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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 25816-11-2022 ORDINANCE NO. 25816-11-2022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH(2015), AS AMENDED,BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE XII "FEE SCHEDULES", SECTION 2-321 "DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES" AND CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 1, "IN GENERAL," SECTION 7-1, "BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULES 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 delete the "door-to- door fee" from the fee schedule table and add a"Technology fee of$15.00 for all permits"to the fee schedule table. SECTION 2. Chapter 7, of the City Code of the City of Fort Worth, Article I "In General" Section 7-1, "Building Administrative Code," Part 2 "Administration and Enforcement" Section 119, "Fee Tables" to amend Table No. 1-B, "Building Permit Fee Schedule" to amend item 3 to read as follows: "3. Technology fee applicable to all applications/permits." SECTION 3. 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of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. Ordinance No.25816-11-2022 Page 1 of 2 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. 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 6. This Ordinance shall take effect on upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY 4 60W, 41 Jannette S.Goodall(Nov 11,2022 09:10 CST) Melinda Ramos,Deputy City Attorney Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary ADOPTED:November 8, 2022 EFFECTIVE: November 8, 2022 OF FO moo, Ordinance No.25816-11-2022 Page 2 of 2 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE: 11/08/22 MSC FILE NUMBER: M&C 22-0894 LOG NAME: 06DOOR TO DOOR SUBJECT (ALL)Adopt Ordinance to Amend the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Chapter 2,Article XII,"Fee Schedules"Section 2-231 and Chapter 7,Article I, Building Administrative Code,Section 7-1 to Remove the Door to Door Vendor Registration Fee and to Apply the Technology Fee to All Permits Related to Development,Zoning and Platting RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt the attached ordinance to update the City Code, Chapter 2,Article XII,to(a)delete the fee for permits for Door to Door vendors and (b)add a technology fee to all permits and applications;and 2. Amend the City Code,Chapter 7,Article I, Building Administrative Code, Part 2, Section 119,Table No. 1-B, Item 3 to read"Technology Fee applicable to all Permits". DISCUSSION: Ordinance 21 1 90-04-201 4 included a$50.00 fee for Door to Door Vendor registrations.This fee is in direct conflict with Chapter 20,Article IV, Division I, Door-To-Door Vendors of the City Code. In reference to Door to Door Vendors Section 20-143 states that"No registration fee shall be charged for the issuance of a registration certificate."The conflict was identified through an internal audit and since identified no fee has been charged for the Door to Door Vendor registrations. In order to resolve this conflict it is recommended that the fee for Door to Door registrations included in the City Code, Chapter 2,Article XII be removed. In August 2016 the City Council adopted Ordinance 22372 and 22373 which adopted a Technology Fee,the proceeds of which are in a Special Purpose Fund and are dedicated to making technology improvements and upgrades to the permitting and development process. Since that time technology has played a much more crucial role in the application and processing of all types of permits in the Development Services Department, particularly now that applications are all available online. It is recommended that the technology fee be applied to all permits and applications. The fee revenues would be available for use by the Development Services Department to undertake improvements and upgrades to the permitting and development process.As a result, it is recommended the City amend the City Code, Chapter 7, Article I, Building Administrative Code, Part 2, Adminstration and Enforcement,Section 119,"Fee Tables"to amend Table No. 1-B, Item 3 to read"Technology Fee applicable to all Permits". This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. 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 Financial Management Services Director certifies that this action has no material effect on City funds. Submitted for City Manager's Office b. Dana Burghdoff 8018 Originating Business Unit Head: D.J. Harrell 8032 Additional Information Contact: