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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 35-57 (a) AND 35-57 (b) ,
OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
( 1986 ) , AS AMENDED, BY REVISING CERTAIN RATES AND
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; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH:
SECTION 1 .
That Section 35-57 (a) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth ( 1986 ) , as amended, be and the same is hereby
amended and, after having been amended, shall be and read as
follows :
"Sec . 35-57 . Connection charge.
(a) A minimum charge per month, or fraction
thereof, shall be made for each connection with the
water mains or sewer mains of the city waterworks .
This charge shall be based on the size of the meter
through which water is furnished regardless of source
and shall be as follows :
SCHEDULE A.
WATER SERVICE ONLY
The minimum monthly charge shall be equal to
and be the same as the monthly service charge contained
in section 35-56 (b) of this chapter.
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FIRE LINE SERVICE
Connection Monthly
size (inches ) Charge
4 and under $ 16 . 95
6 25 . 50
8 33 . 95
10 56 . 40
12 105 . 10
( 1) Fire line meters . The monthly charges for
connections to unmetered, automatic sprinkler
system, or other fire lines installed and used for
fire protection shall be as set out in the chart
under Schedule A above.
Charges for sizes larger than twelve ( 12 ) inches
will be determined by the Director of the Water
Department. When it is determined that water has
been or is being used through or from an unmetered
automatic sprinkler system for purposes other than
for fire fighting, the consumer shall pay the full
cost of a meter installation on the fire line.
All fire protection systems used exclusively for
fire-fighting purposes and provided with outlets
other than standard closed sprinkler heads shall
be provided with detector-type check valves at
customer's cost before connection with the water
mains of the city. In the event it is determined
that water is used through such detector check
valves for purposes other than for fire fighting,
the detector check valve installation shall be
replaced with a standard meter with the consumer
paying the full cost of the meter installation.
( 2 ) Meter sizes . Only one ( 1) five-eighths-inch by
three-fourths-inch meter shall be attached to and
served by a three-fourths-inch tap. No more than
two ( 2 ) five-eights-inch by three-fourths-inch or
one ( 1) one-inch meter shall be attached to and
served by a one-inch tap. Not more than one ( 1 )
one - and - one - half - inch or three ( 3 )
five-eighths-inch by three-fourths-inch or three
( 3 ) one-inch meters shall be attached to and
served by a one-and-one-half-inch tap. Not more
than one ( 1) two-inch, four (4 ) one-inch or six
( 6 ) five-eights by three-fourths-inch meters shall
be attached to and served by a two-inch tap.
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( 3) Seasonal meters . Customers using a separate water
meter for one ( 1) or more seasonal purposes (such
as lawn watering, but not being limited thereto)
shall pay the minimum monthly charge prescribed in
this section for each meter throughout the year,
whether such service is active or not. If such
service is disconnected at the request of the
customer and the customer requests that the
service be reconnected within the next twelve ( 12 )
months , a reconnection charge shall be paid
equivalent to the monthly minimum charge times the
number of months that such service has been
disconnected. "
SECTION 2 .
That Section 35-57 (b) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth ( 1986) , as amended, be and the same is hereby
amended and, after having been amended, shall be and read as
follows:
" (b) A charge shall be made by the city water
department for each tap made to a water main for a
connection, which charge shall be determined by the
size of the connection and the character of the surface
of the street in which the connection is to be located.
From the following schedule shall be determined the
charge for making taps, and the charge shall be payable
in advance:
WATER INSTALLATION CHARGE
Paved street
(concrete,
H.M.A.C. ,
Tap size Unimproved flexible base or
(inches) street penetration)
3/4 $550 . 00 $ 775 . 00
1 550 . 00 775 . 00
1-1/2 650 . 00 975 . 00
2 675 . 00 1, 000 . 00
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For each 3/4-inch branch,- add $85 . 00 .
For each 1-inch branch, add $110 . 00 .
Any water connection larger than two (2 ) inches
shall be made under contract between the customer
and the city. Total material and installation
costs of the tap and meter or meters, including
multiple meter settings instead of a three-inch or
larger meter setting , shall be paid by the
customer . Payment shall be based on the cost
estimated by the water department, acting by and
through the director of the water department .
Developers will pay the full cost of all water
service taps constructed by contract in new
developments . All water meters connected directly
to the city ' s water system on and after the
effective date hereof shall be the property of the
city.
A property owner may request that the water meter
providing service to the owner ' s property be
reduced in size. A charge shall be made by the
city water department for each reduction of size
of the water meter. The charge to be made for
water meter reduction shall be based on the
following schedule , and the charge shall be
payable in advance:
WATER METER REDUCTION
Size Reduction Charge
( inches)
1 to 3/4 $40 . 00
1-1/2 to 3/4 70 . 00
1-1/2 to 1 70 . 00
2 to 1-1/2 90 . 00
2 to 1 90 . 00
When requested to do so, city forces may install
building sanitary sewer taps and sewer service
laterals which are intended for connection to the
city sanitary sewer system, and the requesting
party shall be required to pay a fee for such
installation according to the schedule provided
below. Fees are based on the size of the
connection and the character of the surface of the
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street in which the connection is located, and
shall be payable when application for installation
is made. The fees are as follows:
SEWER TAP AND/OR
SEWER SERVICE LATERAL
Location and type of street:
Four-inch Six-inch Eight-inch
Tap in street:
Unimproved $ 850 .00 $ 850 . 00 $ 950 . 00
Paved (concrete,
H.M.A.C. , flexible
base or penetra-
tion) 1, 125 . 00 1, 175 . 00 1, 300 . 00
Tap in alley 550 .00 575 . 00 600 . 00
Tap in easement 450 . 00 475 . 00 575 . 00
In the case where sewer taps and sewer service
laterals are not installed by city forces ,
application shall be made to the water department
for authorization of installation by private
concerns . Preinstallation plans must be approved
by the water department . Such approval shall
include approval of any contractors who intend to
perform the installations . The water department
shall provide the applicant with a written
description or sketch showing the approximate
location of the sanitary sewer serving the
property. All installations must be approved by
the water department before connection to the
sanitary sewer system is made.
The city maintains in part of the downtown area a
separate sanitary sewer system to serve the
basements of the buildings located in that area.
The separate system is referred to as the deep
sewer. The construction of the sewer tap and/or
the sewer service lateral shall be done by the
city forces, provided that where the sewer service
lateral can be constructed without cutting the
surface of the public street , the plumber or
person holding the permit may be permitted by the
plumbing inspector to construct the sewer service
lateral in accordance with requirements of the
city plumbing code and all other applicable
ordinances of the city, subject to the approval of
the plumbing inspector . Any work done by city
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forces in making a deep -sewer connection shall be
paid for by the plumber or other person holding a
plumbing permit relating to such deep sewer
connection.
The above charges shall be in addition to the
applicable fee or fees provided for in the city
plumbing code. No plumbing permit for work which
involves the construction of the sewer tap and/or
sewer service lateral shall be issued until the
charges have been paid and receipt evidencing such
payment is presented to the person issuing the
plumbing permit. "
SECTION 3 .
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
( 1986 ) , 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.
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,
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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 .
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 the ordinance records of the City.
SECTION 6 .
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in
full force and effect from and after its passage; provided,
however, that the increased rates specified herein shall apply to
fireline service statements sent by the City of Fort Worth and
all water and sewer tapping fees charged on or after October 1,
1989, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
)J,44- - ity Attorney
Date:
Adopted:
Effective:
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TRANSPORTATIONIPUBUC WOR" a ^r and Council Communication
HATER AOMINISTRATION 4 �LL/!11
CHIEF JUDGE.1' DATE REFERENCE suBJEcT: PROPOSED INCREASE IN PAGE
NUMBER WATER AND SEWER TAPPING FEES 2
POLICE ADMINISfR 1GV29/89 G-8188
AND FIRELINE SERVICE CHARGES lot
MUNICIPAL COURT i UMIN.11
CAW%% RECOMMENDATION:
PROSECUTING ATTI RNE AN
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance which
revises water and sewer tap fees and fireline service charges with an effec-
tive date of billing on or after October 1, 1989.
DISCUSSION:
Increasing the charge for fireline services by the same ratio reflected in
the proposed monthly water service charge will result in the following:
Present Increase Recommended
Size Charge Ratio Charge
4" and under 15.25 11.11% $ 16.95
611 22.90 11.31% $ 25.50
811 30.50 11.33% $ 33.95
1011 50.65 11.33% $ 56.40
1211 94.40 11.33% $105.10
A survey of costs experienced by the Water Department on water and sewer taps
performed since October 1 , 1988 indicates that fees need to be revised as
follows:
Water Taps: Present Number Average % Recommended %
Unimproved Street: Fee Taps Cost Over (Under) Fee Increase
3/4 Inch $ 550 3 $ 381 30.7% $ 550 -0-
1 Inch $ 550 12 $ 491 10.7% $ 550 -0-
1-1/2 Inch $ 575 8 $ 622 (8.2%) $ 650 13%
2 Inch $ 600 20 $ 665 (10.8%) $ 675 12.5%
Paved Street:
3/4 Inch $ 775 11 $ 635 18.1% $ 775 -0-
1 Inch $ 775 24 $ 662 14.6% $ 775 -0-
1-1/2 Inch $ 850 17 $1,057 (24.4%) $ 975 15%
2 Inch $ 900 14 $ 834 7.3% $1,000 11%
Sewer Taps:
Street-Unimproved:
4 Inch $ 850 -0- -0- $ 850 -0-
6 Inch $ 850 -0- -0- $ 850 -0-
8 Inch $ 950 -0- -0- $ 950 -0-
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: PROPOSED INCREASE IN PAGE
NUMBER WATER AND SEWER TAPPING FEES 2 or 2
8/29/89 G-8188 AND FIRELINE SERVICE CHARGES
Paved:
4 Inch $ 900 68 $1,112 (23.5%) $1,125 25%
6 Inch $1,000 3 $1,008 (0.8%) $1,175 17.5%
8 Inch $1,200 3 $1,266 (5.5%) $1,300 8%
Tap in Alley:
4 Inch $ 425 40 $ 520 (22.4%) $ 550 29%
6 Inch $ 475 -0- -0- $ 575 21%
8 Inch $ 500 -0- -0- $ 600 20%
Tap in Easement:
4 Inch $ 450 46 $ 384 14.7% $ 450 -0-
6 Inch $ 475 4 $ 299 37.1% $ 475 -0-
8 Inch $ 575 2 $ 398 30.8% $ 575 -0-
RAM:f/6
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
AUG ry 1989
City Secretary of the
Ci4y of Fort Worth,Texas
SUBMITTED FOR THE
CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
OFFICE BY: R. A. McKinney 0 APPROVED
ORIGINATING 0 OTHER (DESCRIBE)
DEPARTMENT HEAD: R. Sawey CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Jawey 8220 o ed Ordinance No.12� -
DATE
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: PROPOSED INCREASE IN PAGE
NUMBER WATER AND SEWER TAPPING FEES 2 2
8/29/89 G-8188 AND FIRELINE SERVICE CHARGES °f--
Paved:
4 Inch $ 900 68 $1,112 (23.5%) $1,125 25%
6 Inch $1,000 3 $1,008 (0.8%) $1,175 17.5%"
8 Inch $1,200 3 $1,266 (5.5%) $1,300 8%
Tap in Alley: .
4 Inch $ 425 40 $ 520 (22.4%) $ 550 29%
6 Inch $ 475 -0- -0- $ 575 21%
8 Inch $ 500 -0- -0- $ 600 20%
Tap in Easement:
4 Inch $ 450 46 $ 384 14.7% $ 450 -0-
6 Inch $ 475 4 $ 299 37.1% $ 475 -0-
8 Inch $ 575 2 $ 398 .30.8% $ 575 -0-
RAM J/6
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
AUG 1989
City Searetary of the
Ci.y of Fort Worth,Texan
SUBMITTED FOR THE
OFFICEAB�AGER'S R. A. McKinney DISPOSITIONa BY APPROVED
PROCESSED BY
ORIGINATING
OTHER (DESCRIBE)
DEPARTMENT HEAD: R. Sawey CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFQRMATION q� �j
CONTACT: Sawey 8220 ed Ordinance No. DATE