HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 1346-18 04-23-2018ORDINANCE NO.1346-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS IMPOSING FORT WORTH WATER AND WASTEWATER
SYSTEM FACILITY ACCESS FEES ON NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN
THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9
of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills previously entered into wholesale water and
wastewater contracts with the City of Fort Worth to provide water and wastewater services to the
City of Richland Hills; and
WHEREAS, the wholesale water and wastewater contracts with Fort Worth require that the
City of Richland Hills pass through Fort Worth water and wastewater system facility access fees
(impact fees) to the customers in Richland Hills; and
WHEREAS, Fort Worth has adopted revised water and wastewater system facility access
fees for new development occurring after April 1, 2018 and April 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills now deems it advisable and in
the public interest to impose the increased water and wastewater system facility access fees adopted
by the City of Fort Worth.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
The system facility access fees imposed upon the City of Richland Hills by the City of Fort
Worth for providing water and wastewater service to new development contained within the
incorporated city limits of Richland Hills and to which service is provided either directly or
indirectly by the City of Fort Worth water and wastewater systems shall be assessed against new
development occurring after April 1, 2018 within the City of Richland Hills in accordance with
Schedules 2A and 2B attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Richland
Hills, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions
of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in
this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and it is so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 23`d DAY OF APRIL, 2018.
APPROVED:
Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Betsy Elam
SCHEDULE 2A
THE EFFECTIVE AND COLLECTED IMPACT FEE FOR WATER AND
WASTEWATER SCHEDULE -
YEAR 1
Effective for all Building Permits issued on or after April 1, 2018,
but before April 1, 2019
METER SIZE EQUIVALENCY
FACTOR WATER
IMPACT FEE WASTEWATER
IMPACT FEE
5/8" x 5/8" and 5/8" x
3/4" 1 00 $1,365 $810
3/4" x 3/4" 1.50 $2,047 $1,215
1" 2.50 $3,412 $2,025
1-1 /2" 5.00 $6,824 $4,051
2" 8.00 $10,918 $6,482
3" 21.75 $29,685 $17,622
4" 37.50 $51,180 $30,382
6" 80.00 $109,185 $64,815
8" 140.00 $191,073 $113,427
10" 210.00 $286, 610 $170,140
SCHEDULE 2B
THE EFFECTIVE AND COLLECTED IMPACT FEE FOR WATER AND
WASTEWATER SCHEDULE -
YEAR 2
Effective for all Building Permits issued on or after April 1, 2019
METER SIZE EQUIVALENCY
FACTOR WATER
IMPACT FEE WASTEWATER
IMPACT FEE
5/8" x 5/8" and 5/8" x
3/4" 1.00 $1, 758 $1, 044
3/4" x 3/4" 1.50 $2,637 $1,566
1" 2.50 $4,396 $2,609
1-1 /2" 5.00 $8,791 $5,219
2" 8.00 $14,066 $8,350
3" 21.75 $38,242 $22,702
4" 37.50 $65,934 $39,141
6" 80.00 $140,660 $83,500
8" 140.00 $246,155 $146,125
10" 210.00 $369,233 $219,187