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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13627. r ~, .. u rf 7 ORDINANCE NO ~ ~ (o ~ / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SIGN CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY AMENDING SECTION 29-23 TO INCREASE THE FEE FOR REINSPECTIONS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, rt is considered appropriate to maintain equivalent fees for all trade contractors, and the remspection fees for the Plumbing and Mechanical trades were recently increased with the enactment of Ordinance Nos. 13521 and 13520; SECTION 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, that Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-23, Table 3-A, is hereby amended by changing the remspection fee as follows Remspection Fee $~9:A~ $25 00 SECTION 2. Except as expressly amended, all provisions of Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth shall remain m full force and effect. SECTION 3 This ordinance 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 ordinance are m direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, m which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Crty 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 unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstituhonalrty shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, b " f `: i J:" paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation m this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. The City Secretary of the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days m the official newspaper of the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Section 52 013, Texas Local Government Code SECTION 7 This ordinance shall be m full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Assistant Crty Attorney ~ A~..~~ a ~~ Date ~~~'~'~' 2 g ~ l ~ `~ g Adopted. ~t~~~ a `~ , I °~ g $ Effective 9-23-98 City of Fort Worth, Texas M'Ayor and Council CammunicAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 10/27/98 G-12364 06SIGNS 1 of 1 SUBJECT AMEND REINSPECTION FEES-SIGN CODE RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached amending ordinance constituting a change in the reinspection fees of the Sign Code of the City of Fort Worth DISCUSSION The reinspection fees have recently been increased in the Building, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes of the City of Fort Worth This change raised the fees from $20 to $25 This amendment would keep the fees similar for the sign trade Staff tries to keep these types of fees equal among the various trade groups. This fee increase was part of the packet that was reviewed and approved by the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee on October 13, 1998 FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Revenue Office of the Finance Department will be responsible for the collection and deposit of funds to the City as a result of this action MG k Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) A~~~O~E~ Mike Groomer 6140 CITY COUNCiI Originating Department Head: OC7 27 Ann Kovich 8901 (from) ~ ~ Additional Information Contact: "` QA`K~ City'uecretazy of then City of Fort Worth, Texaco Ann Kovich 8901 ~doptad Qrdinance ido~ ~~~