HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 0749INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 23-0749
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council September 19, 2023
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SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
This Informal Report is in response to the City Council’s request to receive a monthly update on
development activity within the City and the measures staff are using to improve the
development process. Staff also generates a monthly report to keep the Council informed of the
volume of development activity, process improvements and staff’s performance in implementing
changes and improving the delivery of plan review and permits. This activity report consists of
metrics associated with building permits, infrastructure, stormwater development, and water
development plan review. It provides updates on continuous development process improvement
efforts. The monthly Development Activity Report is attached for your use and information. The
following highlights are for the month of August 2023:
August 2023 Highlights
Building Permits
Permits Au g
2023*
July
2023
Mo - Mo
Difference
Aug
2022
Yr - Yr
Difference
New Commercial Permits Issued 105 262 -60% 137 -23%
New Multifamily Permits Issued (1) 2 22 -91% 31 -94%
New Detached Multifamily Permits Issued (2) 3 142 -98% 0 N/A
New Residential Dwelling Permits Issued (3) 768 679 13% 636 21%
Total New Permits Issued (4) 773 1105 -30% 862 -10%
Total Commercial Valuation ($ Millions) $188M $157M 20% $337M -44%
New Commercial Permit Apps Received (5) 22 18 22% 42 -48%
New Multi-family & Detached Multi-family
Apps Received(5) 48 43 12% 0 N/A
New Residential Dwelling Apps Received (5) 489 545 -10% 490 0%
* Data as of September 1, 2023
(1) Includes apartments and Commercial Townhouse apartments
(2) Includes detached multifamily (i.e. single family for rent) properties- Data tracked as of Jan 2022
(3) Includes duplexes, townhomes on a single lot, single family and single family model homes (excludes Pool/Spa and Non-
Dwelling Strucures)
(4) Excludes New Non-Dwelling Structures and Pool/Spa
(5) New Commercial, New Multi-family & Detached Multi-family and New Residential Dwelling applications received only includes
new building permit applications
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 23-0749
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council September 19, 2023
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SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Development Support Services
• The Overall Customer Service Satisfaction was 85% for either Very Positive or Somewhat
Positive for August 2023, based on 50 out of 59 responses. This is down from 88% for either
Very Positive or Somewhat Positive for July 2023, based on 66 out of 75 responses. Out of 54
respondents 21 people provided feedback. Majority of the feedback was positive. However, it
was also noted that the the online permit application was not intuitive and staff responses to
customers were not consistant. Refer to Chart A and Chart B, below.
• In August 2023, 2 customers responded, of the responses one was extremely helpful and the
other was neutral to the Inspection team customer service survey.
• Chart A shows survey responses for August 2023.
• Chart B shows commercial vs residential survey responses for August 2023.
84.75%
8.47%5.08%1.69%
90.00%
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Very Positive + Somewhat
Positive
Neutral Somewhat Negative Very Negative
Chart A How would you rate the quality of your customer service experience?
City of Fort Worth Customers CFW GoalAug 23
87.50%
6.25%6.25%0.00%
81.48%
11.11%3.70%3.70%
90.00%
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40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
Very Positive + Somewhat
Positive
Neutral Somewhat Negative Very Negative
Chart B Overall, how would you rate the quality of your customer service experience?
City of Fort Worth Customers (Com.)City of Fort Worth Customers (Res)CFW GoalAug 23
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 23-0749
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council September 19, 2023
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SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
X-Team Building Plan Review
X-Team Activity Aug
2023*
Jul
2023
Mo - Mo
Difference
Aug
2022
Yr - Yr
Difference
X-Team Applications 14 14 0% 17 -18%
Conferences Held 18 11 64% 14 29%
Building Permits Issued 20 12 67% 35 -43%
* Data as of Sep 1, 2023
X-Team Activity Totals YTD 2023* CY 2022 CY 2021 Total
X-Team Applications 115 183 139 437
Conferences Held 97 136 68 301
Building Permits Issued 155 573 228 956
* Data as of Sep 1, 2023
• As of September 1, 2023, there are 229 pending X-Team building permits. Of the 229
Pending X-Team permits 18 are in Initial Plan Review, 192 are Awaiting Client Reply, and 19
permits have been Approved with payment pending.
Building Plan Review
• On September 1, 2023, the review times to first comment were as follows:
Days to first review Commercial Plans Actual 9 Days Goal 7 Days
Days to first review Residential Plans Actual 4 Days Goal 7 Days
Department-wide Building Permit Review
• For August 2023, the average departmental review times to first comment were as follows:
Days to first review Commercial Plans Average 5 Days Goal 7 Days
Days to first review Residential Plans Average 2 Days Goal 7 Days
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 23-0749
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council September 19, 2023
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SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Development Activity Applications
Type Aug
2023*
Jul
2023
Mo - Mo
Change
Building Permits** 1,431 1,435 -0.3%
Infrastructure Plans 74 54 37%
Community Facility Agreement 17 9 89%
Platted Lots (Residential & Non-Residential) 273 163 67%
Plats 54 23 135%
Zoning /Site Plans 22 12 83%
* Data as of Sept 1, 2023
** Incl: New Commercial & Residential, Comm/Res Remodel, Comm/Res Accessory, Comm/Res Addition, Occupancy Change of
Use, etc.
Business Process Improvement – Certificate of Occupancy Process
DSD has completed 24 out of the 31 total CO BPI recommendations. Seventeen (17)
recommendations were due by September 30, 2022. All 17 are complete. There were 14
recommendations due by April 30, 2023. Of these 14, 8 are complete, 3 are 95% complete and
3 are 90% complete.
Business Process Improvement – Pre-Platting/Platting Process
DSD has completed 10 out of the 13 total Pre-Plat/ Platting BPI recommendations. Eleven (11)
recommendations were due by March 31, 2023. Of these 11, 8 are complete, 1 is 99%
complete, 2 are 90% complete. There are 2 recommendations due by September 30, 2023.
Both of these are complete.
Please contact D.J. Harrell, Development Services Director, at 817-392-8032 or
Dalton.Harrell@fortworthtexas.gov if you have any questions, concerns or comments.
David Cooke
City Manager
Development
Activity Report
August 2023
INSIDE THIS EDITION
Building Permits ....................................................................... 2
CFA and Platting ...................................................................... 9
Infrastructure .......................................................................... 11
Traffic & Stormwater ............................................................... 14
Stormwater ............................................................................. 15
Water ...................................................................................... 16
Development Process Improvement ...................................... 17
Development Activity Report 2
Building Permits
Building Permit Comparison
New Single-Family Permits
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD
2023
Multi-Family 349 376 349 803 487 421 451 552 624 788 533
Residential 8,115 8,471 8,792 9,522 10,562 11,687 11,523 13,920 15,552 15,998 9,321
Commercial 2,112 2,284 2,179 2,528 2,418 2,609 2,599 1,877 2,279 2,751 1,370
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11,13110,576 11,224
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14,57314,71713,46712,85311,320
18,455 19,537
Jan -Aug 2022 =13,374 Jan -Aug 2023 = 11,224 -16.1% Decrease
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 601 480 510 655 849 906 499 331 415 752 656 475
2022 537 606 835 535 550 570 636 725 720 405 480 250
2023 193 278 478 523 838 718 672 763
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Jan -Aug 2022 = 4,994 Jan -Aug 2023 = 4,463 -10.6% Decrease
Development Activity Report 3
Building Permits
New Multi-Family (MF) and Detached Multi-Family (DMF) Permits
New Multi-Family (MF) and Detached Multi-Family (DMF) Valuation
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 MF 1 7 39 13 20 7 18 4 12 5 13 19
2021 DMF 2 7 72 0 232 2 8 2 0 4 0 0
2022 MF 8 44 80 372 9 64 11 11 1 7 3 14
2022 DMF 35 38 70 33 1 4 0 4 78 221 1 212
2023 MF 8 3 14 3 35 11 22 2
2023 DMF 11 34 1 50 67 0 142 3
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All data is in calendar year Jan -Aug 2022 = 784 Jan -Aug 2023 = 406 -48.2% Decrease
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 MF $0.4 $62.8 $50.5 $28.1 $160.1 $91.7 $17.6 $2.7 $27.4 $2.3 $45.6 $55.1
2021 DMF $0.7 $0.7 $7.5 $-$26.7 $0.2 $2.3 $0.8 $-$0.4 $-$-
2022 MF $16.1 $31.5 $59.4 $127.4 $37.3 $86.1 $212.3 $81.3 $4.5 $39.6 $32.0 $41.2
2022 DMF $2.9 $1.9 $4.6 $3.5 $-$2.0 $-$0.2 $9.2 $22.1 $7.0 $46.3
2023 MF $68.0 $1.5 $45.1 $1.5 $19.6 $46.9 $44.0 $0.6
2023 DMF $5.5 $12.5 $0.7 $14.0 $23.8 $-$25.1 $1.6
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Jan -Aug 2022 = $666.5M Jan -Aug 2023 = $310.3M -53.4% Decrease
Development Activity Report 4
Building Permits
New Private Development, Non-Residential Commercial Permits*
New Private Development, Non-Residential Commercial Permit Valuation*
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 86 54 131 50 83 96 61 126 53 76 113 73
2022 98 101 73 59 45 50 65 101 97 71 50 92
2023 58 79 95 62 79 91 119 85
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Jan -Aug 2022 = 592 Jan -Aug 2023 = 668 12.8% Increase
* Excludes all New Multi-family (MF) and Detached Multi-family (DMF),Education, Institutional and Townhouse Apartments. Only
new permits are included in this data set. Excludes additions and remodels.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $137 $84 $108 $118 $57 $160 $74 $113 $56 $170 $133 $77
2022 $188 $107 $113 $170 $103 $28 $69 $111 $18 $165 $52 $77
2023 $67 $180 $127 $101 $124 $129 $87 $71
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Jan -Aug 2022 =$889M Jan -Aug 2023 = $886M -0.3% Decrease
* Excludes all New Multi-family (MF) and Detached Multi-family (DMF),Education, Institutional, and Townhouse Apartments.
Only new permits are included in this data set. Excludes additions and remodels.
Development Activity Report 5
Building Permits
New Non-Residential Commercial Permits*
New Non-Residential Commercial Permit Valuations*
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 86 50 134 52 86 98 61 131 53 80 113 74
2022 98 102 76 83 60 54 67 104 100 73 60 92
2023 60 80 95 65 82 96 120 100
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Jan -Aug 2022 =644 Jan -Aug 2023 = 698 8.4% Increase
* Excludes Multi-family (MF) and Detached Multi-family (DMF),New Townhouse Apartments, addition, and remodel permits.
Does include Education and Institutional new permits.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $137 $96 $134 $169 $73 $160 $74 $195 $56 $188 $133 $81
2022 $188 $107 $114 $170 $387 $32 $100 $181 $72 $244 $52 $77
2023 $71 $182 $84 $101 $127 $163 $88 $107
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* Excludes New Multi-family (MF), Detached Multi-family (DMF), and Townhouse Apartments, additions and remodels.
All data is in calendar year.
Jan -Aug 2022 =$1.3B Jan -Aug 2023 = $923M -27.8% Decrease
Development Activity Report 6
Building Permits
Total Commercial Valuation*
Permit Valuation Comparison
Category
Current
Month
Prev.
Month
Difference Prev. Diff. Y-Y
Year to Date CY22 vs CY23
M-M Year %
Aug-23 Jul-23 % Aug-22 Aug 22 vs
Aug 23
Jan-Aug
2023
Jan-Aug
2022 Diff
New SF
Permits 763 672
+91
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4,460 4,994
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+14% +5% -11%
New SF
Value $141.6M $117.5M
+$24.1M
$117.1M
+$24.5M
$841.8M $910.8M
-$69.0M
+21% +21% -8%
New
Comm
Permits
105 284
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139
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1,386 1,528
-142
-63% -24% -9%
New
Comm
Value
$109.4M $157.0M
-$47.63M
$262.3M
-$152.9M
$1.2B $2.0B
-$738.8M
-30% -58% -37%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $187 $223 $276 $270 $299 $462 $192 $285 $119 $259 $273 $151
2022 $304 $173 $198 $377 $496 $208 $441 $337 $162 $340 $312 $334
2023 $200 $240 $190 $196 $264 $253 $284 $188
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* Data includes new, additions, and remodel permits for all commercial types including MF, DMF, Education and Institutional.All
data is in calendar year.
Jan -Aug 2022 =$2.5B Jan -Aug 2023 = $1.8B -28.4% Decrease
Development Activity Report 7
Building Permits
Large Commercial Projects*
August Large Commercial Projects
Address Council
District Project Name Work Description Valuation
503 Bryan Ave 9 The Noblemen Hotel Change of Use with Remodel of
Firehouse 5 into Hotel $26,950,000
5001 Mesa
Springs Dr 6 JPS Medical Home
Southwest
New Commercial Construction of
Medical Office Clinic $20,886,554
4500 Amon Carter
Blvd 5 Mod Lite Commercial Remodel of Office Bldg $12,971,714
4525 W Bailey
Boswell Rd 7 Sprouts Farmers Market New Commercial Construction of
Grocery Store $6,750,000
6401 NW Loop
820 Fwy 7 Hampton Inn & Suites New Commercial Construction of
Five Story 85 Room Hotel $6,000,000
5353 Liberty Way 7 UPS Independence Liberty
Way Staging Lot Commercial Remodel of UPS Facility $5,825,475
1753 Chaplin Dr 7 Verizon FENS Staging &
Integration Haslet Commercial Remodel of Warehouse $5,000,000
175 Commander
Rd 2 Texas Jet New Hangar 4C
New Commercial Construction of
New Group II Hangar with Office
Space
$4,500,000
1500 Sandy Ln 5 ESYMCA Renovation Commercial Remodel of YMCA $3,878,853
2001 World Wide
Dr 7 Western Industrial
Contractors
Commercial Remodel of
Manufacturing Bldg $2,030,111
3883 Mighty Mite
Dr 8 ACH Cottage 1 Renovation Commercial Remodel of Residential
Board & Care Facility with 7 Rooms $2,000,000
6744 NW Loop
820 Fwy 7 Outback Steakhouse New Commercial Construction of
Outback Steakhouse Restaurant $1,800,000
2420 Alliance
Gateway Fwy 7 Southern Tire Mart
New Commercial Construction of
Southern Tire Mart Truck Repair
Facility
$1,600,000
3230 Camp Bowie
Blvd 7 Satori Capital Commercial Remodel of First
Generation Office Space $1,400,000
6141 McPherson
Blvd 6 McPherson M-B 1 New Commercial Construction of
New Shell Bldg $1,400,000
512 W Bonds
Ranch Rd 7 W Bonds Ranch
Professional Offices
New Commercial Construction of
Shell Bldg $1,384,725
* Excludes Institutional and Educational Uses
Development Activity Report 8
Building Permits
New Commercial Permit Heat Map
Development Activity Report 9
Building Permits
New Residential Permit Heat Map
Development Activity Report 10
CFA and Platting
CFA Project Overview
Platted Lots Overview
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2021 $7.3 $21.4 $21.1 $6.3 $16.9 $23.6 $14.7 $22.3 $20.4 $14.7 $13.0 $14.2
2022 $16.5 $30.5 $29.3 $27.5 $1.7 $24.5 $28.4 $13.8 $34.8 $7.7 $16.9 $14.1
2023 $16.4 $12.4 $21.7 $32.9 $19.1 $12.9 $12.4 $34.3
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Jan -Aug 2022 =$172.2M Jan -Aug 2023 = $162.1M -5.9% Decrease
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2021 578 168 726 784 106 1097 1226 932 173 377 12 860
2022 1578 1068 108 859 952 623 852 216 1541 876 607 989
2023 385 269 184 923 271 538 163
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Development Activity Report 11
Infrastructure
IPRC Overview*
IPRC Overview Report 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cycles Complete 52 54 52 52 35
Total Projects 181 153 173 240 113
Avg. Project Total Per Cycle 3.5 2.8 3.3 4.6 3.2
Total Accepted Projects 143 136 132 166 97
Plan Rev. & Ret w/n 14 days 94% 99% 98% 84% 55%
*All data is in calendar year
IPRC Quarterly Details*
IPRC Quarterly Report Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023
Cycles Complete 13 13 13 13 9
Total Projects 54 60 46 31 33
Avg. Projects Per Cycle 4.2 4.6 3.5 2.4 3.7
Avg. Accepted Projects Per Cycle 3 2 2.7 2.8 3.11
Plan Rev. & Ret w/n 14 days 80% 83% 85% 83% 55%
*All data is in calendar year
Public Infrastructure Residential Projects
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $2.6 $19.5 $16.3 $0.4 $18.3 $22.9 $12.0 $13.4 $19.3 $4.3 $13.0 $4.5
2022 $16.5 $24.3 $25.3 $27.2 $0.3 $13.0 $18.2 $12.1 $27.60 $2.3 $14.7 $12.4
2023 $14.1 $9.6 $16.3 $21.6 $7.8 $4.3 $6.2 $33.2
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Jan -Aug 2022 =$136.9M Jan -Aug 2023 = $113.1M -17.4% Decrease
Development Activity Report 12
Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure Commercial Projects
Public Infrastructure Industrial Projects
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $-$0.2 $1.7 $0.8 $0.8 $0.2 $0.1 $1.5 $0.7 $0.1 $0.1 $0.4
2022 $-$3.9 $1.5 $0.1 $1.2 $0.5 $-$0.5 $0.1 $1.4 $0.9 $0.2
2023 $1.3 $0.2 $3.8 $3.6 $1.1 $1.9 $0.1 $0.1
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Jan -Aug 2022 =$7.7M Jan -Aug 2023 = $12.1M 57.1% Increase
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $4.3 $1.2 $2.2 $3.3 $-$-$0.6 $4.0 $-$5.4 $-$1.0
2022 $-$-$0.1 $-$0.1 $8.6 $3.7 $0.3 $5.7 $2.4 $0.2 $0.1
2023 $1.0 $0.1 $0.9 $1.7 $0.1 $0.4 $0.5 $0.1
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Jan -Aug 2022 =$12.8M Jan -Aug 2023 = $4.8M -$8.0M Decrease
Development Activity Report 13
Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure Multi-Family Projects
Public Infrastructure Institutional Projects
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $0.4 $0.4 $0.3 $0.8 $0.2 $-$2.0 $2.9 $-$5.0 $-$7.7
2022 $-$2.4 $0.2 $-$0.2 $1.8 $4.3 $0.9 $1.4 $-$0.5 $1.5
2023 $0.1 $1.8 $-$1.0 $10.1 $0.6 $1.4 $0.8
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Jan -Aug 2022 =$9.8M Jan-Aug 2023 = $15.8M $6.0M Increase
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 $-$-$-$-$-$-$-$0.4 $0.3 $-$-$0.6
2022 $-$-$-$0.2 $0.1 $0.6 $2.3 $0.03 $-$0.1 $0.6 $-
2023 $-$0.6 $0.8 $-$-$0.1 $-$-
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Jan -Aug 2022 =$3.2M Jan -Aug 2023 = $1.5M -$1.7M Decrease
Development Activity Report 14
Traffic & Stormwater
Traffic Review Performance
Traffic (TIA) Study Review Performance* CY ‘22 YTD ‘23 Aug ‘23
Newly Submitted Traffic Studies 46 46 10
Traffic Submittal Review Cycles Completed 41 34 6
Avg. Review Time in Days for Completed Traffic Submittals (City) 17.9 11.1 9.6
Avg. Traffic Study Iterations (City)** 1.3 1.4 N/A
*TIA Study data supplied only for CY’22 & CY’23
**A study can be submitted multiple times prior to the reported month before being approved
Stormwater Review Performance
Stormwater Review Performance CY ‘21 CY ‘22 YTD ‘23 Aug ‘23
Stormwater Submittal Review Cycles Completed 1,246 1,643 936 106
Avg. City Review Time (days) 7.4 7.2 7.6 10.1
% completed in 10 business days or less 93.9% 97.5% 92.3 91.5
Avg. IPRC Review Iterations (City) 2.7 2.4 3.2 3.2
Avg. Drainage Studies Iterations (City)* 3.1 3.2 3.9 4.5
Overall Customer Satisfaction Rating (1-5 scale) 3.6 4.6 3.7 3.0
Num. of Surveys Taken 18 24 11 1
*Item tracked as a result of HB 3167
New Stormwater Submissions
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 26 26 39 26 35 39 47 36 38 37 49 42
2022 39 50 67 49 40 55 48 46 40 34 43 38
2023 30 35 47 33 23 33 38 43
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Jan -Aug 2022 =394 Jan -Aug 2023 = 282 -28.4% Decrease
All data is in calendar year
Development Activity Report 15
Stormwater
Stormwater Pipeline Number of Reviews
Stormwater Pipeline Average Days for Review
Sep
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Reviews in process 192 186 200 209 193 168 199 179 172 176 190 190
Reviews with City 67 44 34 42 37 38 66 63 45 40 41 83
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with City (Days)3 5 5 9 6 7 5 7 3 7 6 5
Avg. age of Reviews
with Developer (Days)29 29 24 30 34 38 31 27 28 29 25 29
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Water
Water/Sewer Study Review Performance
Water Study Review Performance CY ‘22 YTD ‘23 Aug ‘23
Newly Submitted Water Studies 139 83 13
Water Submittal Review Cycles Completed 258 141 27
Avg. Review Time in Days for Completed Water Submittals (City) 14.4 9.8 10.5
Avg. Water Study Iterations (City)* 2 2.1 2.5
Sewer Study Review Performance CY ‘22 YTD ‘23 Aug ‘23
Newly Submitted Sewer Studies 138 80 13
Sewer Study Review Cycles Completed 266 124 26
Avg. Review Time in Days for Completed Sewer Submittals (City) 14.3 9.4 10.4
Avg. Sewer Study Iterations (City)* 1.9 1.8 2.2
* A study can be submitted multiple times prior to the reported month before being approved
Water/Sewer Studies in Process
Water Apr
‘23
May
‘23
Jun
‘23
July
‘23
Aug
'23
Water Study Reviews in Process 32 40 37 39 41
Water Study Reviews in Process with City 6 12 10 11 11
Water Study Reviews in Process with Owner 26 28 27 28 30
Avg. Water Study Review Completed – time with City (Days) 4.1 10.1 10.1 10 10.5
Avg. Water Study Review Completed – time with Owner (Days) 8.2 7.3 21.9 15.9 19.4
Sewer Apr
‘23
May
‘23
Jun
‘23
July
‘23
Aug
‘23
Sewer Study Reviews in Process 34 39 33 41 43
Sewer Study Reviews in Process with City 7 12 6 10 12
Sewer Study Reviews in Process with Owner 27 27 27 31 31
Avg. Sewer Study Review Completed – time with City (Days) 2.6 10.6 9.5 15.7 10.4
Avg. Sewer Study Review Completed – time with Owner (Days) 14.7 0 9.3 19.1 26.2
*Studies either only had one submittal or when comments were provided the customers responded on the same day
Development Activity Report 17
Development Process Improvement
Active Development Process Improvements
Task Department/
Staff Assigned Status
Accela Automation/ Website/ Technology Improvements (1 in progress)
Accela Improvements Development
Services, ITS
The new TIA and Water study records and the new CO
record will go live in September.
Business Process Improvement – BPI (2 in progress)
Lean process evaluation of the
Certificate of Occupancy Process
Report Completed: May 2022; Rev.
Aug 2022.
Development
Services
DSD has completed 24 out of the 31 total CO BPI
recommendations. Seventeen (17) recommendations
were due by September 30, 2022. All 17 are complete.
There were 14 recommendations due by April 30, 2023.
Of these 14, 8 are complete, 3 are 95% complete and 3
are 90% complete.
Lean process evaluation of the
Pre-Plat/ Platting process
Report Completed: Sept 2022
Development
Services
DSD has completed 10 out of the 13 total Pre-Plat/
Platting BPI recommendations. Eleven (11)
recommendations were due by March 31, 2023. Of these
11, 8 are complete, 1 is 99% complete, 2 are 90%
complete. There are 2 recommendations due by
September 30, 2023. Both of these are complete.
County Interlocal Agreements (1 in progress)
Update Interlocal Agreements with 2
of the 5 adjoining counties covering
plat regulations in the City of Fort
Worth ETJ
Development
Services, TPW,
and Legal
City staff has initiated preliminary discussions with Denton
and Tarrant County. Denton to read through the
agreement and provide feedback. Tarrant County
contacts reached out on September 1st to reinitiate
discussions. Next meeting dates TBD.
Development Services Projects (2 in progress)
Infill Development Subdivision Project Platting
Consultant team has presented the initial draft of the Infill
Development SO Amendment to the city for internal
review and comment by the city Technical Committee
made up of senior level decision makers representing
various development review teams. They will review and
comment on the proposed chapter contacts. Technical
Committee Meetings with the consultant team are
scheduled for September 2023.
Urban Forestry Master Plan Urban Forestry
A final draft has been distributed for review. Review
feedback meeting with outside stakeholders, and final
edits due in September 2023. Documents included are
UFMP, Technical Report, redline version of the Urban
Forestry Ordinance, and a draft for proposed Cross
Timbers Overlay District.
Development Activity Report 18
Contact Information
Development Services
D.J. Harrell, Director
Development Services Department
817-392-8032
Dalton.Harrell@fortworthtexas.gov
Building Permits
Evan Roberts, Assistant Director
Development Services Department
Development Building Division
817-392-7843
Evan.Roberts@fortworthtexas.gov
Infrastructure
Victor Tornero, Engineering Manager
Development Services Department
Infrastructure Development Division
817-392-7830
Victor.Tornero@fortworthtexas.gov
Stormwater
Tyson Thompson, Assistant Director
Development Services Department
Infrastructure Development Division
817-392-2120
Tyson.Thompson@fortworthtexas.gov
Water
Chris Harder, Director
Water Department
817-392-5020
Christopher.Harder@fortworthtexas.gov
Report produced by the
City of Fort Worth Development Services Department - Strategic Operations Office
200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, 817-392-1732