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Fort Worth, TX Code of Ordinances
FORT WORTH, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PART I: THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
PART II: CITY CODE
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2.5: RETIREMENT
CHAPTER 3: AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT
CHAPTER 4: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 5: AMBULANCES/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 6: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 7: BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 8: CABLE COMMUNICATION SERVICE
CHAPTER 9: COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 10: COURTS
CHAPTER 11: ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER 11.5: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 12: EMERGENCY REPORTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 12.5: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 13: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 14: RESERVED
CHAPTER 15: GAS
CHAPTER 16: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 17: HUMAN RELATIONS
CHAPTER 18: LAKE WORTH
CHAPTER 19: LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 20: LICENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 23: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 24: PARK AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: PLUMBING
CHAPTER 27: POLICE
CHAPTER 28: PUBLIC UTILITIES
CHAPTER 29: SIGNS
CHAPTER 29.5: SMOKING
CHAPTER 30: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 31: SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 32: TAXATION
CHAPTER 33: TREES, SHRUBS, ETC.
CHAPTER 34: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTER 35: WATER AND SEWERS
CHAPTER 36: RESERVED
APPENDIX A: ZONING REGULATIONS
APPENDIX B: CODE COMPLIANCE
APPENDIX C: RESERVED
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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§ 7-282 SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS.
   No material shall be thrown from a building on to a public sidewalk or street, but shall be conveyed to the ground by a chute approved by the building official. All demolition projects located within 100 feet of a public street, alley or adjoining property shall be performed in such a manner as not to constitute a public nuisance.
(Ord. 7314, § 1(29), passed 3-17-1976)
§ 7-283 REVOCATION OF PERMIT.
   Commission of any of the following acts shall result in revocation of the demolition permit:
   (a)   Placing any materials and/or equipment in the structure to be demolished when such materials and/or equipment exceed the designed load limit of any floor of the structure;
   (b)   Blasting, pulling or throwing of walls without the special approval of the building official; or
   (c)   Violation of any provision of the building code of the city.
(Ord. 7314, § 1(30), passed 3-17-1976)
§§ 7-284—7-300 RESERVED.
ARTICLE VIII: FLOODPLAIN PROVISIONS
DIVISION 1: PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS
Cross-reference:
   Planning and development department, see §§ 2-310 et seq.
   Subdivision ordinance, see Ch. 31
   Water and sewers, see Ch. 35
   Zoning regulations, see App. A
Editor’s note:
   Section 1 of Ord. 11998, adopted June 13, 1995, amended Ch. 7, Art. VIII, §§ 7-301 through 7-304, 7-316 through 7-318, 7-331 through 7-334, 7-346 through 7-354, 7-371 through 7-384 to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 7, Art. VIII pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 10056, § 1, adopted February 9, 1988 and Ord. 10182, § 1, adopted October 11, 1988.
Statutory reference:
   Authority to adopt flood-control regulations, see V.T.C.A. Water Code § 16.315
§ 7-301 FINDINGS OF FACT.
   (a)   The flood hazard areas of Fort Worth are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
   (b)   These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains which cause an increase in flood heights and velocities, and by the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods and hazardous to other lands because they are inadequately elevated, floodproofed or otherwise protected from flood damage.
(Ord. 11998, § 1, passed 6-13-1995; Ord. 25350-03-2022, § 1, passed 3-8-2022, eff. 3-23-2022)
§ 7-302 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
   It is the purpose of this article to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas, by the provisions provided herein to:
   (a)   Protect human life and health;
   (b)   Minimize the need for future expenditures of public funds for costly flood control projects;
   (c)   Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and that are generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
   (d)   Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
   (e)   Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities, such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges, that are located in floodplains;
   (f)   Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of floodprone areas in such a manner as to minimize potential future flood blight areas;
   (g)   Ensure that property owners, occupants, and potential property owners are aware of property located in flood hazard areas; and
   (h)   Require that persons who knowingly occupy flood-prone areas assume full responsibility for their actions.
(Ord. 11998, § 1, passed 6-13-1995; Ord. 25350-03-2022, § 1, passed 3-8-2022, eff. 3-23-2022)
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