HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020/12/01-Attachments-Brookfield_Offsite_Sewer_PAC_Ordinance.PDFAN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A PER ACRE CHARGE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 3,
SEWER PER ACRE CHARGES, SECTIONS 35-81 THROUGH 35-
8E OF THE CITY CODE, FOR THE 8053 ACRES SERVED BY
DEVELOPER AND CITY INITIATED SEWER MAIN PROJECT
("BROOKFIELD OFFSITE SANITARY SEWER MAIN
EXTENSION") LOCATED NEAR 1464 ARCHWAY CT; MAKING
THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER ORDINANCES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on May 14, 2002, the City Council adopted City of Fort Worth
Ordinance No. 15095 providing for the adoption of per acre charges when certain criteria
are met, codified as Chapter 35, Article III, Division 3, Sewer Per Acre Charges, Sections
35-81 through 35-86 of the City Code; and further amended by City Ordinance No. 23708
on or about June 25, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group, Inc., hereinafter referred to as
"Developer", is constructing a sanitary sewer main (City Project Number 101478)
"Brookfield Offsite Sanitary Sewer Main Extension" located near 1464 Archway Ct; and
WHEREAS, City of Fort Worth Water Department cost participated to upsize the
sewer extension.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
The City Council finds, in accordance with Chapter 35, Article III, Division 3,
Sewer Per Acre Charges, Sections 35-81 through 35-86 of the City Code, the Developer is
installing 10,158 linear feet of 30-inch diameter sewer main, 2,030 linear feet of 27-inch
diameter sewer main, 536 linear feet of 24-inch diameter sewer main, 1,876 linear feet of
21-inch diameter sewer main, and 5,214 linear feet of 18-inch diameter sewer main to serve
the Brookfield development. Further, the City Council finds that the Sanitary Sewer
Improvements will serve a calculated sewer basin area of 8,053 acres, such sewer basin
being more fully described in the attached Exhibit "A", which is attached hereto and made
a part hereof for all purposes. This sewer main is located in the City's Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction and Council District 7.
SECTION 2.
The City Council finds that the City qualified costs to install the 36-inch and 30-
inch sewer main is $3,402,264.66. In accordance with Chapter 35, Article III, Division 3,
Sewer Per Acre Charges, Sections 35-81 through 35-86 of the City Code, the City Council
hereby establishes the Per Acre Charge within this sewer basin to be $422.48. The
percentage of the Per Acre Charge collected that will be eligible to be reimbursed to the
Developer shall be 81.4% and to the City of Fort Worth Water Department shall be 18.6%.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, 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 4.
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 5.
This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Christa R. Lopez -Reynolds
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: