HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14298ORDINANCE NO I ~~Z /O
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-317 OF ARTICLE VIII,
FLOODPLAIN PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 7, "BUILDINGS", OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PROVISIONS
OF ORDINANCES AND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
Section 1
"Section 7-317 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is
hereby amended, and after having been so amended shall be and read as follows
"Sec. 7-R317 Basis for establishing the areas of special flood
hazard
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency in the most current scientific and
engineering report titled "The Flood Insurance Study for the City of
Fort Worth," dated August 23, 2000, with accompanying Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) or any amended or supplementary
maps, or any comparable or similar map which is a substitute or
replacement therefore, as well as any revisions thereto, are hereby
adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this article "
Section 2
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, affecting Chapter 7, except
where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such
ordinances and such Code, in which event such conflicting provisions of such
ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed
Section 3
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly
saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Chapter 7 of the Code of the
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City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, 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 or criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such chapter
and/or other ordinances same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be
prosecuted until final disposition by the courts
Section 4
That 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 decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted
by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section
Section 5
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after August 23, 2000,
and it is so ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistan ity Attorney
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
8/15/00 G-12989 30FLOODPLAIN 1 of 1
SUBJECT ADOPTION OF CITY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-317 OF ARTICLE VIII,
FLOODPLAIN PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 7, CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Section 7-317 of
Article VIII, Chapter 7, "Buildings" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986)
DISCUSSION
On June 13, 1995 the City Council adopted Ordinance No 11998 which adopted the Flood Insurance
Study for the City of Fort Worth dated August 2, 1995 The Federal Emergency Rate Management
Agency will issue a new Flood Insurance Study for the City of Fort Worth with an effective date of
August 23, 2000 The recommended ordinance will adopt the new Flood Insurance Study and will
become effective the same date that the Flood Insurance Study becomes effective
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is issuing the new Flood Insurance Study to reflect the
new base flood elevations determined by the United States Army Corps of Engineer's restudy of the
Trinity River
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
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Additional Information Contact: Gitp Secretary of the
Citp of Fort ytJorth, Tsxas
A. Douglas Rademaker 6157
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