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G-08-03-06-8C2 - 3/6/2008 ORDINANCE NO. US'0 3--O4o-662..,, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, SECTIONS 5.502, 5.603, CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, ADDING CERTAIN PERMIT FEES; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: I. That Chapter 5, Section 5 . 502, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) , City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows : 5.502 EXCEPTIONS (1) Citizens may burn tree leaves and brush from shrubs, after first obtaining approval from neighbors and an Open Burning Permit from the Fire Department. (2) Upon the issuance of an Open Burning Permit by the Fire Department, the applicant shall pay the Fire Department a fifty dollar ($50.00) permit fee. II. That Chapter 5, Section 5 . 603, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) , City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows : 5.604 FIREWORKS DISPLAYS: BOND AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRED; SITE INSPECTION FEE (1) The city council shall require a bond for a licensee under this section, in a sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), conditioned on compliance with the provisions of this section and the regulations of the state fire marshal; provided, however, that no municipality shall be required to file such a bond. (2) Before any permit for a pyrotechnic display shall be issued, the person making application therefore: (a) shall furnish proof of financial responsibility to satisfy claims for damages to property or personal injuries arising out of any act or omission on the part of such person or any agent or employee thereof, in such amount, character, and form as the sat fire marshal determines to be necessary for the protection of the public; and 080228D3/ps (b) shall pay at the time of application a fifty dollar ($50.00) site inspection fee to the Fire Department and request the Fire Department perform a pre-show site inspection prior to the commencement of the display. III. That Chapter 8, Section 8 . 501, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) , City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows : 8.501 WATER SYSTEM (1) Provide Water Lines The Developer shall provide all water lines necessary to properly server each lot of the Subdivision or Addition and insure that existing and/or new water facilities can supply the required demand, including fire protection. The Developer shall install all necessary on-site and off-site mains and shall extend service to all lots terminating with a meter stop and meter box. For the orderly extension of water lines as established in the Water and Wastewater Master Plan, the Developer shall install water mains to the boundaries of his development for future connection by the development of the abutting land. Extension of service lines to multi-family and non-residential lots may be postponed until development of the lot if a main is installed in the abutting right-of-way located on the same side of the street as the lot. The Developer's engineer shall include a statement with the water system plans that the system meets the requirements of this Chapter and complies with the rules and regulations established by the TCEQ. (2) Design and Construction All water systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Design and Construction Standards and conform with the TCEQ Design Criteria in the Texas Administrative Code, as amended. (3) Hydrant Flow Tests (a) The Fire Department shall provide hydrant flow tests to Developers as requested. (b) Developers shall pay the Fire Department one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each hydrant flow test requested. IV. A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof. 2 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 2051%L day of OV JU& , 2008 . READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of , 2008 . N LL, Mayor i of Round Rock, Texas ATTEST: �qt SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary 3 DATE: February 28, 2008 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - March 6, 2008 ITEM: *8C2. Consider an ordinance amending Sections 5.502, 5.604, and 8.501 of the Round Rock Code of Ordinances, regarding Fire Department permit fees. (Second Reading) Department: Fire Staff Person: William Wusterhausen, Fire Marshal Justification: Staff recommends the amendment of Section 5.502, 5.604, and 8.501 of the Code of Ordinances regarding fees. This ordinance will require fees to be paid for servicesrovided by the Fire Marshal's office in regards to new construction. p Funding: Cost: N/A Source of funds: N/A Outside Resources: N/A Background Information: As a result of the public input from the 10 year plan, the public requested that services be paid for by those receiving the service. The Fire Marshal's office currently performsgIan reviews, new construction inspections, and annual inspections for businesses requiringState License in the City. All these activities performed by the Fire Marshal's Office are re ired fire and life safety inspections, which are current) beingq operating costs. As the City continues to grow and more constructiondoc urs, t annual of these fees will help keep operating expenses down so that the tax rates stay lowdfoPtion residents. Staff recommends the adoption of these fees to recover the costs involved with these activities. These fees are comparable to other cities who currently charge these fees throughout the State and locally. Public Comment: • 10 Year plan public input 0 Presented to Development Review Committee on August 23, 2007.