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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 6685 ORDINANCE NO. L8S AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I AND ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964) , AS AMENDED, THEREBY ESTABLISHING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REPLACING OF SEWER MAINS AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS; ESTABLISH- ING CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND CHARGES FOR BOTH SEWER TAPS AND SEWER SERVICE LAT- ERALS; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR ASCER- TAINING LOCATIONS OF SANITARY SEWERS; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR THE MAKING OF DEEP SEWER CONNECTIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER ORDI- NANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Article I of Chapter 37 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, be and is hereby amended by adding the following section: "Sec. 37-3.1. Requirements as to Replacement of Sewer Mains at the Time of Construc- tion of Buildings. "No building shall be constructed over an existing sanitary sewer main until such sewer has been replaced with either cast iron water pipe or extra heavy cast iron soil pipe of a type and class specified by the Water Department. "Whenever it is necessary to relocate or re- place an existing sewer main to ,permit the con- struction of a building, such relocation or re- placement shall be accomplished by the city at the expense of the owner, or under the supervision of the city by a contractor employed by the owner and approved by the Director of the Water Department." SECTION 2. That paragraph (d) of Section 37-26 of Article III of Chapter 37 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, is hereby further amended and, after being so amended said .paragraph shall hereafter read as follows: " (d) 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 sur- face of the street in which the connection is to be located. From the following schedule shall be de- termined the charge for making taps, and the charge shall be payable in advance: Installation Charge, Water Unimproved Shot or Chat Paved Size Tap Street Street Street 3/4 inch $ 80 $125 $160 1 inch 105 150 185 1-1/2 inch 185 225 255 2 inch 235 275 300 For each 3/4 inch branch, add $20 For each 1 inch branch, add $30 "_Any water connection larger than two 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 or superintendent of the Water Department. Developers will pay the full cost of all water service taps constructed by con- tract in new developments. "That .portion of the building sewer known as the 'sewer tap' and that portion known as the 'sewer service lateral' shall be constructed only by city forces or by contractor employed or approved by the city. Such construction shall be in accordance with the General Specifications of the Fort Worth Water Department. The .plumber or other person seeking to connect to a city sanitary sewer shall apply for a sewer tap and/or sewer service lateral at the office of the Water Department. The ,plumber shall obtain a written description or sketch from the office of the Water Department showing the approximate lo- cation of the sanitary sewer serving the property, and the Water Department, upon application, shall furnish such written description or sketch to the plumber and to the ,plumbing inspector. Charges for construction of a sewer tap and/or service lateral shall be due and .payable when the application is made. - 2 - "The charges for a sewer tap aid/or sewer serv- ice lateral of the size 8" or less, to be installed by city forces, shall be as follows: Sewer Tap and/or Sewer Service Lateral Location 4-inch 6-inch 8-inch Easement $ 50 $ 60 $100 Alley 75 85 150 Street 100 115 200 "Charges for all taps of any size installed by a contractor employed or approved by the city, and charges for sewer taps exceeding 8-inches installed by city forces, shall be the installation cost of materials, equipment and labor. Street and alley repair charges shall be paid in accordance with rates established by the Director of the Department of Public Works. "If the sewer tap and/or sewer service lateral is installed by a contractor employed or approved by the city, the charges shall be the actual cost of construction as established by the bid item in the construction contract. "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 city forces; provided that where the sewer service lateral can be constructed without cutting the surface of the public street, the plumber or per- son holding the permit may be permitted by the plumbing inspector to construct the sewer service lateral in accordance with requirements of the Fort Worth Plumbing Code and all other applicable ordinances of the city, subject to the approval of the .plumbing inspector. Any work done by city 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 connec- tion. "The above charges shall be in addition to the applicable fee or fees provided for in the Fort Worth 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." - 3 - SECTION 3. That 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 final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections hereof, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, .paragraph or section. SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of the provisions of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, and amendments thereto, regulating sanitary sewers, except in those instances where the provisions of this ordi- nance are in direct conflict with such Code, in which instances said conflicting provisions of such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. That all pending litigations and existing violations, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under Chapter 37 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth and amendments thereto superseded by this ordinance, shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be ,prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. - 4 - SECTION 6. That any ,person, firm, association of persons, company or corporation or their agents, servants or employees who violate, disobey, omit, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00), and each day that a violation exists is hereby declared to be a distinct and separate offense and punishable as such, all as provided for in Section 1-5 of Chapter I of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended. SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publi- cation as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: o City Attorney Adopted: /Q 7� 61 Effective: 7 5 - LINE f ooees City of Fort Worth, Texas GRAHAM Mayor and Council Communication PAIGE ROBINSON ATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending PAGE NUMBER Chapter 37 of the City Code 6/19/72 G-1998 1 of -I--- �j The administration of the sanitary sewerage system was originally a function of the Public Works Department and the regulations relating to installation of sanitary sewer services, and the charges made for those installations, have been a part of the Plumbing Code. Since the sanitary sewerage system is now administered by the Fort Worth Water Department, it is proposed that regula- tions and procedures relating to sanitary sewer services, and protection of sanitary sewerage facilities, should be transferred to the Water and Sewer Section of the City Code, Chapter 37. A proposed Ordinance has been prepared to amend Article I and Article III of Chapter 7 of the City Code to include requirements for replacing or relocating sewer mains to be situated under proposed new buildings, procedures for con- struction of sewer taps/services, and charges for those facilities, and pro- cedures to be followed in securing construction of sanitary sewer taps/services. No changes have been made in the charges or other requirements. Recommendation It is recommended that the Ordinance amending Article I and Article III of Chapter 37 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) as amended, be adopted. RNL:mm SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITIONJi COUNCIL: I ESSED BY ZR-APPROVED ❑ OTHER/(DESCRIBE) '•-ao- ('' CITY SECRETARY rkLq DATE CITY MANAGER 61- / 2