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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17202-09-2006ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1.7202-09-2006 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WORTH MECHANICAL CODE, BY PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE FEES CHARGED; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING THAT TIIIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPI-ILET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WIIEREAS, the City of I`art Worth has determined that it is appropriate to increase the fees charged for permits and other services performed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 7-167 of the Code of the City of fort Worth (1986) is amended by replacing current Table C05.2 as follows: `Table C05.2; replace with a new table to read as follows: Table COS.2 schedule of Fees Administrative 1. CFPBOA Application Fee (1st item per address) . $12SA0 (Each additional item per address) 30.00 2. Permit Application Fee 22.00 3. Record Change Fee (pex record or permit) 22.00 Permit items" Forced Air Heating-Furnaces Including Duets and/or Vents Attached Thereto: Capacity to and including 100,000 BTU input or 20 KW 4.62 Over 100,000 BTU or 20 KW and including 400,000 BTU or 40 KW 7.82 .Heating Appliances lion-Ducted Air Gas Unit or Room Heater, including vent 4.62 Gas Wall Heater, including vent 4.62 Gas Floor Furnace, including vent 4.62 Gas Infra-red Heating Unit 4.62 Electric Heater, Wall, Space, Unit, etc. 4.62 Energy-ITsing heat Appliance ether Thant Above Per 1,000 BTU Input - 0.09 Minimum 4.97 Per 1 KW - 0.23 Minimum 4.9'7 Each Low or l=ligkt Pressure Steam or Hot V4~ater Bailer Rated in either BTU's Input, Boiler Horsepower t3utput, or KW Per 1,000 BTU's Input - 0.09 Minimum 4.97 Per Boiler HP Output - 2.05 Minimum 4.97 Per KW - 0.23 Minimum 4.97 Each Absorber Unit, Electrical Reciprocating, Centrifugal, or Rotary Compressor, Condensing Unit, or Chiller Unit, Each on its Normal Capacity Rating Up to and including 2 tons 4.62 Over 2 and including 3 tons 7.82 Over 3 and including S tons 12.45 Over 5 and including 7-112 tons 17.07 Over 7-112 and including 10 tons 22.05 Over 10 and including 30 tons, per ton 1.98 Over 30 and including 100 tons, per ton 1.82 Over 100 and including 320 tons, per ton 1.56 Over 320 and including 520 tons, per ton 1.19 Over 520 tons, per ton 0.90 Each la,oof-7C'op or Combinatio~z Unit, Including Ducts and Brains Heating Cooling and Only Co011n~ Up to and including 3 tons $ 7.82 $15.65 Over 3 and including 5 tons 12.45 22.05 Over 5 and including 7-112 tons 17.07 29.17 Over 7-112 and including 10 tons 22.05 34.87 Over 10 tons, per ion 3.20 3.90 Rood "f"op heating Only Unit per 1,000 BTU - 0.09 Minimum 4.97 '11'hrough-the-Wall AIC Units All Sizes, Each 6.40 Cooling 'lC'ower, Evaporative yr Air-Cooled Co~adenser, 'T'onnage Based oz~ Local Design Conditions All size units, per ton refrigeration capacity - 0.77 Minimuzxa 4.97 Cooling-Treating Coils D.E. or Chill Water per ton - . 0.77 Minimum 4.97 Steam or Hot Water, per 1,000 BTU - 0.09 Minimum 4.97 Fan and Coil Units including Drains and Dncts Cool and Heat, per ton - 1.56 Minimum 4.97 Caoi only, per ton - 0.77 Minimum 4.97 Heating Unit only, per 1,000 BTU - 0.09 Minimum 4.97 Electrical Heat Strips I'or Units or Duct Installations Per KW - 0.23 Minimum 4.97 Mixing Bax -Conditioned Air 1.56 Mixing Box -Forced Air 3.20 Duct Addition or System not included elsewhere, per outlet - 0.77 Minimum 4.97 Miscellane©us Commercial food preparation hood -Grease Type I 12.45 Commercial food preparation haad -Heat or Moisture Type II 9.25 Commercial hood exhaust fan -Grease 7.82 Commercial hood exhaust fan -Heat ox Moisture . 6.42 Commercial hood exhaust duct -Grease 7.82 Commercial haad exhaust duct -Heat or Moisture 6.42 Commercial kitchen. make-up air unit 7.82 Commercial hood automatic electronic smoke extractor 24.90 Automatic fire-extinguishing equipment system 24.90 Range hood exhaust duct, far R Occupancy 1.56 Toilet exhaust fan and/or duct (per inlet) 1.56 Ventilation fan and duct system 6.42 Industrial hood 9.25 Mechanical ventilator 6.42 Flue replacement - U.L. labeled 6.42 Flue or stack for commercial and industrial appliances 7.82 Humidifier 3.20 Vented decorative appliance 6.42 Commercial clothes dryer exhaust duct 7.82 Domestic clothes dryer exhaust duct 1.56 Incinerator, per 1,000 BTU _ 0.09 Minimum 4.97 Incinerator madifcation 78.28 Condensate drain-French sump 4.97 Fire or smoke damper 1.56 Circulating water pump 1.56 Evaporative coolex 6.42 Automatic shutoff -products of combustion 7.82 Solar energy system 4697 Heat recovery devices per 1,000 BTU - 0.09 Minim.ulna 15.11 Gas Extension -Test '7.82 For each appliance or piece of equipment by this ordinance for which no other fee is listed 7.82 *R~hen inspections are performed by third party, the germii fee shat[ be reduced by multiplying the sum by 25% (0.25). The resulting amount will be calculated to the penny with no rounding for the tenth of a penny figure. Other I;irs ectiolias a~-d Fees 1. Inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum of two hours) $38.00 per hour 2. Reinspection fee assessed under provisions of C06.6 $27.50 3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge -one-half hour] . $38.00 pex hour 4. Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to plans (minimum. charge -one-half hour) $38.00 per hour 5. Inspections outside of city limits (commercial) $49.50 per inspector (residential) $66.001 total ~ Or $33.00 per hour, whichever is greater. SECTION 2. This article shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this article 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. SECTI®N 3. Any person, fixxn or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a naisdezneanox and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) fox all violations involving fire safety, or public health and sanitation and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for all other violations of this ordinance. Each day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. 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 void, ineffective, or unconstitutional by the valid judgrrzent or final decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness, or 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 void, ineffective, or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. SECTION S. This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the Mechanical Code of the City of Fort Worth, as provided in Section 2, Chapter XXV, and Section 9, Chapter XXVII, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth. The Development Department of the City of Fart Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish. this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance, as so published, shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as provided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SEC'TI®~ s. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause, and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fart Worth, Texas as authorized by Section 2, Chapter XXV of the Charter of the City of Fart Worth, Texas and by Section 52.013 (a) of the Texas Local Government Cade. SECTI®~ 7. This ordinance shall tape effect on October 1, 2006 after adoption and publication as required by law. APPR®'6~ED AS T~ F®R1VI ANI~ LEGALITY: Assis t City Attorney Adopted: ,_,,,~ Seotember 28.2006 Effective: ~s ®f F®r~ VI/®rth~ l"e.~as Mayor and Council Communication -- C©UNC1L ACT1~7N: Approved on 9/26/2006 - ®rdinance fVo. 17201-09-2006 ~ 17202-09-2006 84 17203-09-2006 & 17204-09-2006 & 17205-09-2006 DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 LDG NAME: 06BLDGFEES REFERENCE N®.: C~-15416 SUBJECT: Adoption of Ordinances Increasing Fees for Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Sign Permits for the Development Department RECC~MMEN©ATiON: (t is recommended that the City Council: 1) Adapt the attached ardinance establishing fees in the Building Code of the City of Fort Worth; 2) Adapt the attached ordinance establishing fees in the Mechanical Code of the City of Fart Worth; 3) Adopt the attached ardinance establishing fees in the Plumbing Cade of the City of Fort Worth; 4) Adopt the attached ardinance establishing fees in the Electrical Code of the City of Fort Worth; 5) Adapt the attached ardinance establishing fees in the Sign Cade of the City of Fort Worth; and ~) Establish the effective date of all ordinances as of October 1, 2006. DISCUSSI©N: As a result of the Zucker Study presented to the City Council in May of this year, City staff recammended a 10% interim fee adjustment in most categories to fund personnel and technology resources that could significantly improve the performance of the Development Department. This is a temporary measure pending the completion of a fee study by Zucker Systems which is scheduled to occur in November of this year. The purpose is to fully evaluate the cost of our services so the City Council is able to evaluate the level of cost- recovery that is appropriate. A full report is expected to be presented to the City Council in the first calendar quarter of 2007'. In the meantime, this ordinance will establish the interim rate structure. It is anticipated that the proposed adjustments will generate approximately $665,518 in additional revenue. Approval of the attached ordinance will establish funding to support the adapted FY2006-07 budget. Lagname: ObBLDGFEES Page 1 of 2 FISCAL INFORMATiONICERTIFICATION: The Finance Director certifies that the Development Department will be responsible for coifection of revenues due to the City. TO FundlAccountlCenters FROM FundlAccountlCenters GGO'I VARIOUS fl06XXXX ~655,467.Q0 Submitted for Ci Mana er's Office b Dale 1=isseler (614p) Originating ©epartment Head: Bob Riley (89(31) Additional information Contact: Susan Alanis (818) Logname: 06BLDGFEES Page 2 of 2