Ordinance No. 12,540ORDINANCE NO. 12,540
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMENDMENTS OF THE LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 114 "SEWER AND WATER LINE EXTENSIONS," ARTICLE IV
"IMPACT FEES," SECTION 114 -99 "IMPACT FEES; GENERALLY,"
SUBSECTION (B) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
TO AMEND THE MAXIMUM IMPACT FEE PER SERVICE UNIT THAT
CAN BE ASSESSED AGAINST NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR WATER AND
WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO
THE DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 395 OF THE TEXAS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City Council caused an update of the land use assumptions and capital
improvements plan to be prepared in accordance with Subchapter C of Chapter 395 of the Texas
Local Government Code (the "Act "); and
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting in its
authority as the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee, met and reviewed the amendments
to the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan and impact fees; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2014, the City Council received the update of the land use
assumptions, capital improvements plan, and impact fees, determined to amend the plan and set a
public hearing to discuss and review the update; and
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission filed its written
comments in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2014, the City Council, after having published and mailed notices
in accordance with law, held a public hearing on the amendments to the land use assumptions,
capital improvements plan and impact fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all prerequisites of law have been satisfied for
the periodic update required pursuant to Section 395.052 of the Texas Local Government Code;
and
WHEREAS, after considering the testimony given at the public hearing and the
comments received from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council now desires to
amend the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan and to modify the maximum
allowable impact fee in accordance with this ordinance; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: All matters and facts set forth in the recitals above are found to be true and
correct.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby approves the
land use assumptions, capital improvements plan and the modification to the maximum
allowable impact fee, which are included in the document entitled "Water and Wastewater
Impact Fee Reports, Baytown, Texas" dated March 2014, and which document is on file in the
City Clerk's Office, and incorporated herein by this reference for all intents and purposes.
Section 3: That Chapter 114 "Sewer and Water Line Extensions," Article IV "Impact
Fees," Section 114 -99 "Impact fees; generally," subsection (b) of the Code of Ordinances,
Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 114. SEWER AND WATER LINE EXTENSIONS
ARTICLE IV. IMPACT FEES
Sec. 114 -99. Impact fees, generally.
(b) The maximum impact fee per service unit that can be assessed against new
development is established as a combined rate of $3,430.00 per service unit of
which $1,074.00 is attributable to water and $2,356.00 is attributable to
wastewater. The impact fee that shall be collected from new development is a
combined rate of $2,243.46 per service unit of which $324.47 is attributable to
water and $1,918.99 is attributable to wastewater.
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 5: If any provisions, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its
passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing
the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at
least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council
City of Baytown, this the 8th day of May, 2014. 4179
DAVID MCCARTNEY, M
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BRYSCH, City
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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