HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1995-050 ORDINANCE N0. 95-50
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING APPENDIX E,
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, ITEM 1 .5.1, INSPECTION
FEES, OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATIVE TO
THE CITY IMPOSING DRAINAGE INSPECTION FEES UPON
ALL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY; AUTHORIZING
THE IMPOSITION OF SAID FEES; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS (5500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED
EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS
OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
� WHEREAS, The City Council adopted a Lot-to-Lot Drainage Program on
October 6, 1994 for residential and duplex developments; and
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WHEREAS, since that time, the City Staff has received complaints from non-
residential and non-duplex property owners throughout the City relative to lot to lot
drainage impacts from adjoining properties; and
WHEREAS, the City's current lot to lot drainage program which includes
providing initial and periodic inspection and consultation services to developers and
builders, as requested, in addition to plan review and final inspection, addresses single
family and duplex development; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to expand the scope of the lot to lot drainage
inspection program to encompass all types of development within the City to provide
a broader scope review and inspection of lot to lot drainage issues; and
WHEREAS, the cost of funding this expanded scope of drainage inspection
should be borne by the participants in development for whom the drainage inspection
services are being provided.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
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��,� Section 1 . That Appendix E, Construction Standards, Item 1 .5.1 , Inspection
Fees, of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by the addition of the
following paragraph:
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"The individual Building Permit Applicant shall be charged a Drainage Inspection
Fee for: 1) the review of lot to lot drainage plans submitted at time of building
permit application; 2) the comparison of the proposed lot grading and drainage
plan with the lot grading and drainage plan included in the construction plans
of the subdivision; and 3) final inspection of the lot grading at the time of
completion of the building and application for final approval to insure that the
drainage is collected and conveyed within the guidelines of the lot to lot
drainage program and policies of the City of Grapevine.
Drainage Inspection Fees shall imposed for each individual Building Permit
Application as follows:
Single Family and Duplex $ 150
Swimming Pools S 150
All remaining classifications
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of Development $ 250 < 1/2 Acre
S 350 1/2 Acre to 1 Acre
$ 450 > 1 Acre"
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Section 2. That the City Manager, or his agent, is hereby authorized to impose
said drainage inspection fees upon development within the City of Grapevine.
Section 3. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms
of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect
provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently
filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas shall be
deemed repealed only when atl such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or
ordinances have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding of not guilty, nolo
contendere, or dismissal.
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the
Municipal Court, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed
each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues.
,�, Section 5. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
iwrw► validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby
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„��„ declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this ordinance despite such
invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas do not adequately address the imposition of the lot to lot drainage
policies and subsequent drainage inspection fees within the City creates an emergency
and the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare requires that this
ordinance take effect immediately from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 18th day of July , 1995.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
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ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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