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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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§ 12.5-732 CROSS-REFERENCE TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS IN THIS CHAPTER.
   (a)   Article III of this chapter prohibits the discharge of liquid waste into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
   (b)   Article VI of this chapter regulates the discharge into the POTW of trucked or hauled septage and chemical toilet waste, and prohibits the discharge into the POTW of trucked or hauled industrial waste.
   (c)   Article VI of this chapter prohibits discharges into the sanitary sewer which cause blockage, overflow or interference, or which exceed discharge limitations.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995)
§§ 12.5-733—12.5-799 RESERVED.
ARTICLE VIII: SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 12.5-800 DEFINITIONS.
   Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated.
   COLLECTOR. An employee of the city or of a city contractor who engages in the collection of solid waste for city customers.
   DIRECTOR. The city’s director of environmental management and the director’s authorized representatives.
   NON CITY WASTE. Solid waste that is not collected through the city’s household collection services as provided for in § 12.5-821 or the city’s commercial cart service provided for in § 12.5-830 by the city’s collector.
   PRIVATE COMMUNITY. Private condominium and/or town home developments where the real property and all infrastructure are owned and maintained by a property owners association representing the residents and home owners of that private development.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 14699, § 1, passed 7-17-2001; Ord. 17655, § 1, passed 7-17-2007; Ord. 24533-11-2020, § 1, passed 11-17-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
§ 12.5-801 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
   The director of the department of environmental management and the director of the department of code compliance and the directors’ authorized representatives are authorized to administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 14699, § 1, passed 7-17-2001; Ord. 16189, § 3, passed 10-26-2004)
§ 12.5-802 OPERATION OF CONVENIENCE CENTERS.
   (a)   Convenience centers are operated in accordance with the rules promulgated by the commission, with a concern for protecting the environment and safeguarding the public health. Each site is operated in accordance with a site operating plan that reflects operational standards of the commission and provides guidance to site management in the safe handling, transportation, recycling and disposal of municipal solid waste.
   (b)   The director is authorized to:
      (1)   Determine recycling and disposal procedures, authorized users and methods of operation at convenience centers;
      (2)   Regulate traffic at convenience centers; and
      (3)   Inspect all incoming wastes at convenience centers and reject materials that would in his or her judgment, be prohibited from disposal at the site, interfere with facility operation, create a nuisance by reasons of emission or disagreeable odor, or adversely affect the health, safety and welfare of facility operating personnel or the general public.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 15463, § 3, passed 2-25-2003)
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