HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14651ORDINANCE NUMBER _ t
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WORTH SIGN CODE, BY AMENDING
THE ELECTRICAL PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS, PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN
THE FEES CHARGED; PROVIDING A SEVERA.BILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE, PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMrJLATNE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN
PAMPHLET FORM, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER AND PROVIDING AN~FFECTNE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TH~ CTTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
Section 29-23 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is amended by replacing
Table 3-A. Sign Fees with a netiv Table 3-A as follows.
Table 3-A
Sign Fees
Administrative
1. CFPBOA Application Fee
(1st item per address) $100.00
(Each additional item per address) 20 00
2. Change of Record (per record or permit} 15 00
Permit items
Application fee 30 00*
New signs =Application fee
Plus, '
Display area at $16.20 or $0 16 per square foot for each display surface,
whichever is greater;
Plus,
Height above grade at: Feet above grade Fee
1_20 $16.20
21-30 32.40
31-40 48 60
41-50 64.80
51-60 81 00
Over 60 113 40
Plus,
Electrical at: Amps Fee
1-40 $22.70
41-60 32.40
61-80 48 60
81-100 64 80
Over 100 97.20
Banners and Temporary Signs =Application fee
Plus, Display area at $16.20
Plus, Height above grade at 16.20
*When permits are required for allowable repairs or sign removal, the non-refundable
application fee shall cover the required permit fee.
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(Table 3-A cont.)
Other Inspections and Fees
1 Inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum of two hours)
2 Reinspection fee assessed under provisions of Sec. 29-25(c).
3 Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated
(minimum chazge -one-half hour)
4 Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions
to plans (minimum charge -one-half hour)
SECTION 2.
$30 00 per hour
$25 00
$30.00 per hour
$30 OO per hour
Section 29-137 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is amended by replacing
with a new 29-137 as follows.
Sec. 29-137. Specific.
Article 600-10 of the Electrical Code, as it is related to this code, is amended as' noted
herein.
ARTICLE 600-10
*~lrticle 600-10 changed and expanded to 600-I1 and 600-12 to read as follows.
600-10. Portable or Mobile Signs.
Interior -Shall be those signs that are small in nature, usually hung from hooks in
the wall or ceiling with an electrical cord for plug in or direct connection to an electrical
source These signs shall not be~ennitted to be installed in an outside location.
Exterior - Shall be those signs that are set on the exterior, usually but not always in
the pazking lot limited in size as described in the Zoning and Sian Code, some of which may
have wheels installed to permit the towing~behmd a vehicle.
b00-11. Interior.
(a) Support. Portable or mobile signs shall be adequately supported and readily movable
without the use of tools.
(b) Attachment Plug. An attachment plug shall be provided for each portable or mobile
sign.
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(c) Wet or Damp Location. Portable or mobile signs in wet or damp locations shall meet
all of the following.
(1) Cords. All cords shall be junior hard service or hard service types as designated in
Table 400-4, and have an equipment grounding conductor
(2) Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter. Portable or mobile signs shall be provided with
factory-installed ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel. The
ground-fault circuit intenrupter shall be an integral part of the attachment plug or
shall be located in the power-supply cord within 12 m. (30S mm) of the attachment
plug.
(d) Dry Location. Portable or mobile signs in dry locations shall meet the following.
(1) Cards shall be SP-2, SPT-2, or heavier, as designated in Table 400-4
(2) The cord shall not exceed 1S ft (4.57 m) in length.
600-12. Exterior.
(aZ Exterior portable or mobile signs shall not be illuminated by arry electrical
source Those si ng s equipped with an electrical cord shall have it removed.
~b~gns shall be adequately secured to prevent overturningby wind.
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SECTION 3
This article shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), affecting Sign Code provisions, as amended, and shall not
repeal any of the provisions of such ordinances, except in those instances where provisions of
such ordinances are zn direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4
It is hereby declared to be the intetition 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 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 5
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 heath and sanitat-on 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 6.
All nghts and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the previous Sign Code, or any other ordinances affecting construction
and fire safety, which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance: and, as
to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and cnminal, whether pending
in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may
be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 7.
The Department of Development of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby
authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the
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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.
SECTION 8.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, is hereby directed to publish the caption
and Sections 1, 5, 8 and 9 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 Goverzunent Code.
SECTION 9
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect July 1, 2001
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
David Yett City Attorney
Assistant ity Attorney
Adopted.
Effecttve:
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
6/5/01 G-13262 06CODES 1 of 3
SUBJECT ESTABLISHING CONSTRUCTION RELATED CODES AND FEES BY ADOPTION OF
THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL
MECHANICAL CODE, THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, THE 2000
INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE,
THE 1999 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, THE AMENDMENT OF THE SIGN CODE '
TO INCLUDE 1999 NEC ELECTRICAL PROVISIONS, AND THE 2001
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, ALL WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinances establishing construction related
codes and fees.
1 Adoption of the 2000 International Building Code (IBC), with local amendments, as the Building
Code of the City of Fort Worth, and
2 Adoption of the 2000 International Mechanical Code (IMC), with local amendments, as the
Mechanical Code of the City of Fort Worth, and
3 Adoption of the 2000 International Plumbing Code (IPC) and the 2000 International Fuel Gas Code
(IFGC), with local amendments, as the Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Worth, and
4 Adoption of the 2000 International Residential Code (IRC), with local amendments, as the
Residential Code of the City of Fort Worth, and
5 Adoption of the 1999 National Electrical Code (NEC), with local amendments, as the Electrical Code
of the City of Fort Worth, and
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6 Adoption of an ordinance to amend the Sign Code with new electrical provisions included in the
1999 NEC, and P
7 Adoption of the 2000 International Fire Code (IFC), with local amendments, as the Fire Code of the
City of Fort Worth
DISCUSSION
Staff has been working with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (COG) over the past year
in preparation of adoption of the most current codes related to building construction Construction
codes.:~ee. .constantly changing with the development of new products, materials, and methods and
res. earth performed in the building construction industry Updates to existing codes are reviewed and
voted on nationally on an annual basis., Every three years new sets of codes are published with the
cumulative annual changes incorporated The 2000 set of codes is the newly published set under
review at COG and by the Development and Fire Departments.
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
6/5/01 G-13262 06CODES 2 of 3
SUBJECT ESTABLISHING CONSTRUCTION RELATED CODES AND FEES BY ADOPTION OF
THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL
MECHANICAL CODE, THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, THE 2000
INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE,
THE 1999 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, THE AMENDMENT OF THE SIGN CODE
TO INCLUDE 1999 NEC ELECTRICAL PROVISIONS, AND THE 2001
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, ALL WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS
Movement to a single model code group started with a change in the Plumbing and Mechanical Codes
in 1997 This effort will be completed with this set of codes Instead of just an updated version of the
same code, the City will actually be changing to a different code. The three model code groups,
International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), Southern Building Code Congress International
(SBCCI) and Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), have joined
together to produce one set of books, the International Code. Additionally, the COG has supported this
movement to one set of code books in an effort to create common building construction standards
across the metropolitan area.
The transfer in the codes will be as follows.
Current Codes
1997 Uniform Building Code
1996 and 1997 International Mechanical Code
1997 International Plumbing Code
1996 National Electrical Code
1997 Uniform Fire Code
Codes Under Review
2000 International Building Code (IBC)
2000 International Residential Code (IRC)
(with IPC, IMC, NEC, IFGC and IECC)
2000 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
2000 International Plumbing Code (IPC)
2000 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
1999 National Electrical Code (NEC)
2000 International Fire Code (IFC)
(Under Fire Dept authority)
During the code adoption process, each city has an opportunity to add local amendments to their
adoption One such local amendment contained in the IBC deals with renovations to older buildings
Chapter 34, Existing Buildings, of the IBC provides an objective method to score an existing building
based on its original construction rating, the proposed use and the necessary improvements to ensure
the minimum life safety is in place. This chapter has been reviewed and recommended by the Central
City Redevelopment Committee Their recommendation includes applying these codes to buildings 50
years old or older The attached ordinance covering the 2000 IBC includes Chapter 34
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
6/5/01 G-13262 06CODES 3 of 3
SUBJECT ESTABLISHING CONSTRUCTION RELATED CODES AND FEES BY ADOPTION OF
THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL
MECHANICAL CODE, THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, THE 2000
INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE,
THE 1999 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, THE AMENDMENT OF THE SIGN CODE
TO INCLUDE 1999 NEC ELECTRICAL PROVISIONS, AND THE 2001
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, ALL WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS
The adoption of the new IBC and IRC will, for the first time, separate the construction codes for
residential and commercial These new codes are more than just an upgrade from the current Uniform
Building Code The respective industries have been notified and training classes have been
implemented in preparation for these codes.
Included in the proposed building related ordinances (excluding Fire Code) are new fee tables that are
based upon square footage for new construction and new additions The current fee table, based upon
dollar value of work, will continue to be used for remodel permits All of the fee tables have been
adjusted to implement a fee increase of 8% Also, the reduction for third party permit waivers are
proposed to be decreased from the current 90% to 80% In regard to third party services, the net value
of plans review services is established as 40% of the total permit fee The inspection services by the
same are being established as 60% of the permit fee Changes in the calculation of fees, the increase
in permit fees and adjustment to the third party waiver amounts will enable the Development
Department to recover all direct and indirect costs related to the delivery of services of plans exam and
inspections
Approval of the attached ordinances will establish an effective date of July 1, 2001, except for the
energy chapter of the IRC The adoption of the energy chapter of the IRC and the proposed 2000
International Energy Code (commercial properties) is proposed by COG to take effect on January 1,
2002. Adoption of these energy provisions will be considered by the City Council ~at a later date.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds.
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
~ APPROVED
Mike Groomer 6140 CITY COUNCIL
Originating Department Head:
JUN 5 2001
Bob Riley 8901 (from)
Additional Information Contact:
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