CALCULATION OF THE PER ACRE CHARGE.
Fort Worth City Code § 35-84
in effect§ 35-84 CALCULATION OF THE PER ACRE CHARGE.
(a) In order for a per acre charge to be assessed, the city council must adopt an ordinance for that purpose. For approach mains constructed under a developer initiated project, the per acre charge shall be calculated as follows.
(1) Development cost shall be determined consistent with the requirements of § 35-83 above.
(2) The developer is responsible for providing the calculated basin area, together with any necessary exhibits as may be reasonably requested by the city. An engineer licensed to practice in the State of Texas shall prepare the calculated basin area. Sub-basins of 1,000 acres or more shall not be included in the calculation of the sewer basin area.
(3) The development cost is divided by the calculated basin area expressed in acres to determine the per acre charge.
(4) An ordinance will be presented to the city council to establish the per acre charge.
(5) The city shall be responsible for providing calculated basin area, together with any necessary exhibits on wastewater mains that have city cost participation for over-sizing the developer-initiated approach and/or frontage wastewater main.
(6) Developer maybe eligible to recoup costs associated with installation of a frontage wastewater main under a front foot charge if applicable to language described above in the Frontage Main Eligibility (Sewer Per Acre) definition. (Refer to Chapter 35 Water and Sewers, Article III, Charges, Division 1, § 35-83 Assessment of Front Footage Charges for Service Connection, of the City Code for more information.)
(b) For sewer mains constructed as a city initiated project, the per acre charge shall be calculated as follows.
(1) Development cost shall be determined consistent with the requirements of § 35-83 above.
(2) The city’s consultant engineer shall determine the calculated basin area or the maps of the USGS may be used.
(3) The development cost is divided by the calculated basin area expressed in acres to determine the per acre charge.
(4) An ordinance will be presented to the city council to establish the per acre charge.
(Ord. 15095, § 1, passed 5-14-2002; Ord. 23708-06-2019, § 3, passed 6-25-2019)
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-32258Fetched: 10/26/2026