Capital projects include new infrastructure as well as rehabilitation of existing systems. The purpose of the amendment is to reiterate and codify the Citys goal of sidewalk installation as a necessary part of development, including single lot improvements. Standards and Detail Drawings Traffic Control Plans Franchise Utility Permitting Guidelines and Requirements Construction Bids Wireless Facilities and Infrastructure (Network Nodes) Contact Us Phone 817-392-1234 Location City Hall 200 Texas St. Fort Worth 76102 View Map Hours Sunday Closed Monday 07:00 AM-07:00 PM Tuesday 07:00 AM-07:00 PM To learn more about accessibility accommodations available from the City of Fort Worth, visit the Accessibility page. padding: 25px; The purpose of this manual is to bring together the updated policies and procedures governing facilities, as well as the design criteria for water, wastewater, and reclaimed water systems to assist engineers in preparing designs for the construction of these facilities. width: 35%; With its codification, staff determined that an amendment to Chapter 30 was the more appropriate location for the requirement. background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 15%); border-radius: 5px; font-size: 1.25em; Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Citys street system includes over 8,100 lane miles of streets and over 400 bridges. Reclaimed Water Main Gravity Applications Wastewater Gravity Mains Storm Sewer Pipe and Culverts Storm Sewer Precast Box and Culverts Including: Excavation of all material encountered, including rock and unsuitable materials Disposal of excess unsuitable material Site specific trench safety Pumping and dewatering Embedment The Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) is the long-range plan for major transportation facilities in the city of Fort Worth. For further information regarding the official version of any of this Code of Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588. Download an application below for permit requirements and policies. The Capital Delivery Division is responsible for the majority of horizontal capital projects encompassing street, storm water and traffic improvements managing planning, design, construction and inspection. 2060 0 obj
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The following is a summary of each item. } font-size: 1em; (1) When driveways are less than 20 feet in width, marked separate entrances and exits shall be provided so that traffic shall flow in one direction only. .connected button { 10. } Vxh Each civil defense fallout shelter shall have a chemical toilet facility or an adequate supply of plastic bags or closed containers adequate to serve the number of persons to be housed in the civil defense fallout shelter during a disaster situation. These documents should not be relied upon as the definitive authority for local legislation. II), passed 10-30-2007; Ord. 12/20/2012 . 4 0 obj
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All public improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the city code, and policies, design criteria, standards and specifications promulgated by the city. City of Fort Worth December 9, 2022 Page 1 of 5. . border-radius: 5px; #email { Where the walls retain only well-drained earth, they may be designed for pressure equivalent to that exerted by fluid weighing not less than 50 pounds per cubic foot and having a depth of that of the retained material, including surcharge; (4)Floors of civil defense fallout shelters shall be designed to withstand the hydrostatic pressure to which they may be subjected, without exceeding allowable maximum stresses as specified for various materials in the building code of the city; (5)Civil defense fallout shelters shall be designed to withstand displacement which might be caused by buoyancy produced by the surrounding fluid materials; and. #email { (f)Civil defense fallout shelters shall be posted with an appropriate sign showing the capacity thereof as determined by the civil defense shelter board. Ongoing and meaningful opportunities for stakeholder participation in proposed changes to guidelines have ensured that the City produces communal agreements with the development community. font-size: 1em; The proposed changes to the ordinance establish updated unit prices, reiterate the alternative unit price methods for determining City participation in Community Facilities Agreements, and determine cost estimates for Future Improvements Agreements. Fort Wayne Public Works has adopted Fort Wayne City Utilities Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Standards, which can be found in Book 6 of the linked manual. .connected h2 { } } View documents about Flower Mound Engineering Department's standards and details: 2010 Design Criteria (Amended April 2019) 2010 Construction Standards (Amended April 2019) Downloadable Construction Details. Notes:
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width: 35%; Developer and Consultant Training New Development Ordinance, Regulations and Standards Standards and Detail Drawings Traffic Control Plans Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) License and Bond Applications Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Additional Ordinances and Construction Codes color: #fff; height: 2.25em; .subscription-box { City council approved revisions to the regulations and standards for Community Facility Agreements (CFA), Utility Construction Policy, and the Installation Policy and Design Criteria for Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Infrastructure at their meeting May 7, to ensure new development adequately meets city standards. To learn more about accessibility accommodations available from the City of Fort Worth, visit the Accessibility page. (a)Any use of fallout shelters other than for disaster protection shall be incidental to disaster protection, and shall not be allowed to interfere with the primary protective function of the shelter. Accommodations are available for residents who have accessibility requirements. } } Application for Civil Construction Plan Review. * Does not include mow strip for MBGF. Road, bridge, and maintenance contractors, and roadway and traffic material suppliers Engineering, architectural, and surveying consultants Disadvantaged and Small Business Enterprise Programs Right of way Suppliers and vendors Grants and funding Aviation resources and opportunities Scientific services contracts - requests for proposal width: 35%; (1) Must meet all applicable City of Fort Worth building code for habitable structures; (2) May not exceed the height of the primary; and (3) May be used only as an accessory dwelling unit and may not be used as a separate independent residence for one-family districts. The requirements outlined in this manual provide standards and criteria for design of city streets and is applicable to all types of street construction, including appurtenances to streets such as sidewalks, streetlights, street signs, and electronic signals. Please see Fort Worth Schematic Checklist ( In Excel | In PDF ). (b)Civil defense fallout shelter sanitary facilities shall not be connected directly to the city sanitary sewer system or to any septic tank sewer system. background-color: transparent; Major changes include the requirement of lane width pavement repair based on street condition and age, thus eliminating spot pavement repair in favor of a more complete replacement to accomplish the goals. American Legal Publishing and the jurisdiction whose laws are being translated do not vouch for the accuracy of any translated versions of such laws. .connected button { <>
Major changes include removing design and specification requirements and instead referencing the corresponding specification or policy manuals, and elimination of the border streets policy. #email { margin: 1rem 0 0 0; width: 100%; Contact Mayor & City Council Office Staff. City staff will begin implementing the CGC on January 1, 2020. Each civil defense fallout shelter constructed in the city shall be subject to the following minimum standards and regulations. They are typically retail-oriented, with generous parkway widths and room for sidewalk cafes and other such features. Information related to additional ordinances and construction codes can be found here. Click the links below to view the Design/Construction Standards files. font-size: 1.75em; Staff have worked with the development advisory committee to eliminate the double bonding requirement for community facilities agreements under certain circumstances, adopt a new process for material testing the public infrastructure constructed pursuant to a community facilities agreement, revise the inspection fee structure to match the actual number of inspection days instead of relying on estimates based on percentages of construction valuation, adopt requirements for water testing lab and fee collection, create an express CFA review process to expedite the engineering review of small infrastructure projects, provide for reductions in financial guarantees during construction, as well as, adopt policies to allow for interdependent development projects to be constructed concurrently. Get email updates from the City of Fort Worth on the topics you want. The following manuals detail the specific design characteristics of various elements in the development process. The Transportation and Public Works Department is responsible for overseeing the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations of transportation-related infrastructure within the City of Fort Worth. Prior to being named director, she served as the interim director and as the assistant director of capital delivery.She is a registered professional engineer, with more than 15 years of experience in infrastructure development, capital project delivery, transportation and public works-related projects with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Division provides inspection services for citywide construction activities, material testing, and survey services. Fort Worth District Standards - English Units Please use either the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser to download any .dgn files. border: 3px solid white; %
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(k)Civil defense fallout shelters and all parts thereof shall be of sufficient strength to support the estimated or actual dead and live loads to which subjected, in addition to their own proper dead load, without exceeding the maximum stresses allowed for various materials by the applicable provisions of the building code of the city; provided that, no part thereof shall be designed for live loads less than the following: (1)For an aboveground shelter with a roof elevation including shielding material of more than six feet above the highest elevation of the adjacent yard, the roof shall be designed for a minimum live load of 25 pounds per square foot; (2)For aboveground shelters with a roof elevation including shielding materials of less than six feet above the highest elevation of the adjacent yard, the roof shall be designed for a minimum live load of 100 pounds per square foot; provided, that special provisions shall be made for possible concentrated loads, such as those which would be imposed by loaded trucks; (3)The walls of shelters constructed partially or wholly below the adjacent ground grade shall be designed to resist the lateral pressure of the retained adjacent earth in accordance with good engineering practice. .connected button { height: 2.25em; padding: 25px; CONCRETE RESIDENTIAL CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS REVISED: 03-16-2018 DRIVEWAY APPROACH WITH 13 20-D527 RADIUS - CONCRETE PAVING32 CONCRETEPAVEMENT CONCRETE RESIDENTIAL CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXASREVISED: 03-16-2018DRIVEWAY APPROACH WITH 13 20-D527RADIUS - CONCRETE PAVING32 } <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/StructParents 0>>
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General Notes. Submit applications for preliminary and final plats to the Development Services/Platting Division on the lower level of City Hall, 200 Texas Street. The updates also ensure that street closures are effectively managed and disruptions to traffic flow are minimized. stream
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(c)Storage of fresh water within the civil defense fallout shelter shall be provided on a basis of one-half gallon per person per day. Major areas of revisions to the 2019 policy and design criteria include the following; consolidation of the installation policy and the design criteria into one document, additional annexation requirements prior to obtaining water and wastewater service, incorporation of new criteria of shared utility easements for high density infill development, location of residential water main change to be in the street, inclusion of reclaimed water design criteria, as well as, a formalized variance process for design and policy decisions. .connected { <>
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The official printed copy of a Code of Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken. height: 2.25em; =Pe Furnishing all materials and placing longitudinal, warping, expansion, and contraction joints, including all steel dowels, dowel caps and load transmission units required, wire and devices for placing, holding and supporting the steel bar, load transmission units, and joint filler material in the proper position; for coating steel bars where Population growth brings new development and that means construction of public infrastructure. To view or download the specification or standard construction drawingvisit the project resources page: Division 00 Procurement and Contracting Requirements. Review construction standards followed and enforced by the City of Hutto. City Storm Drainage Standard Detail. Available to view & download on TPW's webpage. ;6a@w&Y. Nearly half of all flash flood fatalities are vehicle-related. .connected h2 { width: 45%; Get email updates from the City of Fort Worth on the topics you want. background-color: transparent; The 2020 Transportation and Public Works (TPW) Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Engineering Design and Consultant Services, for Delivery of Planning, Design, and Construction of Capital Projects is complete. Developer/consultants are encouraged to schedule a Pre-development Conference (PDC) through the City's Development Services Department. height: 2.5em; PDF documents are not translated. } } .connected { The revised publication provides updates to these design standards based on changes in infrastructure and site development requirements. endstream
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<. }. New development projects aresubmitted electronically to the IPRCvia Accela; which, uses a team of professional engineers to review, comment and accept the design plans for construction. The Stormwater Management Division is responsible for managing program resources to protect people and property from harmful stormwater runoff by: prioritizing and monitoring drainage system maintenance and rehabilitation programs, planning and programming construction of projects to mitigate flood and erosion hazards, warning the community of flood and erosion hazards that cannot be mitigated in the short-term, and developing and updating regulatory standards to mitigate the risk of private property development creating or aggravating flood risk. } text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; The PDC is a discovery meeting to discuss the developers general plans, needs and goals. The Transportation and Public Works Department is responsible for overseeing the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations of transportation-related infrastructure within the City of Fort Worth, Find Age-Friendly & Dementia-Friendly Businesses, How to appear or speak before City Council, Social Services / Community Action Partners, RFP Veterinary X-ray Machine and Maintenance, Fort Worth Age-Friendly & Dementia-Friendly, Age-Friendly & Dementia-Friendly Business Directory, Apply to become an Age-Friendly & Dementia-Friendly Business, Public Safety and Municipal Court Building Renovations, Trinity River Vision Water & Wastewater Line Relocations, SW 121T Trinity Trails Clear Fork East Bank Extension, Fort Worth Zoo Creek Drainage Improvements, Oakland Lake Dam Repair & Erosion Control, Spinks Airport East Side Taxiway Improvements, Candleridge Park Streambank and Erosion Repair, Diamond Hill Community Center Replacement, Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility - Chemical Storage Improvements, North Holly Sedimentation Basin Improvements, Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility - Thickener Process Improvements, Cooks Lane/Morrison Drive Sewer Main Improvements, Fairhaven, Eastland & Stop 6 Infrastructure Improvements, Eastside & Southside Infrastructure Improvements, Wedgwood Area Infrastructure Improvements, Riverside Alliance & Diamond Hill-Jarvis Infrastructure Improvements, Desert Ridge & Kilpatrick Avenue Infrastructure Improvements, Marion Avenue Infrastructure Improvements, Noble Avenue & Seaman Street Infrastructure Improvements, Mount Vernon, Crestview, Sanderson & Newark Infrastructure Improvements, Iron Horse Golf Course Sewer Improvements, New development ordinance, regulations and standards revisions, Compliance Guide for Construction in Downtown Fort Worth, City Council Meeting and Work Session Agendas, 8,912,670 linear feet of pavement markings, 230 miles of engineered drainage channels, Parking Management - including Valet, Ground Transportation, Residential Permit Parking and Street Use Permitting (construction only). To better track the number of requests that the City of Fort Worth receives and when Departments respond to those requests, Departments are now requiring the requestor to submit a Public Information Request (PIR) via the Citys Online Portal. The proposed guidelines meet the general development intent and principles as stated in the Downtown Urban Design Standards and Guidelines, criteria as stated by the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and other legal requirements. Any civil defense fallout shelter using a mechanical ventilating system shall have an auxiliary power source, and such auxiliary power source shall meet all requirements of the fire and electrical codes of the city. Individual district maps are available on council district pages. Visit the Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) webpage for more details. .connected { .connected button { 31-132 CONSTRUCTION DESIGN STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Questions about the CFA process and requirements should be directed to bichson.nguyen@fortworthtexas.gov, Contract Compliance Specialist, at (817) 392-2600. The Citys Stormwater System includes over 1,000 miles of underground pipe, approximately 230 miles of engineered drainage channel, approximately 30,000 drainage inlets and numerous other drainage facilities such as detention basins and bar ditches. Type "A" Manhole (See City Standard Details) Manhole set on a reinforced concrete block placed around 39-inch and larger sewer pipe. (j)The walls and floor slabs of all aboveground civil defense fallout shelters shall be waterproofed, and the roof, walls and floors and slabs of all underground shelters shall be waterproofed, using either a plastic membrane, mopped on asphaltum or integral mixed water-proofing. Instructions for submitting applications are included on each form. Utility, Court & Permit Fees. #email { Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience.
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