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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 21344-07-2014 I 1 i 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21344-07-2014 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 "BUILDINGS" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986) AS AMENDED, AMENDING ARTICLE III "INTERNATIONAL j BUILDING CODE", SECTION 7-47 "AMENDMENTS" TO AMEND SECTION 119, TABLE 1-B TO ADD A FEE FOR SIMULTANEOUS PLAN AND PLAT REVIEW; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. f WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has heretofore enacted provisions allowing for the plan review and inspections of construction projects and review of plats; and i WHEREAS, the process to review plats and plans for construction process have been separate processes with the plat review occurring first followed by the review of construction plans; and WHEREAS, the Development Advisory Committee, a committee appointed by the City Manager, proposed allowing concurrent review of construction plans and plat review to compress the time between the two reviews; and I WHEREAS, staff has accepted the proposal as a development process i improvement and upon City Council approval will allow plat and construction plan reviews to occur concurrently; and WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Construction and Fire Prevention Board of Appeals 1 recommends approval of the simultaneous plan and plat review fee to the City Council; and I I Sec. 7.47-119,Table 1-B Plan and Plat Review Ordinance No.21344-07-2014 Fee Amendment Page 1 of 3 t l P i WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is appropriate to amend the fee tables to include a fee for the simultaneous plan and plat review; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS,AS FOLLOWS: i SECTION 1. G Section 7-47 "Amendments" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is hereby amended by amending Section 119 "Fee Tables", Table No. 1-B of the Fort Worth Building Code by adding a fee for simultaneous plan and plat review in addition to any fees required by Table 1-C-1, to read as follows: SECTION 119 i *Section 119, Table No. 1-B; changed to add #15 fee for Simultaneous Plan and Plat review, to read as follows: TABLE NO. 1-B .......... 15. Simultaneous Plan and Plat Review 1000.00 *no other changes to Table No.l-B 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. I SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the City or cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for 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 Sec.7.47-119,Table 1-B Plan and Plat Review Ordinance No.21344-07-2014 Fee Amendment Page 2 of 3 I I 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 judgment or final decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness, or unconstitutionality shall not j 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. I SECTION 5. This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the Building Code of the City of Fort Worth, as provided in Section 2, Chapter XXV, and Section 9, Chapter XXVII, of i the Charter of the City of Fort Worth. The Development Department of the City of Fort 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. I SECTION 6. , 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 Fort Worth, Texas as authorized by Section 2, Chapter XXV of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas and by Section 52:013 (a) of the Texas Local Government Code. SECTION 7. i This ordinance shall take effect after adoption and publication as required by law. i APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: i Melinda Ramos, Assistant City Attorney ary a' r; C y Secretary Adopted: July 22,2014 I Effective: Sec. 7.47-119,Tab 1-B Van and Plat Review Ordinance No.21344-07-2014 Fee Amendment Page 3 of 3 i I i I I City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication u E = COUNCIL'ACTION� xApproved on 7/22%2014 Ortlmance No 21,344 07 2014 :"�; � I DATE: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 REFERENCE NO.: G-18269 LOG NAME: 06PLAN REVIEW SUBJECT: Adopt Ordinance Amending the Fort Worth Building Code to Add a Fee to Facilitate Simultaneous Building Plan Review and Subdivision Plat Review (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Section 7-47, Amendments, Section 119, Fee Table No. 1-B in the Fort Worth Building Code to add a fee for simultaneous building plan review and subdivision plat reviews. i DISCUSSION: The Planning and Development Department has undergone several years of development process f improvements. These improvements have been identified both internally and by the larger development community, and are a monthly topic of discussion for the Development Advisory Committee. The Development Advisory Committee proposed a development process improvement to allow simultaneous review of subdivision plats and building construction plans which would allow approval of the plans and the plat at approximately the same time. The proposed revision to the City's plat and building r construction plan review process will save the development community time and money. i The current process requires that the plat be completed and recorded at the County prior to submittal of I any building permit application. A finalized recorded plat would depict easements, floodplains, right-of- way dedications, property lines and any other encumbrances on the property when the building permit documents, inclusive of construction and site plans are initially reviewed by Staff. 'Reviewing plans prior to plat recording may require adjustments to the construction plans as changes are made to the plat during f the Subdivision Ordinance review process. Staff has identified five divisions within Planning and Development, Fire and Water Departments that will need to review the same building permit information twice, once with the initial plat submittal and a second time with the finalized plat. The additional Staff time f spent re-reviewing building permit construction documents will necessitate assessing a $1,000.00 fee for this new service, and may cause an increase in turnaround time for all customers. d The Development Advisory Committee was briefed on the proposal to allow simultaneous plat and building plan reviews at their May 19, 2014 meeting. The proposal was received with positive comments. The Construction Fire Prevention Board of Appeals, at their June 12, 2014 meeting, voted to recommend approval to the City Council of the amendment to the Building Code Section 119, Fee Table No. 1-B to add a fee of$1000.00 for simultaneous plan and plat review. If approved the new process is planned to be available to the development community on August 1, 2014. FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION: I I Logname: 06PLAN REVIEW Page I of 2 i I i funds. i FUND CENTERS: TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Fernando Costa (6122) I Originating Department Head: Randle Harwood (6101) Additional Information Contact: Allison Gray (8030) i I 1� I 1 I i i I i i I l i I I i Logname: 06PLAN REVIEW Page 2 of 2 i