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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2002-085 ORDINANCE NO. 2002-85 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX "B" SUBDIVISIONS AND APPENDIX "E" CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS OF THE GRAPEVINE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO FEES IMPOSED UPON DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION ACTIVITIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, City costs to review, process and record subdivision plat submittals has continued to climb; and WHEREAS, City costs to review the construction plans and inspect the construction of public and private improvements within the City have continued to climb; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to impose fees for the City staff to review and process subdivision and development submittals that will allow the City to recoup a portion of the cost of this review and processing effort. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble of this ordinance are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into this ordinance as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That Appendix "B" Subdivisions, Section 2, Paragraph (B)(16) is hereby amended in its entirety as follows: ��B��6� A filing fee for each final plat shall be payable by check drawn to the order of the city upon the submittal of the final plat to the planning and zoning commission for final approval. The filing fees are as follow: Residential zoning, excluding R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 $200.00 + $5.00/lot Residential zoning, R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 $200.00 + $25.00/acre Commercial and Industrial zoning $200.00 + $25.00/acre Amendment Plat $200.00 Amendment Plat, To reconcile Right-of-Way $100.00 or Easement conflicts" Section 3. That Appendix "B" Subdivisions, Section 2, Paragraph (B)(17) is hereby incorporated in its entirety as follows: ��B��7� An application and processing fee for each right-of-way or easement abandonment shall be payable by check drawn to the order of the City of Grapevine upon the submittal of the request to City Staff in preparation for City Council consideration. The application fees are as follows: Right-of-way $ 390 Easement $ 390" Section 4. That Appendix "B" Subdivisions, Section 2, Paragraph (C)(7) is hereby amended in its entirety as follows: ��C)�7) A filing fee for each re-subdivision or re-plat shall be payable by check drawn to the order of the city upon the submittal of the re-plat to the planning and zoning commission for final approval. The filing fees are as follow: Residential zoning, excluding R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 $300.00 + $5.00/lot Residential zoning, R-MF-1 and R-MF-2 $300.00 + $5.00/acre �� Commercial and industrial zoning $300.00 + $5.00/acre Plat vacations $200.00." Section 5. That Appendix "E" Construction Standards, Item 1, General Requirements, Paragraph 1.5 is hereby amended in its entirety as follows: "1.5. Inspection of construction by city personnel: All construction and verification of compliance to the plans and specifications shall be conducted by the city inspection staff under the direction of the city engineer. The facilities included in this inspection requirement include but are not limited to: Public Facilities streets traffic signals d riveways storm drainage systems water distribution systems, and . sanitary sewer collection systems �...� ORD. NO. 2002-85 2 all constructed in Public Street Rights of Way or Public Easements and dedicated to the City as Public Facilities as well as: Private Facilities private roadways parking lots driveways traffic signals storm drainage systems water distribution systems, and sanitary sewer collection systems all constructed on private property as private systems but requiring thorough review and inspection by the City due to the private systems potential detrimental impacts upon the City's public systems if designed and constructed improperly. The subdivider shall advise all of the construction contractors of this requirement. No subdivision will be accepted by the city until and unless all construction that falls under these two categories has been approved by the city inspection staff. 1.5.1. Design Review and Inspection fees. The subdivider shall be charged a design review and inspection fee for the Public and Private facilities listed in section 1.5 in an amount equal to five percent of the construction costs of the facilities in each subdivision. A re-review fee of $ 250 shall be imposed upon all submittals of construction plans after the first two submittals have been reviewed and comments have been issued by Staff. Prior to acceptance of the subdivision and approval of construction by the city, the subdivider shall file copies of the executed construction contracts with the director of public works, for a determination of the actual amount of the fee to be assessed against the subdivider, and the subdivider shall execute and file a confirmation of donated assets statement for the Public Facilities in the form approved by City Resolution No. 89-05, as the same may be amended from time to time. The individual building or swimming pool permit applicant shall be charged a drainage inspection fee for: (1) The review of lot to lot drainage plans submitted at time of building or swimming pool 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 or swimming pool 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. ORD. NO. 2002-85 3 A fee of$ 500 shall be imposed for processing Floodplain Reclamation applications and Letters of Map Revision (LOMR's) for FEMA designated streams. .:;: ,.. Drainage inspection fees shall be imposed for each individual building or swimming pool permit application as follows: Single family and duplex $ 150.00 Swimming pools $ 150.00 All remaining classifications of Development Full Acre Cost $ 350.00 Per Acre Portion Other than Full Acre $ 350.00 x Percentage of Full Acre 1.5.2. Inspection overtime reimbursement: The contractor may undertake work during working hours established in Section 12.5, Noise--Character, Intensity, and Duration Detrimental to Health or Life, of the City Code of Ordinances, as amended. Any work prior to 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday and between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and holidays may only be undertaken if the contractor signs the necessary forms committing to reimburse the City of Grapevine for overtime costs of $45.00 per hour due to the inspection activities required by the work underway with a guaranteed minimum of four hours overtime on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays to justify the inspection activities on these days. By signing the forms, the contractor commits to reimburse the city on a monthly basis upon receipt of a monthly invoice from the city." - Section 6. That Appendix "E" Construction Standards, Item 2, Street System, Paragraph 2.15 is hereby amended in its entirety as follows: "2.15 Street posts and markers: The developer shall purchase street sign posts, street name markers and stop signs for each street intersection prior to installation by the city. Costs for the installation of the street sign posts, street name markers and stop signs shall be paid by the developer as follows: One street sign post, street name marker & stop sign $ 150 Each Additional post & stop sign $ 75 Posts shall be sized and placed to conform to the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Installation shall be the responsibility of the City." Section 7. That the terms and provision of this ordinance shall be deemed to be severable, and that if the validity of any section, subsection, word, sentence or phrase shall be held to be invalid, it shall not affect the remaining part of this ordinance. Section 8. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of � Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance become effective from and after the date of its passage. ORD. NO. 2002-85 4 PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 19th day of November, 2002. APPROVED: �-�_�-�-� William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Lin Huff City Secretary �` "` APPROVED AS TO FORM: � � ��//i� - John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney �.:.� ORD. NO. 2002-85 5