HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 188 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-188
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council December 6, 2022
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SUBJECT: ROW ORDINANCE — CITATIONS FOR CONTRACTOR VIOLATIONS
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The purpose of this report is to inform City Council of staff's intent to develop a Right-of-way
(ROW) Ordinance to allow City to issue citations to contractors for violations when working in the
City ROW to protect the public, as well as protect against damage to City and private
infrastructure.
The City ROW becomes more and more congested each year due to population growth,
increased demand for both public and private infrastructure, as well as technology
advancements. Facilities located within the ROW are more susceptible to damage from
construction within these congested corridors, resulting in the need for additional tools for use by
the City to adequately manage our ROWs in order to minimize construction damage to existing
infrastructure and its negative impacts on the public.
At the request of City and Department leadership, ROW Management has collaborated with the
Law Department and other departments that contract work within the ROW, to prepare a scope
and schedule for development of a ROW Ordinance to accomplish the following:
• Develop and implement ordinance to amend code to allow City to issue citations for certain
violations in the ROW
• Define citable violations and associated penalties
Proposed citable violations include, but are not limited to the following: damaging public or private
infrastructure; working in the ROW without permit authorization; and failing to comply with
restrictions or requirements included in the permit intended to protect the public (examples - not
requesting required utility locates, not securing temporary steel plating over open excavations,
and providing improper traffic control).
Staff will engage external stakeholders who contract work within the ROW, including the
development community and utility service providers (examples — electric, gas and
communication providers), as well as the contracting community.
It is anticipated that the ROW Ordinance will be presented to City Council for approval on January
31 , 2022.
Questions regarding this information can be directed to Michael Owen, P.E., City Engineer, at
817-353-2630 or at michael.owen(a)fortworthtexas.gov.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS