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Home My WebLink About(0124) FY21 Fee Schedule.Sec.2.321.PDFORDINANCE NO. 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 certain fees. The amended fee schedule is attached hereto as Exhibit "A." 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of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.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. Ordinance No. Page 2 of 7 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 October 1, 2020. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Senior Assistant City Attorney Mary Kayser, City Secretary ADOPTED: , 2020 EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2020 Ordinance No. Page 3 of 7 Exhibit A 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 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 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 Ordinance No. Page 4 of 7 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 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 Design Review Fee: Cost Per Design Page $387.00 per page The total number of detail pages shall be considered one page IPRC Pre/Post Submittal Conference 1,000 Stormwater Development Services Drainage Study Review 1,250 + $10 per acre over 1 acre Transportation Development Review Transportation Impact Analysis Review 1,000 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 Ordinance No. Page 5 of 7 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 (MUDS/WCIDS) 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 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 Ordinance No. Page 6 of 7 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. Nonresidential/other 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 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. Ordinance No. Page 7 of 7 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 f. Zoning verification letter 1. 10-day letter $50.00 2. 3-day letter $100.00 Ordinance No. Page 8 of 7