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Prior to the city infrastructure inspection, fill material placed in any existing or proposed dedicated right-of-way should be tested and certified by an independent soils laboratory to show that it meets the requirements of the City of Fort Worth Standard Specifications for Street and Storm Drain Construction. If testing and certification is not performed prior to a city infrastructure inspection, the city may require testing and certification by an independent soils laboratory and/or removal of the fill material.
(Ord. 15789, § 1, passed 12-9-2003)
It is the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that the placement of fill material complies with all applicable FEMA standards, the City of Fort Worth Standard Specifications for Street and Storm Drainage Construction, the City of Fort Worth’s Storm Drainage Criteria and Design Manual, the City of Fort Worth building code, the City of Fort Worth’s ordinance(s) pertaining to floodplains and any other applicable laws and regulations.
(Ord. 15789, § 1, passed 12-9-2003)
It is the responsibility of the property owner not to change the existing drainage pattern in such a way as to result in flooding or significant increase in runoff to adjacent properties and the property owner shall assume all liability concerning the same.
(Ord. 15789, § 1, passed 12-9-2003)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (CIP). Public infrastructure design and construction that is funded and managed by the City of Fort Worth.
COMMON PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT. Shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in the Stormwater Criteria Manual.
DRAINAGE STUDY. A drainage study performed in accordance with the Stormwater Criteria Manual.
HUD. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
LAND DISTURBANCE or DISTURBANCE OF LAND. Any construction or other activity caused by a person, which disturbs the surface of the land, including, but not limited to, clearing, grubbing, grading, excavations, embankments, development, demolition activities, the moving, depositing, stockpiling, staging or storing of fill material, soil, rock or earth materials, regardless of whether the activity is related to a public or private infrastructure project.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (SRIP). Public infrastructure design and construction for a single-family residential development project in the City of Fort Worth that will submit construction plans to the city's Infrastructure Plan Review Center.
STORMWATER CRITERIA MANUAL. The current edition of the Fort Worth Stormwater, Criteria Manual, and all subsequent revisions and amendments thereto.
(Ord. 26964-06-2024, § 2, passed 6-11-2024, eff. 7-15-2024)
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