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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with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.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 ATTEST: ,\```~l~i~l ~~ ~~~~y'.'j~~%, '\'•. . City Secretary - ~' ~ ~'~=-%' ~ `~ . ~ ;,~`~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ~-_ 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