HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 24449-09-2020 ORDINANCE NO.24449-09-2020
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION" OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (2015), AS AMENDED, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE XII "FEE SCHEDULES", SECTION 2-321
"DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES" TO AMEND THE FEE
SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES RELATED TO
DEVELOPMENT, ZONING AND PLATTING APPLICATION FEES;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it appropriate to amend the fee schedule as it
relates to services rendered for development, zoning and platting application fees to recover the
costs incurred by the City to provide services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 2, of the City Code of the City of Fort Worth, Article XII "Fee Schedules",
Section 2-321 "Zoning and platting application fees", is hereby amended to revise and add
certain fees, to read as follows:
Application Fees
Notes
Alarm System Permits
a. Residential $50.00
b. Other alarm system locations $100.00
Alcohol
a. Variance request to City Council $500.00
b. Distance check $100.00
Annexation
a. 75 acres or less $700.00 Fee waived for commercial/industrial use
only of 25 acres or less
b. More than 75 acres $700.00 Plus$10.00 per acre over 75 acres
c. Limited purpose annexation $3,000.00
Appeals
a. Downtown Design Review Board $300.00
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b. Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission $300.00
c. Urban Design Commission $300.00
City Plan Commission
a. Concept plan $900.00
b. Plats:
1. Preliminary plat $850.00 Plus$30.00 per each acre non-residential
Plus$15.00 per lot residential
2. Final plat $385.00 Plus$30.00 per lot residential
Plus$25.00 per acre non-residential
3. Re-plat(with public hearing) $500.00 Plus$25.00 per lot residential
Plus$25.00 per acre non-residential
4. Minor Plat and Replat(no public hearing) $425.00 Plus$25.00 per lot residential
Plus$25.00 per acre non-residential
5. Conveyance Plat $200.00
6. Plat revisions after first revision $220.00
7. Plat correction $50.00
8. Plat vacation $400.00
c. Waivers and Other matters of business $220.00
Filing fees with the county: Collection of filing fees for the appropriate
county will be in addition to the fee rates above
Agreements Application Fees
a. Community Facilities Agreement and amendments $2,230.00
b. Stormwater Facilities Management Agreement $635.00
c. Transportation Impact Fee credit Agreement $860.00
Door-to-Door Vendor $50.00
Credit Access Business $100.00 Application and renewal
Hearing Continuance $200.00 At applicant's request(after public notice)
of board of adjustment,city plan
commission and zoning commission public
hearings
Inspection and Testing Fees
a. Administrative Material Testing Service Fee $24.50
per test
b. Construction Inspection Service Fee $250.00
per day
c. Water Testing Lab Fee $30.00
per test
Infrastructure Plan Review Center
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Design Review Fee:Cost Per Design Page $387.00 The total number of detail pages shall be
per page considered one page
IPRC Pre/Post Submittal Conference $1,000.00
Stormwater Development Services
Drainage Study Review $1,250.00 Plus$10.00 per acre over 1 acre
Transportation Development Review
Transportation Impact Analysis Review $1,000.00
Master Thoroughfare Plan-Amendment $700.00
Newsracks
a. Permit Fees $20.00
b. Application fee per applicant plus, per newsrack $5.00
Paper Filing Fee $50.00 Additional fee assessed for any
development application that can be
submitted online
Parkway Permit
a. Commercial $150.00
b. Residential $100.00
Pre-submittal Meeting $250.00
Sexually Oriented Businesses;Application for Specialized Certificate
of Occupancy
a. Amended,modified, renewal or transfer $1,000.00
b. New $1,000.00
Special Districts(MUDSMCIDS)
a. Petition $15,000.00
b. Agreement amendments $10,000.00
Street Name Change $700.00
Traffic Control Review Plan $100.00
"CR,""C,"and"D"Zoning Districts Site Plan
a. New $600.00
b. Revised $300.00
Unified Sign Agreement $1,500.00
Urban Forestry
a. Application fee for staff review
1. Base fee—First five acres(up to 5.00), $250.00 The acreage will be based on the
including one revision preliminary plat or site plan,whichever is
appropriate,at the time of submission of
the urban forestry plan
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2. Additional acreage-5.01 acres and over, per $15.00 The acreage will be based on the
acre above base fee preliminary plat or site plan,whichever is
appropriate,at the time of submission of
the urban forestry plan
3. Additional revisions(each) $100.00
4. After-the-Fact Base fee—First five acres(up $500.00 The acreage will be based on the
to 5.00), including one revision preliminary plat or site plan,whichever is
appropriate,at the time of submission of
the urban forestry plan
5. After-the-Fact Additional acreage—5.01 $30.00 The acreage will be based on the
acres and over, per acre above base fee preliminary plat or site plan,whichever is
appropriate, at the time of submission of
the urban forestry plan
b. Application fee for appeal hearing before urban $300.00
design commission
c. Phased Projects application fee for staff review
1. Base fee—First five acres(up to 5.00), $250.00 The acreage will be based on the
including one revision preliminary plat or site plan,whichever is
appropriate,at the time of submission of
the urban forestry plan.
2. Additional acreage-5.01 acres and over, per $15.00 The acreage will be based on the
acre above base fee preliminary plat or site plan,whichever is
appropriate,at the time of submission of
the urban forestry plan
Vacations or Closures,ROW, Emergency and Public Access
Easements
a. Public access or emergency easement vacation $400.00
b. Street and alley vacations $700.00
Zoning Board of Adjustment
a. Interpretation request $400.00
b. Variance
1. NonresidentiaVother residential $500.00 Plus an additional one hundred fifty dollars
($150.00)for each additional variance
requested in same application for owner-
occupied residential.
2. Residential (owner-occupied) $300.00 Plus an additional three hundred dollars
($300.00)for each additional variance
requested in the same application for
nonresidential property or other residential
property
3. Sign—Nonresidential/other residential $750.00 Plus an additional seven hundred fifty
dollars($750.00)for each additional
variance requested in the same application
for nonresidential property or other
residential property.
c. Special exception
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1. Nonresidential/other residential $1,000.00 Plus an additional three hundred dollars
($500.00) for each additional special
exception requested in the same
application for nonresidential property or
other residential property.
2. Residential(owner-occupied) $500.00 Plus an additional one hundred fifty dollars
($250.00)for each additional special
exception requested in same application
for owner-occupied residential.
Zoning Commission
a. Zoning Application: Designated fee shall be twice the amount
shown when double noticing and special
city council consideration is required or
requested,apart from the normal
processing schedule. Double fee charge is
not exempt of incentive programs granted
to the project.
1. Less than 1 acre* $1,200.00 For application requests of less than one
acre in size,when down zoning to a one-
or two-family districts that is consistent
with the most current adopted
Comprehensive Plan,a fee of$450.00 is
required.
2. 1-5 acres* $1,800.00
3. 5.01-10 acres* $2,700.00
4. 10.01-25 acres* $3,300.00
5. 25.01 or more acres(base fee)* $3,300.00 Plus$75.00 per acre, not to exceed
$9,000.00.
b. Administrative site plan amendment $250.00
c. "CD"Conservation District overlay rezoning No fee
d. "HC,""HSE"and"DD"Historic and Cultural No fee
Landmarks District overlay rezoning
e. Planned Development(PD)or Conditional Use *In addition to Zoning Change Application
Permit (CUP)site plan review* Fee
1. 0-5 acres $1,200.00 For application requests of less than one
acre in size,when down zoning to a one-
or two-family districts that is consistent
with the most current adopted
Comprehensive Plan,a fee of$450.00 is
required.
2. 5.01-10 acres $2,700.00
3. 10 acres or more acres* $3,300.00 Plus$75.00 per acre, not to exceed
$9,000.00.
4. PD or CUP Waiver Fee $750.00 PD or CUP with requested development
standard waivers.
Vendor permit:holiday and 10-day $50.00
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f. Zoning verification letter
1. 10-day letter $50.00
2. 3-day letter $100.00
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas (2015), 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 3.
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, 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 4.
All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 3011, Ordinance No. 13896, Ordinance
21653 or any other ordinances affecting zoning which have accrued at the time of the effective
date of this ordinance, and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and
criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by
this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 5.
This Ordinance shall take effect on April 1, 2021.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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By: �jr Ronald P.Gonzales(Oct 13,202014: ._DT� —
Senior Assistant City Attorney Mary Kayser, City Secretary
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ADOPTED: September 22, 2020 V
EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2021 c
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 09/22/20 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 20-0682
LOG NAME: 06FY21 DEVELOPMENT FEES
SUBJECT
(ALL)Adopt Fiscal Year 2021 Fee Adjustments for Development Services Department and Adopt Ordinance Revising Fees
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance revising fees in Chapter 7,Article I of the City of Fort Worth Code of Ordinances relating to certain fees in the
Administrative, Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical,Electrical,Sign,and Existing Building codes;and
2. Adopt the attached ordinance revising fees in Chapter 2,Article XII: Fee Schedules,Section 2-231 Development Application Fees of the
City of Fort Worth Code of Ordinances related to construction inspection service fee, engineering plan review fees, urban forestry and
zoning.
DISCUSSION:
The Development Services Department provides application, permit and inspection services for land development and building development in
Fort Worth. Biennially,the staff reviews development fees to determine if they adequately cover the cost of the associated services.The purpose
of this Mayor and Council Communication(M&C)is to take action in connection with adjusting development fees that will apply during Fiscal Year
2021 (FY2021).
Staff has conducted an internal review and met with impacted stakeholder groups, including the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth,
representatives of the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association and the Development Advisory Committee to discuss and reached a consensus on
the proposed fee adjustments. The proposed fee adjustments are within median of Texas peer cities.
The attached ordinances will revise certain development fees in the Building Administrative Code and related construction codes and Section 2-
231 related to construction inspection for CFAs,engineering plan review, urban forestry,and zoning. All other fees would remain in effect at their
last-adopted rate as set by state law,City ordinance,or prior City Council action,as applicable.
Staff recommends the adoption of the attached ordinances to enable Development Services to continue to improve development processes and
enhance customer service.The fees will become effective on April 1,2021.
ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS
A Form 1295 is not required because:This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the ordinances adjusting fee revenues,
earned fee revenues will be deposited into the appropriate fund.The participating departments(and Financial Management Services)are
responsible for the collection and deposit of funds due to the City.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Dana Burghdoff 8018
Originating Business Unit Head: D.J.Harrell 8032
William M Johnson 7801
Additional Information Contact: