HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6144 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING APPLICATION FEES TO
BE CHARGED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
AND THE PLAN COMMISSION AND BY THE ZONING
COMMISSION FOR DOCKETING ZONING PETITIONS;
AND PRESCRIBING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
For services rendered, the following schedule of fees
and charges are hereby adopted:
Application Fees
Zoning Board of Adjustment
For Church Site Plans,
Interpretations,
owner-Occupied -
Residence Variances $ 25.00
Variance Appeals,
Auxiliary Parking Exceptions 50.00
other Special Exceptions 100.00
Plan Commission
Preliminary Plans 25.00 Base + $1.00
per acre
Final Plat 25.00 Base for first
5 lots + 50�4_
for each addi-
tional lot
Short Form Plat 25.00 Base for first
5 lots + 50¢
for each addi-
tional lot
Right-of-way Vacations 100.00
Easement Vacations 50.00
Zoning Commission
Applications for zoning changes 100.00 plus actual cost
of publication
of metes and
bounds descrip-
tion, if any
SECTION 2.
No final approval of a plat shall be given by the Plan
Commission of the city of Fort Worth unless and until a receipt
is furnished the Secretary of said Commission showing that the
fee provided for in this ordinance has been paid; no petition
shall be docketed with the Zoning Commission of the City of
Fort Worth unless and until a receipt has been furnished to
the Secretary of said Commission showing that the fee provided
for in this ordinance has been paid; and no application for
relief shall be docketed with the Board of Adjustment of the
City of Fort Worth unless and until a receipt is furnished the
Secretary of said Board showing that the fee provided for in
this ordinance has been paid.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect from and after the 29th day of August, 1969.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Adopted by the City Council on the day o f
1969.
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication ,
DATE REUFERENCE SUBJECT; PAGE
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8/11/69 Application Fees
The Application Section of the Planning Department handles all applications and
dockets for the City Plan Commission, the Zoning Commission, and the Board of
Adjustment. This function requires the services of ten people, and a budget of
$85,935. Some of the services provided directly benefit the general public but
others are for the unique and special benefit of the applicant with little bene-
fit being derived by the general public. The fees provided for these services
were established by Ordinance No. 3747 in January of 1958, and are not
representative of today's cost involved in processing the applications.
Cost Study
The Planning staff has recently completed an analysis of the average cost of
handling each type of application. Based on this study, it is proposed that all
fees be raised to more nearly recover the cost of handling the case, but with
weight given to hardship and to the benefits to be derived by the public at
large.
The following table summarizes the existing fee, the proposed fee, comparison with
Dallas and Arlington, and the actual cost of processing a case by the Application
Section. Staff time required of other City Departments is not included in the
cost calculation.
Application Fees
Existing Proposed Dallas Arlington Cost of
Fees Fees Fees Fees Processing
Board of Adjustment
,6u_rCW91f 'Plaiis, , I
Interpretations,
Owner Occupied -
Residence Variances $10 $ 25 $40 $15 $104
Variance Appeals'
Auxiliary Parking
lExceptions $10 $ 50 $40 $15 $104
Special Exceptions, $10 $100 $40 $15 $104
W
Preliminary Plans None $25 Base + $5 Base + None $336
$1/Acre $0.50 Lot
or $2/Acre
Final Plat $5 Base $25 Base/,first $10 Base + None $ 60
$0.25/Lot 5 Lots + $0.50 $0.50/Lot or
each additional $2/Acre
Lot
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8/11/69 Application Fees --Z—m -2—
Existing Proposed Dallas Arlington Cost of
Fees Fees Fees Fees Processing
Short Form Plat $5 Base + $25 Base first Not Not $ 70
$0.25/Lot 5 Lots + $0.50 Applicable Applicable
each additional
Lotl
Right-of-Way
Vacations None $100 None None $ 87
Easement
Vacations None, $ 50 None None $ 87
Zoning Changes $-2-5 $1002 $1002 $100 $132
1 City to Pay County filing fee (Average $5 to $10)
2�' Plus actual cost of publication for metes and bounds description.'
Estimated Revenues -
Under the current fee schedule the estimated revenues for fiscal year 1968-69 is
$11,600. The projected revenue for fiscal year 1969-70 (based on the proposed
fee schedule) is $42,789.
Recommendation
It is recommended that an ordinance be adopted amending Ordinance No. 3747 by
adopting the fee schedule recommended above, and that such Fee Schedule be
effective for applications received after the close of business on
August 29, 1969.
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SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
❑ APPROVED ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
CITY SECRETARY
DATE
CITY MANAGER