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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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§ 35-74 ENLARGEMENT OF CONNECTION BY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
   If the property owner of any existing development within the benefit area requests enlargement of a water meter presently serving the development, and no new development is to occur on the property, the owner shall pay the fee prescribed by § 35-70.5 for the increase in size of the meter prior to installation of the enlarged meter.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(2.04), passed 6-5-1990)
§ 35-75 NEW CONNECTION BY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
   If any existing development within the benefit area presently utilizes a water well, a septic tank or an individual waste disposal system and the property owner requests to be connected to the city’s water system, the customer shall pay the fee prescribed by § 35-70.5 prior to connection to such system.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(2.05), passed 6-5-1990)
§ 35-75.1 PRIOR CODE PROVISIONS.
   After June 20, 1990, no front footage charges shall be collected for connection to city-installed water lines or mains.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(2.06), passed 6-5-1990)
SUBDIVISION III: WASTEWATER FACILITIES IMPACT FEES
§ 35-76 WASTEWATER BENEFIT AREA.
   (a)   There is hereby established a wastewater benefit area, constituting the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, as depicted on Exhibit “E” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
   (b)   The boundaries of the wastewater benefit area may be amended from time to time, or new wastewater benefit areas may be delineated, pursuant to the procedures in § 35-70.13.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(3.01), passed 6-5-1990; Ord. 11328, § 7, passed 6-1-1993; Ord. 13810, § 7, passed 5-25-1999; Ord. 15745, § 7, passed 11-11-2003; Ord. 15982, § 7, passed 5-18-2004; Ord. 18518-03-2009, § 5, passed 3-24-2009; Ord. 20406-09-2012, § 7, passed 9-18-2012, eff. 1-1-2013; Ord. 22525-12-2016, § 7, passed 12-6-2016, eff. 4-1-2017; Ord. 25101-09-2021, §§ 3, 4, passed 9-21-2021, eff. 1-1-2022)
Editor’s note:
   Exhibit “E,” as referenced in subsection (a), is not set out herein, but is on file and available for inspection in the office of the city clerk.
§ 35-77 WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
   (a)   The wastewater improvements plan for the City of Fort Worth is hereby adopted as Exhibit “F” attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
   (b)   The wastewater improvements plan may be amended from time to time, pursuant to the procedures in § 35-70.13.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(3.02), passed 6-5-1990; Ord. 11328, § 8, passed 6-1-1993; Ord. 13810, § 8, passed 5-25-1999; Ord. 15745, § 8, passed 11-11-2003; Ord. 15982, § 8, passed 5-18-2004; Ord. 18518-03-2009, § 6, passed 3-24-2009; Ord. 18593-05-2009, § 4, passed 5-5-2009, eff. 6-1-2009; Ord. 20406-09-2012, § 8, passed 9-18-2012, eff. 1-1-2013; Ord. 22525-12-2016, § 8, passed 12-6-2016, eff. 4-1-2017; Ord. 25101-09-2021, §§ 3, 4, passed 9-21-2021, eff. 1-1-2022)
Editor’s note:
   Exhibit “F,” as referenced in subsection (a), is not set out herein, but is on file and available for inspection in the office of the city clerk.
§ 35-78 WASTEWATER FACILITIES IMPACT FEES.
   (a)   The maximum impact fees per water meter for wastewater facilities are hereby adopted and incorporated in Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.
   (b)   The impact fees per service unit for wastewater facilities, which are to be paid by each new development, are hereby adopted and incorporated in Schedule 2 attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.
   (c)   The impact fees per service unit for wastewater facilities may be amended from time to time, pursuant to the procedures in § 35-70.13.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(3.03), passed 6-5-1990; Ord. 18593-05-2009, §§ 1, 2, passed 5-5-2009, eff. 6-1-2009; Ord. 20406-09-2012, §§ 3, 4, passed 9-18-2012, eff. 1-1-2013; Ord. 22525-12-2016, §§ 3, 4, passed 12-6-2016, eff. 4-1-2017; Ord. 25101-09-2021, §§ 3, 4, passed 9-21-2021, eff. 1-1-2022)
§ 35-79 ENLARGEMENT OF CONNECTION BY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
   If the property owner of any existing development within the benefit area requests enlargement of a water meter presently serving the development, and no new development is to occur on the property, the owner shall pay the fee prescribed by § 35-70.5 for the increase in size of the meter prior to installation of the enlarged meter.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(3.04), passed 6-5-1990)
§ 35-80 NEW CONNECTION BY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
   If any existing development within the benefit area presently utilizes a water well, a septic tank, or an individual waste disposal system and the property owner requests to be connected to the city’s wastewater system, the customer shall pay the fee prescribed by § 35-70.5 prior to connection to such system.
(Ord. 10601, § 1(3.05), passed 6-5-1990)
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