2019-039 - Amending Section 7-19 Permit Fees and Fee for Water and Sewer Taps

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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-039 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTIONS 7-19, "PERMIT FEES," AND 34-4, "APPLICATION AND FEE FOR WATER AND SEWER TAPS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CONFORM WITH STATE LAW; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Sec. 7-19 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances sets forth construction permit fees and Sec. 34-4 sets forth fees for water and sewer taps; and WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature, in HB 852, effective September 1, 2019, added Sec. 214.907 to the Texas Local Government Code providing that building permit fees for construction or improvements to residential dwellings may not take into account the value of the dwelling or the cost of the construction of or improvements to the dwelling, thus necessitating the amendment of Sec. 7-19 to conform with the new law; and WHEREAS, the City has not revised its building permit fee schedule and water and sewer tap fee schedule since at least 2009; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds it desirable to revise these fee schedules so as to allow the city to perform the services related to said permits and related work on a break even basis, thus avoiding having to subsidize those services from the taxes of those not directly benefitting from the development; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Article II, Section 7-19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows in its entirety: "Sec. 7-19. Permit Fees "(a) General construction hermit fees. The required fee for the granting and issuance of a permit for the construction, repair, or alteration, of any building, to include electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits, shall be computed as follows: "uildin�, Permits Fee Amount "1. Residential a. Accessory Buildings $50.00 b. Single Family - New .50 per sq. ft.