HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7808 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 37-26.1 OF CHAPTER
37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964) ,
AS AMENDED, BY REVISING CERTAIN FRONT FOOTAGE
CHARGES FOR SERVICE CONNECTIONS; MAKING THIS
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER ORDINANCES AND
PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A PENALTY; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That section 37-26.1. Front Footage Charges for Service
Connections of Chapter 37 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth
(1964) , as amended, be and the same is hereby amended by revising
certain front footage charges for service connections; and, after
having been so amended, shall hereafter read and be as follows:
"Sec. 37-26.1. Front footage charges for service connections.
(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 or purchased after
October 1, 1961, except connections to on-site
mains for which the City has previously received
payment from a developer and except for re-
connection of single customers to a water main
enlarged to provide adequate water service.
(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 construction after
October 1, 1964, except service connections to
sanitary sewers for which the City has previously
received payment from a developer.
(c) The following definitions shall be used in inter-
preting this section:
(1) Single customer. An existing occupied
residential 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 con-
taining a sanitary sewer or water facility
for which front footage charges are collected
for connection.
in the case of an easemErt containing a sanitary
sewer for which footage charges are collected
for connection, which sewer crosses through
the property 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:
(1) The front footage charge shall apply
directly to property platted into the usual
rectangular 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 one hundred (100) feet.
(2) Where the property served is irregular in
shape, the front footage shall be computed
as one-sixth (1/6) 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 one hundred
(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.
(3) on property which is rectangular 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,
except as provided under (1) and (2) above.
(4) Where one or more residences other than
,.single customers" are located on an un-
subdivided tract, each such residence shall be
charged for a front footage of one hundred
(100) feet, with the provision that if the
property is later subdivided into lots,
each lot requiring additional connection
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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 (1) ,
(2) and (3) .
(d) The amount of the front footage charge to be
made for each service connection to a water
main under this section shall be Nine Dollars
and No Cents ($9.00) 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 Six
Dollars and Eighty Cents ($6.80) 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.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, and all other
ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, except in those instances
where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with
the provisions of such Code or other ordinances, in which instances
said conflicting provisions of such Code or other ordinances are
hereby repealed.
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 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 herein of any such void, ineffec-
tive or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence paragraph or
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section.
SECTION 4.
That all pending litigations and existing violations, both
civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under those
prior ordinances of the City of Fort Worth and amendments thereto,
superseded by this ordinance, shall not be affected by this ordi-
nance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts;
nor shall this ordinance either add to or detract from any other
civil remedy available.
SECTION 5.
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 6.
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Proposed Changes in Front Foot PAGE
NUMBER Charges for Water and Sanitary Sewer
9/12/78 ' °r
G-3927 —2—
Services
According to guidelijes established in I.R. 2947 on July 28, 1977, new front
foot charges for water and sanitary sewer services are to be revised quarterly.
The next revision is to be effective October 1, 1978. These new charges are to
be equal to 80% of t�e on—site front foot costs for water and sanitary sewer.
constructed by contrIcts let from September 1, 1977, through August 31, 1978.
These new charges have been computed and compare with current front foot chargeL
as follows:
Co!�putation of Proposed Front Foot Charge
Current Total Contract Proposed New
Front Foot Price of No. Front Cost Per 80% Front Charge
Facility Charge Facilities Ft. Served Front Ft. Foot Cost (Rounded)
Water $8.70 $2,373,241 212,092 $11.19 $8.95 $9.00
Sanitary $6.60 $1,810,807 213,544 $ 8.48 $6.78 $6.80
Sewers
Where City workers afe utilized to construct extensions to serve new develop—
ments or to serve single customers, the charge per foot of water or sewer
extension constructed has been set as equal to double the applicable front foot
charge. On this basis, the Community Facilities Policy should be amended to
provide water and sewer extension charges for facilities constructed by City
forces as follows:
Current Charge Proposed Charge
Facility Per Foot Per Foot
Water $17.40 $18.00
Sanitary Sewer $13.20 $13.60
Similar recomputations and revisions of front foot and extension charges will be
made each quarter, with the next changes to be effective based on costs for the
period of December 1, 19771 through November 30, 1978.
It is necessary to provide for an orderly transition from the old front foot
charges and the old extension charges to the proposed front foot charges and
implementation of the new exfiension charges to be effective October 1, 1978. The
following recommendations have been prepared to meet that requirement.
Recommendations
It is recommended that:
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Proposed Changes in Front Foot PAGE
NUMBER Charges for Water and Sanitary Sewer
9/12/78 G-3927 Services �_ °f 2-'
1. An ordinance be approved, effective October 1, 1978, amending Section
37-26.1 of Chapter 37 of the Fort Worth City Code to increase front foot
charges for water service connections from $8.70 per front foot to $9.00
per front foot and to increase front foot charges for sanitary sewer
service connections from �6.60 per front foot to $6.80 per front foot;
2. The Water and Sanitary Sewer Installation Policy be amended to incorporate
these front foot charge changes and increase the charge per foot of
extensions constructed by City forces from $17.40 per foot to $18.00 per
foot for water facilities and to increase the charge from $13.20 to $13.60
per foot for sanitary sewer facilities; and
3. Such charges become effective October 1, 1978, including all developer
projects on which bids have not been received by that date and all City
forces extension projects not authorized for construction by that date.
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