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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23477-12-2018ORDINANCE NUMBER 23477-12-2018 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO AMEND SECTION 7-1, `BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE" OF ARTICLE 1, "IN GENERAL" OF CHAPTER 7, "BUILDINGS" TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO PART 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXPEDITED REVIEW PROCESS FOR PLANS REVIEW AND TO ADD FEES FOR SUCH EXPEDITED REVIEW; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION DATE IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW THREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, on December 6, 2016, the Fort Worth Building Administrative Code was adopted in Ordinance 22523-12-2016. The Fort Worth Building Administrative Code serves as the administrative, organizational, and enforcement regulations for the Fort Worth Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Sign and Existing Building codes; and WHEREAS, this amendment adds a process which allows for an expedited plan review of building permits and also provides for the creation of a team of staff, an X - Team, to meet with an applicant to review said plans and also establishes fees related to expedited plan reviews. SECTION 1. That Section 7-1, "The Fort Worth Building Administrative Code" Part 2 — Administration and enforcement is hereby amended to add a new section to provide for an expedited review process for plans review and to add fees for such expedited review as follows: Sec. 7-1 Building Administrative Code PART 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT SECTION 107 — SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS 107.7 Expedited Plan Review. An applicant for one or more permits for a construction/development project may request an expedited plan review(X-Team) of plans required for issuance of the building permits. The expedited plan review requires that the plat be recorded and that all necessary infrastructure engineering and engineering studies be approved. The fee for an X -Team plan review will be $1,000 per hour for in - Sec. 7-01 Administrative Code 2018 amendment Ordinance No. 23477-12-2018 Page 1 of 4 person meetings, with a two hour minimum, unless the applicant and the building official agree otherwise. This fee is in addition to all other fees required under this code. 107.7.1 Initial Review. Before a project is scheduled for an expedited plan review meeting, Planning and Development Department staff shall conduct an initial review of all documents submitted with the permit application to ensure completeness and to verify that all necessary engineering is approved. A non-refundable application fee of $200 for the initial review must be paid with the application for the permits in addition to other fees required under this code. 107.7.2 X -Team Review and Meeting. On a date scheduled by the Planning and Development Department the X -Team staff will meet with the applicant and all other parties with responsibilities relating to the construction/ development project, such as the developer, property owner, tenant, engineer, architect and construction contractor. The parties must be prepared to finalize all plans on the date scheduled. Before the conclusion of the meeting, the team will review the plans and, if all building and design issues are resolved, approve the plans and issue the required construction permits. 107.7.3 X -Team. X -Team plan reviews are conducted by a team consisting of a coordinator, senior plans examiners and specialists from several development review departments. A plans examiner/ specialist from each of the following disciplines may assist the team: 1. Building Code 2. Fire Code 3. Electrical Code 4. Mechanical/ Plumbing Code 5. Zoning 6. Parks and Recreation 7. Water/ Sewer 8. Transportation 9. Health Staff from other departments may be called upon as necessary to provide expertise for specific projects. 107.7.4 X -Team Review without a Meeting. An applicant for one or more permits for a construction/development project may request an expedited plan review (X - Team) of plans required for issuance of the building permits. The expedited plan review requires that the plat be recorded and that all necessary infrastructure engineering and engineering studies be approved. The fee for an X -Team plan review without a meeting will be $1,000 per hour, pro -rated for the actual time the review takes with a one hour minimum, unless the applicant and the building official agree otherwise. This fee is in addition to all other fees required under this code. 107.7.5 X -Team Revisions. Revisions to applications submitted for an X -Team review will be reviewed at a fee of $1,000 per hour, prorated for the actual time the revision review takes, with a minimum of 15 minute intervals. Sec. 7-01 Administrative Code 2018 amendment Ordinance No. 23477-12-2018 Page 2 of 4 SECTION 2. This article shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (2015), affecting Administrative Code provisions, as amended, and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinances, except in those instances where provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. 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, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective, or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness, or 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 void, ineffective, or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. SECTION 4. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for all violations involving fire safety, or public health and sanitation and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for all other violations of this ordinance. Each day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. SECTION 5. All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the previous Administrative or Building Code, or any other ordinances affecting construction and fire safety, 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 ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. Sec. 7-01 Administrative Code 2018 amendment Ordinance No. 23477-12-2018 Page 3 of 4 SECTION 6. The Department of Planning and Development of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as provided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION 7. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, is hereby directed to publish the caption and Sections 2 and 4 of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas as authorized by Section 2, Chapter XXV of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas and by Section 52.013 (a) of the Texas Local Government Code. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2019. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CITY SECRETAR By:�j Melinda Ramos, Sr. Assistant City Attorney'Ma'ry J. se Adopted: December 4, 2018 Effective: Pect of hiy �r2W Sec. 7-01 Administrative Code 2018 amendment Ordinance No. 23477-12-2018 Page 4 of 4 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION. Approved on 12/4/2018 - Ordinance No. 23477-12-2018 DATE: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 REFERENCE NO.: **G-19424 LOG NAME: 06X -TEAM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AMENDMENT SUBJECT: Adopt Ordinance Amending the Fort Worth Building Administrative Code to Facilitate an Expedited Plan Review Program (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending the Fort Worth Building Administrative Code to establish a process and fees for expedited plan review for building permit issuance. DISCUSSION: At the request of the development community, Planning and Development staff is proposing to add an expedited plan review service. This service will allow developers and others seeking a building permit to schedule a meeting with a plan review team and their design professionals within two weeks of submitting plans, address any issues identified on the spot and potentially issue a building permit in one sitting. This multi -disciplinary staff team providing expedited plan review service, the X -Team, would consist of 3 Sr. Plans Examiners (building, electrical, and mechanical/plumbing), a Sr. Zoning Plans Examiner, an Engineering Tech II, a Fire Dept. Lt. or Fire Protection Engineer, a Coordinator, and a Sr. Customer Service Representative. Partner development reviewing departments, Code Compliance -Health, Water, TPW-Stormwater and Traffic, would also need to commit staff on an as needed basis to provide expedited reviews for these projects. X -Team reviews could be performed on projects with final plats recorded, all engineering and infrastructure approved and with the appropriate zoning in place. Applicants requesting an X -Team review will pay all associated building permit fees plus an additional fee of $1,000.00 per hour. The ordinance will have an effective date of January 1, 2019. This action impacts ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS. This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of this recommendation the department is responsible for the collection and deposit of funds due to the City. The anticipated revenue has been included in the FY2019 Budget. FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs): Logname: 06X -TEAM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AMENDMENT Page I of 2 TO Fund Department ccoun Project Program ctivity Budget Reference # mount ID ID Year (Chartfield 2) FROM Fund Department ccoun Project Program ctivity Budget Reference # moun ID ID Year Chartfield 2 CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Originating Department Head: Additional Information Contact: Jay Chapa (6122) Randle Harwood (6101) Allison Gray (8030) Logname: 06X -TEAM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AMENDMENT Page 2 of 2