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CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 00 -//~ ~'
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE VI,
BY AMENDING SEC. 6-132.1 (a), PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION
FEES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 6, Article VI, Construction of Public Works Sec. 6-
132.1 (a), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The Colony, shall be amended, as
follows:
Sec. 6-132(a). Public Works Inspection Fees
(1) For the development of any subdivision, the developer shall pay
an inspection fee of one percent (1%) of the total contract amount of the
work involving the installation or improvement of any of the following
items intended for dedication to the City, located on city-owned property,
and/or within a public easement:
Streets, alley ways, water, sanitary sewer lines, drainage or storm sewer
systems, sidewalks, screening and/or retaining walls, and/or
fences.
One hundred percent (100%) of the fees must be paid at time of the
preconstruction meeting. Contractor/developers must provide the City
copies of contracts for all infrastructure, these copies must include total
liner feet of water lines, sanitary sewer lines, and total miles of streets,
alleys, and sidewalks.
(2) An additional fee of $40.00 per hour, with a two (2) hour
minimum, shall be assessed for any inspection scheduled after regular City
business hours (Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or
on holidays.
After-hour and holiday inspection requests must be scheduled at least
twenty-four (24) hours in advance, and the fee paid at the time of the
inspection request.
Section 2. Any person violating the provision of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be subject to a fine in accordance
with the general provisions of the Code of Ordinances.
Section 3. If any section or provision of this ordinance or the application of
that section or provision to any person, finn, corporation, situation or circumstance is for
any reason judged invalid, the adjudication shall not affect any other section or provision
of this ordinance or the application of any other section or provision to any other person,
finn, corporation, situation or circumstance, and the City Council declares that it would
have adopted the valid portions and applications of the ordinance without the invalid
parts and to this end of the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and
effect.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony,
Texas' this 3rd day °fApril' 2000' ~_~_~ ,~',· '
~" William W. Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRM~, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ti ffan~i~-Iae~tling, 'City Attorney