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Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances, Updating Water & Wastewater Impact Fees amending Article 22.3.16; Schedule 22.3-1a of Unified Development Code
Presenter
Gabe Johnson, Director of Public Works
Recommend Action
Approve
Analysis
Water and wastewater impact fees are based on the size of the water meter serving the proposed facility. The calculation starts with the most basic (smallest) meter offered, which is a 5/8” (used in most residential properties to provide water to the home). Charges associated with larger meters are then calculated by multiplying the basic meter charge times the added water volume that the larger meter can provide.
For example, a 5/8” meter has a safe operating capacity of 15 gallons per minute (gpm), and is designated an one service unit, whereas a 1” meter has a safe operating capacity of 40 gpm or 2.5 times that of a 5/8” meter. Therefore the impact fee for a 1” meter is calculated by multiplying the 5/8” (one service unit) fee times 2.5.
For purposes of water & sewer impact fees, we have divided the city into two sectors, North and South, delineated by the County lines of Dallas and Tarrant County. These areas are distinctive due to the sources of water and wastewater treatment, as well as percentages of developed and undeveloped property. In order to avoid undue subsidization of the developing South Sector, most of which is in the ETJ, the South Sector is proposed to have higher impact fees.
The maximum allowed impact fees and the staff recommended fees are shown in the attached tables.
An error in the math for calculating the impact fees was discovered and this ordinance will correct those issues. The error occurred in the service unit equivalency for the 1-inch and 1-1/2-inch meters. The revised service unit equivalencies will reduce the impact fees for both the 1-inch and 1-1/2-inch meters for both the north and south sectors. The reduction is required in order to stay below the maximum w...
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