HomeMy WebLinkAbout1506 11-13-2001ORDINANCE NO. 1506
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 "FEES" OF THE "CODE
OF ORDINANCES" OF THE CITY OF EULESS BY DELETING
SECTION 30 -10 "ELECTRICAL PERMITS, ETC." AND AMENDING
SECTION 30 -13 "SCHEDULE OF BUILDING FEES "; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless has operated on the same fee schedule since its
adoption in 1989; and
WHEREAS, said fees do not allow the City to recover its costs for providing the services
for which such fees are charged; and
WHEREAS, the updated fees listed herein more closely represent the cost of said
services, thereby placing the burden on the party benefiting from said services, rather
than the taxpayers in general.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
Section 30 -10 "Electrical Permits, Etc." of Chapter 30 "Fees" of the Code of Ordinances
be deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 2
Section 30 -13 "Building Fees" of Chapter 30 "Fees" of the Code of Ordinances for the
City of Euless, as amended, be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 30 -13 Building Fees.
(a) Residential single family, two- family, town home family is based on $68.00 per
square foot, and multifamily is based on $72.00 per square foot.
Combination permit fees
Total valuation Fee
$1.00 to $500.00 $40.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00 $40.00 for the first $500.00 plus $3.25 for each
additional $100.00 or fraction
thereof.
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00 $88.00 for the first $2000.00 plus $15.00 for each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof.
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 $433.00 for the first $25,000.00 plus $3.25 for each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 $649.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $6.50 for each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof.
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00 $973.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $2.00 for each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof.
$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 $1773.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus
$1.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof.
$1,000,001.00 and up $2600.00 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus
$1.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof.
(b) Commercial fees
Commercial combination (new & remodel) permit fees
Total valuation Fee
$1.00 to $500.00 $45.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00 $45.00 for the first $500.00 plus $4.50 for each
additional $100.00 or fraction
thereof.
$2001.00 to $25,000.00 $110.00 for the first $2000.00 plus $18.00 for each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof.
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 $520.00 for the first $25,000.00 plus $14.00 for each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof.
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$50,001.00 to $900.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $10.00 for each
additional $1000.0 ,Q or fraction thereof.
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$100,001.00 to $500,000.00 $1500.00 for the first $1000.00 plus
$8.50 for each additional $1000.00 or
fraction thereof.
$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 $4,900.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus
$7.00 for each additional $1000.00 or
fraction thereof.
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$1,000,001.00 and up $8400.00 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $6.00 for
each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof.
(c) Plan review fees for all projects except residential shall be subject to 65% of the
computed Building Permit Fee. Plan review fees are due at time of submittal.
(d) Miscellaneous permit fees based on total cost of construction:
Total valuation Fee
$1.00 to $500.00 $30.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00 $30.00 for the first $500.00 plus $3.05
for each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof.
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00 $69.25 for the first $2,000.00 plus
$14.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof.
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 $391.25 for the first $25,000.00 plus
$10.10 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 $643.75 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.00
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof.
SECTION 3
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases 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 invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, 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
SAVING CLAUSE. That Chapters 30 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas,
as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this
ordinance.
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SECTION 5
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular meeting of
the Euless City Council on the 13th day of November, 2001, by a vote of 7 ayes,
0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
wiM, 11wrW rm _)..
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ATTEST:
4uZsan Crim, MC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Bob McFarland, City Attorney
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