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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5877 ORDINANCE NO, -57 f 77 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29-70 OF CHAPTER 29 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964) WHICH CHAPTER REGULATES PLUMBING IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THE CONNECTION OF CERTAIN SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE FACILITIES TO SANITARY SEWERAGE LINES; PRESCRIBING APPLICABLE RATES FOR SUCH CONNECTIONS; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 29-70 of Chapter 29 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is hereby amended and, after being so amended, same shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 29-70. Unauthorized Sewer Connections. Building sewers shall not be connected to any sanitary sewer manhole or clean-out stack without the prior written permission of the Director of the Water Department of the City of Fort Worth or his authorized represen- tative. No rainwater downspout or area, yard, street or gutter drains shall be connected directly or indirectly to any sanitary sewer. Subsurface drainage facilities that discharge to the surface material which would be in- jurious to the public health or safety may be connected to the sanitary sewer system but only after such connection has been specifically approved in writing by the Director of the Water Department and the Chief Plumbing In- spector or their authorized representatives. Application for approval for the connection of such subsurface drainage facilities to the sanitary sewer system must be made to the Chief Plumbing Inspector upon forms furnished by said inspector and accompanied by appro- priate plans of the proposed connection. Water Department approval for such subsurface drainage connections will not be granted unless: (a) The sanitary sewer line to which the connection is to be made has sufficient surplus capacity under maximum service conditions to accommodate the discharge rate from the subsur- face drainge facilities; and (b) All of the subsurface drainge discharge into the sanitary sewer line through the proposed connection passes through an approved pumping system in which the rate of discharge is controlled at the rate which has been approved by the Direc- tor of the Water Department or his authorized representative. The owner or occupant of any building being served by any such subsurface drainage connection to the sanitary sewerage system shall pay monthly charges to the City of Fort Worth for such connec- tion determined upon the following basis: One and 25/100 Dollars ($1.25) for each five gallons per minute or fraction thereof pump discharge rate to the sanitary sewer line, but in no event shall any such monthly charge be less than One and 25/100 Dollars ($1.25) . No charge shall be assessed for any such subsurface drainage connec- tion which has been made A prior ( to the cz.7 O i` Ahve-C aor The Director of the Water Department of the' City of Fort Worth or his authorized representa- tives shall at all times have the right to re- move, plug, close up or disconnect from the sani- tary sewerage system of the City of Fort Worth any line or facility which has been connected to the sanitary sewerage system in violation of this chapter. The plumbing inspector shall notify the Water Department in writing of the location of any line or facility serving any premises where such unauthorized plumbing has been installed. Said line or facility shall not be reconnected to the sanitary sewerage system until a permit has been issued, an inspec- tion has been made and approval given by the plumbing inspector as required in this chapter." SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and provision of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict here- with but only insofar as the portion of such prior ordinance or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other ordi- nances or provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative. -2- SECTION 3. That 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 sec- tion 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 provisions of any sec- tion of this ordinance that were unconstitutional, void or ineffective if it had known that they were unconstitu- tional, void or ineffective at the time of adopting this ordinance. SECTION 4. That the violation of any provision of this ordi- nance or of any provision of the Fort Worth City Code relating to the sanitary sewerage drainage system shall be deemed an offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) , 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. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. -3- APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Adopted by the City Council , = Effective City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Amendment to Plumbing Code to PAGE NUMBER Permit Sump Pumps to be Connected to 10 30 67 G-1159 Sanitary Sewer 1 of Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth prohibit the connection of subsurface drains (basement sump pumps) to the sanitary sewer system. In some cases where storm drains are not available the discharge from sump pumps has been allowed to run down the gutter causing a nuisance to the neighborhood. The Departments of Public Health, Water and Public Works with the cooperation of the Supervising Board of Plumbers have suggested that the ordinance be amended to permit the discharge of sump pumps into the sanitary sewer system where storm drains are not available. The proposed amendment provides that no subsurface drainage facility can be discharged into the sanitary sewer without first obtaining a permit from the Director of the Water Department and the Chief Plumbing Inspector, or their authorized representatives. It further requires plans of the connection to be submitted showing the construction of the sub-drainage and plumbing facili- ties and establishes a monthly charge of $1.25 for each five gallons per minute (the approximate flow of a single family residence) or fraction thereof of the pump's rated discharge with a minimum charge of $1.25 per month. Recommendation It is the recommendation that the attached amendment to Section 29-70 of the Fort Worth City Code be adopted. rFT. IAL RECORD SECRETARY HDM=lp WORTH, TEX. Attach. SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION MY COUNCIL: PROCKSMO BY 4�iPPROVED 9-6TNER (DESCRIBE) 0 4/ Or or. �C)o I jJ-7 CITY SECRETARY DATE W CITY MANAGER