HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6923 ORDINANCE NO. �O
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF EXHIBIT "B" OF
ORDINANCE NO. 6374, AS AMENDED, THE BUILDING CODE
OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, SAID ORDINANCE ESTAB-
LISHING THE FEE FOR THAT INSPECTION AND CERTIFICA-
TION REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR STATE
GOVERNMENT TO EVIDENCE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL CODES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDI-
NANCE CUMULATIVE OF OTHER ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS
OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; RE-
PEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PROVISIONS OF THE BUILD-
ING CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 303 of Chapter 3, "Permits and Inspections, "
of Exhibit "B, " such exhibit being heretofore incorporated
by reference in the Building Code of the City of Fort Worth,
be and the same is hereby amended by adding Subsection (i)
thereto, and, after being so amended, said Subsection (i) of
Section 303 shall hereafter read as follows:
" (i) A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be
charged for each inspection and certification of
each structure where such inspection and certifi-
cation is required by any department of the fed-
eral government or state government to evidence
compliance with local codes."
SECTION 2.
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the
City Council of the City of Fort Worth 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, ineffec-
tive or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or final de-
cree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, in-
effectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of
the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sec-
tions hereof, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without the incorporation herein of any such
void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be
cumulative of the provisions of the Building Code of the City
of Fort Worth and amendments thereto, except in those in-
stances where the provisicm s of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with such Code, in which instances said conflicting
provisions of such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
That all pending litigation and existing violations, both
civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under
the Building Code of the City of Fort Worth and amendments
thereto superseded by this ordinance shall not be affected by
this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition
by the courts.
SECTION 5.
That any person, firm, association of persons, company
or corporation, or their agents, servants or employees, who
violate, disobey, omit, neglect or refuse to comply with any
provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) , and each day that a vio-
lation exists is hereby declared to be a distinct and separate
offense and punishable as such, all as provided for in Sec-
tion 1-5 of Chapter 1 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth
(1964) , as amended.
SECTION 6.
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and publication
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as required by law, and it is so ordained.
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City of Fort Worth) Texas
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ORAlIA1i DATE REFS ERCE SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Building PAGE
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10/8/73 G_2276 Code Establishing Fee for Code Iof 1
Com liance Certification
Avti On September 26, 1973, the Director, Fort Worth Insuring Office, Federal
Housing Administration, notified the City that a new Federal court ruling
now requires that all mortgages insured under Section 221 (d) (2) of the
National Housing Act contain, at the time of closing, evidence that the
dwelling is in compliance with local housing codes applicable to existing
dwellings. Section 221 (d) (2) applies to all single family dwellings
other than new construction. The refusal of a local authority to make the
required code inspections will preclude the insurability under this program
of properties within the city.
An ordinance has been prepared amending the Building Code (Ordinance No.
6168 as amended) to establish a fee of fifty dollars for inspection and
certification of a structure where required by a department of the federal
or state government to evidence compliance with local codes.
The local office of the Federal Housing Administration estimates that
there will be approximately twenty requests for such certifications per
month.
Recommendation
It is recommended that an ordinance be adopted amending the Building Code,
Ordinance No. (L8, to establish a fee of fifty dollars for inspection and
certification as outlined above.
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