Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5616 ORDINANCE NO. I�JCo AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29-73 OF CHAPTER 29 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE, WHICH IS THE PLUMBING CODE, BY DELETING A PORTION THEREOF; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES REGU- LATING PLUMBING IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; PROVID- ING ,A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EF- FECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 29-73 of Chapter 29 of the Fort Worth City Code, which is the PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, be and the same is hereby amended so that the same shall hereafter be and read as follows: Sec. 29-73. Deep sewer connections. 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. This separate system is referred to as the deep sewer. The construction of the sewer tap and 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 a 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 the requirements of this chapter and all other applicable ordinances of the city, and 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 permit. (Ord. No. 2978, § 9; Ord. No. 4749, § 7.) SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth providing for the regulation of plumbing in the City of Fort Worth, and this ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any of such other ordinances except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in which event such con- flicting provisions, if any, in such other ordinance or ordi- nances are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and all of the remainder of this ordinance not so held to be unconstitutional shall continue to be in full force and effect. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. Passed and approved this day ofLezi- 1966. , 7-7 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: s ; City Attorney City of Fort Worth, Texas Bay� N M�'OPQN� .mayor and Council Communication ,, pos DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Tarrant County Convention Center PAGE NUMBER Deep Sewer Charge 7/11/66 G-967 1 or - 2— 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. This separate system is referred to as the "deep sewer". The City Code, Section 29-73, pro- vides for a deep sewer connection charge of $5 per front foot of building, based on the north-south frontage of the building to be served, and in case the build- ing to be served extends from one north-south street to another, the tap charge is based on the total frontage of the building on both north-south streets. The locations of deep sewers contiguous to the Tarrant County Convention Center site are shown on the attached sketch, and the locations of the four planned deep sewer connections required to serve the three Convention Center building units are indicated by the numbered triangles. The Center buildings will ex- tend through from Commerce Street to Houston Street and front foot charges would be based on both frontages. The three building components are irregular in shape but continuous in extent from north to south. Each of the three com- ponents have at least one deep sewer connection. A reasonable method for com- puting the standard front foot charges is to double the length of the three buildings as measured along the center line of Main Street. The front foot charges computed on this basis would be approximately: 2 x 1056 feet x $5.00 per foot = $10,560 The need for the deep sewer connections was reviewed with Mr. Slaughter, of Romine & Slaughter, Inc., mechanical engineering consultants on the Center, and it has been determined that it is more feasible to use the deep sewer system for the indicated connections than to install and operate sewage lift facilities necessary to utilize the shallow sewer system. Front footage charges are not required for connections to the shallow sewer system. The deep sewer system was installed about 1910, and charges for connection to it have been collected since at least 1938. There have been no instances of connecting to the deep sewer without paying the special connection charge for at least 28 years, according to the recollection of employees of the Water Department and public Works Building Division. The Building Division reports that there have been no connections to the deep sewer since 1952. Fees collected are recorded as plumbing permit fees in the General Fund. The Chairman of the County Convention Center Advisory Committee has requested a waiver of the standard deep sewer connection fee, on the basis that those who established the charge did not contemplate a public usage such as the Convention Center. The public building mos ecentl connected to the deep sewer was the present City Hall in 1939, aIttls ® the contractor paid the fee. CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TEX. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Tarrant County Convention Center PAGE NUMBER 66 G-967 Deep Sewer Charge 2 or 2 It is requested that the City Council determine whether the standard deep sewer charge will be made in the construction of the Tarrant County Convention Center, or whether an exception will be made due to the special nature of this public facility. JLB:1p Attach. OWORTH, SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: O P D,$Y Iff APPROVED VOTNER (DESCRIBE) CITY SECRETARY DATE CITY MANAGER SUL 25 196 J