front foot charges based on developer costs for construction by
contract as a means of a more reasonable assurance of a return of a devel-
oper's off-site water main cost. Therefore, allowing a' ten percent anti-
cipated escalation figure, and rounding to the nearest one-half dollar,
the proposed new front foot charges would be:
For Water: $ 5.00
For Sanitary Sewer: $ 4.50
Proposed Revised Single Customer and Developer Extension Charges
Since, as mentioned before, City forces water and sewer extension casts per
foot are essentially double front foot costs, proposed charges to developers
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and "single customers" for water and sewer extensions, exclusive of paving
repairs and boring costs, would be:
Developer Extension Single Customer Cost
Facility Cost Per Foot Per Excess Foot
Water $10.00 $10.00
Sanitary Sewer 9.00 9.00
In the case of "single customers", the indicated costs would apply to all
footages over 100 feet per customer served by the extension, and no other
extension costs would be charged. In the case of developers, eighty per-
cent of the costs of boring and/or paving repairs would be charged in addi-
tion to the indicated per foot charges.
Summary of Proposed Changes
Single Customer Extensions:
It is proposed to increase the front foot charges for water to $5.00 and for
sanitary sewer to $4.50 per front foot, increase the excess footage costs
for water and sewer extensions to $10.00 per excess foot for water and $9.00
per excess foot for sewer, and leave the single customer extension policy
otherwise unchanged.
Developer Extensions:
It is proposed to establish charges of $10.00 per foot for water main ex-
tensions by City forces and $9.00 per foot for sanitary sewer extensions
by City forces. Such charges would apply without respect to size through
8-inch water or sanitary sewer facilities. Developers would be charged
eighty percent of City staff estimates for construction of larger facilities,
plus a ten percent engineering charge. Eighty percent of the estimated cost
of street repairs and/or boring costs would be added to the computed devel-
oper cost share in all cases. The developer extension policy would remain
unchanged otherwise.
Recommendations
It is recommended that:
1) The Water and Sanitary Sewer Installation Policy be amended to
provide charges of $10.00 per foot for water main extensions by
City forces to serve new developments; $9.00 per foot for sani-
tary sewer extensions by City forces to serve new developments;
$10.00 per excess foot for single customer water extensions,
and $9.00 per excess foot for single customer sanitary sewer
extensions, effective October 1, 1974, on all projects on which
community facility agreements or arrangements are approved after
that date; and
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2) The ordinance prepared by the staff establishing front foot
charges of $500 per front foot for water service connections
and $4.50 per front foot for sanitary sewer service connections,
be approved, appropriately amending Chapter 37-26A of the Fort
Worth City Code, such amendment to take effect as of October 1,
1974.
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