OR 96-737 Fees collected by the city established by City Council AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 96737
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO
PROVIDE THAT GENERAL AND SPECIAL FEES AND CHARGES TO BE
ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY BE ESTABLISHED BY
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL; CONTAINING
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the same
is hereby, amended, by amending the following Sections, to-wit:
"Sec. 2-8-6 FEES FOR APPEALS
Before any appeal can be considered by the Code Advisory and Appeals Board,
a filing fee must be paid by the applicant to cover administrative costs. Such
filing fee will be established by appropriate resolution of the City Council.
Sec. 3-1-5 WATER RATES (MONTHLY)
Residential:
The monthly rates or charges for water service furnished by the City Waterworks
System for single family dwellings shall be as established by appropriate City
Council resolution.
Commemial and Industrial:
The monthly rates or charges for water service furnished by the City for apartment
or multi-family complexes, hotels and motels, office buildings, townhouses and
condominiums, and commercial or industrial uses shall be based upon a meter
base rate as established by City Council resolution. In the event that City
ordinance requires installation of a meter stric~y for fire protection, that meter
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shall be charged the base rate for a Type "A" 5/8 inch meter, regardless of actual
meter size.
Sec. 3-1-11 WATER METER DEPOSIT
Each water consumer shah make a meter deposit in the sum required by resolution
of the City Council for such purpose ....
Sec. 3-1-15 TAPPING CITY WATER MAINS
The tapping fee for connection with the Water Works System shall be as
established by appropriate resolution of the City Council.
Sec. 3-2-2 SEWER RATES (MONTHLY)
The monthly rates charged for services furnished by the Sanitary Sewer System
of the City shah be based upon the amount of metered water, which is furnished
during the month, and as established by resolution of the City Council.
Sec. 3-2-4 TAPPING CITY SEWER MAINS
The tapping fee for connection with the Sanitary Sewer System shall be as
established by appropriate resolution of the City Council.
Sec. 3-3-2 B. Restoration of Service.
Services shall not be continued or reconnected to any customer until all delinquent
charges, plus ten percent (10%) penalty, plus an additional fee to cover the cost
of disconnecting and reconnecting services, have been paid. Such services shall
be established by appropriate resolution of the City Council.
C. InsDections.
.... If the meter has been tested within the past three (3) years, such customer
shall, in his written application, agree to a fee to be added to his water hill. In
the event such inspection reveals said meter was registering incorrectly or misread,
as determined by representative of the City of Coppell, said fee shall be waived
and an adjustment will be made for the inaccurate reading. The fees for
inspection shall be as established by appropriate City Council resolution.
Sec. 3-4-4 C. Permit Fees.
Whenever any person, fhnn, or corporation desires to make such an excavation or
embankment in any public street, alley or public easement within the City, he
shall make application to the City for such permit, which said permit shall be
issued upon the payment of a fee to be established by appropriate City Council
resolution; ....
Sec. 3-5-4 RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION FEE
The fee for residential collection shall be as established by appropriate City
Council resolution.
Sec. 3-5-5 COMMERCIAL COLLECTION FEE
The fee for commemial collection shall be as established by appropriate City
Council resolution.
Sec. 6-1-3 LICENSE FEE
The annual license fee for each establishment shall be as established by
appropriate City Council resolution ....
Sec. 6-2-3 NON-CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
D. Fees.
The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable permit fee for each
Master solicitor permit and for each solicitor permit issued under a Master Permit.
The fees shall not be prorated and shah not be refundable if application is denied.
No permit hemunder shall be issued until such fee has been paid by the applicant.
The fees for such permits shall as established by appropriate City Council
resolution.
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Sec. 6-3-5 FEE
The annual fee for an amusement center license for each coin operated amusement
device located in the center shall be as established by appropriate resolution of the
City Council. Amusement center licenses expire one (1) year from the date of
issuance. The fee for issuing a replacement license for one lost, destroyed or
mutilated shall be established by City Council resolution. The fee is payable to
the City upon approval of the license by the Building Inspector. No refund of
license fees will be made.
Sec. 6-7-1 PERMIT REQUIRED
The charge for a permit shall be as established by appropriate City Council
resolution.
Sec. 6-9-9 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EACH WRECKER OF LICENSEE
After issuance or renewal of a wrecker license, the licensee shall present all
wreckers to be driven or operated in Coppell through the Chief of Police or his
duly authorized representative and upon verifying that the vehicle meets the
following minimum requirements and payment of an annual permit fee per
vehicle, the Chief of Police or his authorized representative shall affix a wrecker
permit to the front windshield of the vehicle.
The cost of this permit shall be as established by appropriate City Council
resolution ....
See. 6-10-4 FEES
The annual fee for an apartment complex license for the fast location and for a
duplicate license for each additional location shall be established by appropriate
City Council resolution. The fee for licensed issued during the year will be
prorated on the basis of whole months. The fee for issuing a replacement for one
lost, destroyed or mutilated shall be established by City Council resolution. The
fee is payable to the City upon issuance of the license. No refund of a license fee
will be made.
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Sec. 6-11-5 PERMIT - APPLICATION
B. The application shall be accompanied by the following:
1. Payment in full of a fee for an original application or a renewal
application, as applicable, by certified check, cashier's check or
money order, which fee shall not be refundable under any
circumstances and which shall be established by appropriate City
Council resolution;
Sec. 6-11-8 PERMIT - TRANSFER Ul~N CHANGE
B .....The transfer application shall contain a statement under oath that
the individual signing the transfer application has personal knowledge of
the information contained therein and that the information is true and
correct and shall not be complete unless accompanied by a non-refundable
transfer fee, which fee shall be established by City Council resolution..
Sec. 6-13-5 CONDITIONS FOR PERMIT
B ..... A permit fee is required. Such permit fee shall be established by
City Council resolution.
C. Such permits shall be valid for three (3) years and shall be renewable
pursuant to the procedure for original application referred to in Section 4
and upon payment of the permit fee.
Sec. 9-6-2 MOVING STRUCTURES INTO AND ACROSS THE CITY (LICENSE AND
BOND REQUIRED FOR MOVERS)
.... The fee for such license shall be payable on the first day of January and
shall be prorated to the nearest month. Such fee shall be established by City
Council resolution. Before such license is issued, the applicant shall file with the
City Secretary a surety bond with form approved by the City, in the sum of not
less than $5,000.00 .....
Sec. 9-6-3 PERMITS FOR MOVING BUILDINGS AND BUILDING PERMIT
REQUIRED
A. MOVING PERMIT
.... The Building Inspector of the City shall collect from the mover, in
connection with the issuance of the moving permit, an inspection fee where such
structure is to be moved to a location within the corporate limits of the City, or
where such structure is to be moved in such a manner that it wiil pass over or
through any part of the City, but will be located and finally placed at a point
outside the corporate limits of the City. Such fee shall be established by
appropriate City Council resolution. Independent school districts and all churehcs
in the City shall be exempt from all inspection fccs and moving fees.. .
B. ADDITIONAL BUILDING PERMIT FEE WHERE THE
STRUCTURE IS TO BE MOVED TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE
CITY
Where the swuctme is to be moved to a location within the City, the Building
Inspector shall collect an additional building permit fee. Where the swucture is
to be moved from one place in the City to another place within the City, there
shall be imposed an additional building permit fee. The fees established by this
section shall be determined by appropriate City Council resolution. These
building permit fees shall be in addition to the regular building permit fee required
by the City Building Code and the moving permit fee required hcrein.
Sec. 9-11-11 TREE ORDINANCE
N. ARBORIST LICENSE AND BOND
.... The license fee, to be established by resolution of the City Council, shall
be payable annually in advance, provided, however, that no license shall bc
required of any public service company or the City doing such work in the pursuit
of their public service endeavors. (Ord. 95696) ....
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Sec. 9-12-3 PERMIT RENEWAL
A nonrefundable fee is required for each permit. A permit is issued for one (1)
year and must be renewed each year thereafter by payment of an annual renewal
fee. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to pay the renewal fee prior to the
expiration date of the permit. Permit and renewal fees shall be established by
appropriate City Council resolution.
Sec. 9-12-4 SERVICE FEE FOR FALSE ALARMS
A. If the permit holder has had six (6) false burglar alarms in the twelve (12)
months perled immediately p~eceding any false burglar alarm, he shall be
assessed a service fee for such false burglar alarm. Such fee shall be
established by City Council resolution.
B. If the permit holder has had two (2) false fire alarms in the twelve (12)
months period preceding any false fire alarm, he shall be assessed a
service fee for such false fire alarm. The fee shall be established by City
Council resolution.
C. If a permit holder has had two (2) false robbery alarms in the twelve (12)
months period immediately preceding any false robbery alarm, he shall be
as~ssed a service fee for such false robbery alarm. The fee shall be
established by City Council resolution.
D. If the permit holder has had two (2) false medical assistance alarms in the
twelve (12) months period immediately preceding any false medical
assistance alarm, he shall be assessed a service fee for such false alarm.
The fee shall be established by City Council resolution.
E. ff the pennit holder has had two (2) false emergency assistance alanns in
the twelve (12) months period immediately preceding any false emergency
assistance alarm, he shall be assessed a service fee for such false
emergency assistance alarm. Such fee shall be established by City Council
resolution.
Sec. 9-12-14 PROTECTION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
B. The Letter of Agreement shall contain provisions granting a right of
inspection to the Chief of Police and requiting payment of an annual,
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nonrefundable fee for each indicator installed. The fee shall be established
by City Council resolution. The rights of a financial institution under such
letter of agreement with the City are not transferrable. In addition to the
matters set forth here and above, the letter of agreement shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
Sec. 9-12-15 VIOLATION AND DEFERRED PROCEEDINGS
A .....Provided, however, when a person is charged with the offense of
operating an alarm system without first having obtained a permit as
required by this article, the Court in its discretion may defer proceedings
and allow the person ten (10) days to present evidence that subsequent to
the alleged act, he has obtained the required permit and paid the City an
additional permit administrative fee, such fee to be determined by City
Council resolution.
C. The Clerk of the Municipal Court is hereby authorized to collect the
additional administrative fee for the City .....
Sec. 10-3-4 Every applicant, before being granted a permit for a sign, shall pay the
applicable fee established by appropriate City Council resolution.
A. Fees for a permit to erect, alter, replace or relocate a sign shah be
as established by such resolution.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to repair or make alterations,
excluding repalnting or changing the message, to any sign requiring
a permit without fin'st obtaining a repair permit and making
payment of the fee required.
Sec. 10-5-4 TEMPORARY BANNER SIGNS
A .....The permit fee for a temporary banner sign shall be as
established by City Council resolution. The effective area for such
signs shall not exceed forty (40) square feet.
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B .....The permit fee for a temporary banner sign shall be as
established by City Council resolution. The effective area for such
signs shall not exceed forty (40) square feet.
Sec. 10-7-4 IMPOUNDED SIGNS - RECOVERY/DISPOSAL
Impounded signs may be recovered by the owner within ten (10) days of
the dam of impoundment. Signs that are not recovered within ten (10)
days of impoundment will be destroyed. Impoundment fees will be as
established by City Council resolution.
Sec. 10-8-2 REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY SALE AND POLITICAL SIGNS
C. Political signs. Political signs shall conform to the following
requirements:
2. Political signs that are located on properly other than a
dwelling promise must be permitted. A permit fee must be
paid for each sign. Such permit fees shall be established by
City Council resolution. Each sign must conform to the
following requirements:
Sec. 10-9-1 PROCEDURE FOR VARIANCE
An administrative fee shall be charged to all applicants requesting a
variance from this ordinance. Non-profit organizations shall be exempt
from the administrative fee when requesting a variance. The
administrative fee shall be established by City Council resolution.
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Sec. 11-15-1 PRETREATMENT CHARGES AND FEES
A. Purpose
These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this Chapter and
are separate from all other fees chargeable by the City. The
charges and fees authorized by this Section shall be established by
appropriate resolution of the City Council."
Sec. 13-1-1 STREETIDRIVE INTERSECTION VISIBILITY TRIANGLES
G. Procedure for Variance.
The City Council may allow variances to the terms of this
ordinance. An adminisWative fee shall be charged to all applicants
requesting a variance from this ordinance. Non-profit organizations
shall be exempt from the administrative fee when requesting a
variance. The administrative fee shall be established by City
Council resolution.
Sec. 15-4-3 PLUMBING FEES
Plumbing fees shall be established by City Council resolution. The special
fee schedule attached to Ordinance No. 91-519 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 15-5-5 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE
C. Fees for transport by the City of Coppell Fire Department
Ambulance Service shah be charged residents and non-residents.
Such fees shall be established by City Council resolution.
Sec. 17-2-03 WATER FACILITY FEES
The maximum impact fees per service unit for water facilities and the impact fees
per service unit for water facilities which are to be paid by new development shall
be established by City Council resolution. The impact fees per service unit for
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water facilities rr, ay be mended from time to time as provided in Chapter 395,
Texas Local Government Code.
Sec. 17-3-03 SANITARY SEWER FACILITIES FEES
The maximum impact fees per service unit for sanitary sewer facilities and the
impact fees for per service unit for sanitary sewer facililies shall be established by
resolution of the City Council. The impact fees per service unit for sanitary sewer
facilities may be amended from time to time in the manner provided by Chapter
395, Texas Local Government Code.
Sec. 174-03 ROADWAY FACILITIES FEE
The maximum impact fees per vehicle mile for each roadway benefit area and the
impact fees per service unit which are to be paid by each new development for
each roadway benefit area shall be established by City Council resolution. The
impact fees per service unit for roadway facilities may be amended in the manner
provided by Chapter 395, Texas Local Govemment Code."
SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by amending Chapter 18 - General and Special Fees, to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 18 - GENERAL AND SPECIAL FEES
Sec. 18-1-1 ADOPTION OF FEES AND CHARGES - GENERALLY
A. To the extent allowed by law, the general and special fees and
charges to be assessed and collected by the City of Coppcll as
authorized by this Code or any other code or ordinance of the City
shall be as established by appropriate City Council resolution.
B. The purpose of this chapter is to provide reference to such fees and
charges which sha~~ be assembled and maintained in a Master Fee
Resolution, and may be mended from time to lime.
C. In the event there is a conflict between a fee established by a code
or ordinance and the provisions of such Master Fee Resolution, the
code or ordinance shall prevail."
SECTION 3. That all ordinances and provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Coppell, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby,
repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance,
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the 7 .~5~L~
day of . . ~tt , 1996.
APPROVED:
.~.
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER G. SMITH, CATY ATFORNEY
(RLD/ct 9/25/95)
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