PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

Fort Worth City Code ch. 31, art. VII

in effect

Fort Worth City Code § 31-131 CONSTRUCTION PLANS PREPARATION AND APPROVAL.

§ 31-131 CONSTRUCTION PLANS PREPARATION AND APPROVAL. (a) Construction plans for public improvements to be installed shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, licensed in the State of Texas, and submitted in accordance with the requirements and specifications of the officials having jurisdiction as defined in the community facilities agreements ordinance. No public improvements shall be installed until and unless said plans shall have been received and accepted by the city. Construction plans shall include, but are not limited to, those items specified by the city. (b) The review process of engineering plans shall be in accordance with the community facility agreements ordinance. (1) Preliminary conference between consultant and municipal engineering personnel responsible for the respective engineering project. (2) One or more conferences should be held between consultant and municipal engineering representative to discuss the preliminary engineering plans and proposed specifications. (3) Final plans and specifications prepared in accordance with good engineering practice are submitted for detail check for errors, adequacy and conformity with standard specifications for construction published by the transportation and public works department. Review of plans and specifications shall be conducted as soon as possible and not later than 20 working days from date of submission. (4) The information should be conveyed to the applicant, or his or her engineer, by written comments on a copy of the plans and specifications, letter or other acceptable written form, a copy of which may be retained by the official until the completion of the project. (5) The consulting engineer shall submit final plans and specifications for approval when all comments, changes or corrections are made. The final plans shall be signed and dated by the city engineer, water department director and city traffic engineer, or their authorized representatives upon approval. Final approved plans will be transmitted to the consultant by letter stating approval subject to any additional minor changes or comments. (Ord. 17851, § 1 (App. C, Ch. 7, Art. I), passed 10-30-2007; Ord. 23679-06-2019, § 6, passed 6-4-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 31-132 CONSTRUCTION DESIGN STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

§ 31-132 CONSTRUCTION DESIGN STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS. 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. (Ord. 17851, § 1 (App. C, Ch. 7, Art. II), passed 10-30-2007; Ord. 23679-06-2019, § 7, passed 6-4-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 31-133 PAVING AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES.

§ 31-133 PAVING AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES. (a) All streets and alleys shall be paved and shall be designed and constructed in accordance with city design standards and specifications. (1) When an interim public alley is allowed for infill development, the interim public alley must meet the reduced standards in Section 31-106(g)(3)(b). (2) When a property is being developed and access from the alley is not required by the Subdivision Ordinance, an unpaved alley is not required to be paved. (b) The right-of-way shall be graded to provide suitable finish grades for pavement, sidewalks and planting strips with adequate surface drainage and convenient access to the lots. (c) All sidewalks or bicycle/pedestrian ways and driveways shall be constructed in accordance with city design standards and specifications. (d) All drainage facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with city design standards and specifications. (Ord. 17851, § 1 (App. C, Ch. 7, Art. III), passed 10-30-2007; Ord. 23679-06-2019, § 8, passed 6-4-2019; Ord. 28336-02-2026, § 21, passed 2-24-2026, eff. 3-13-2026)

Fort Worth City Code § 31-134 STREET LIGHTING.

§ 31-134 STREET LIGHTING. Street lighting shall be provided on all streets, shall conform to all applicable city design and installation standards and shall be approved by the city prior to construction. All necessary easements for street light installation and maintenance shall be shown on both the preliminary and final plats. Each owner (developer) is responsible for 100% of the cost of the installation of streetlights. Owner and maintenance responsibility of streetlights, if not otherwise provided for, shall transfer to the city upon final acceptance by the city of the project. (Ord. 17851, § 1 (App. C, Ch. 7, Art. IV), passed 10-30-2007; Ord. 23679-06-2019, § 9, passed 6-4-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 31-135 SITE IMPROVEMENT DATA.

§ 31-135 SITE IMPROVEMENT DATA. The following site improvement data, including all plans and specifications and engineering calculations, shall be submitted, bearing the seal and signature of an engineer, proficient in civil engineering, and registered in the State of Texas. The number of copies and a reproducible shall be furnished as required by the using department. (a) Roadways and sidewalks. Plans and profiles of all streets, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalk ways and detailed cost estimates. (b) Sanitary sewers. The location and dimensions of existing sanitary sewer lines; plans and profiles of proposed sewer lines, indicating depths and grades of lines; detailed design information; and cost estimates. (c) Treatment plant system. When a separate sewer system or treatment plant is proposed, proposed plans and specifications shall be submitted. (d) Water lines and hydrants. The location and size of existing water lines and fire hydrants; plans and proposed water lines and fire hydrants, showing depths and grades of the lines; detailed design information; and cost estimates. (e) Streets and drainage. All street widths and grades shall be indicated; runoff figures shall be indicated on the outlet and inlet side of all drainage ditches and storm sewers, and at all points in the street at changes of grade or where the water enters another street or storm sewer or drainage ditch. Drainage easements shall be indicated. (f) Drainage design. Calculations and map showing the anticipate stormwater flow, including watershed area, percent runoff and time of concentration. When a drainage ditch or storm sewer is proposed, calculations shall be submitted showing the basis for design. (g) Channels and storm drainage. When a drainage channel or storm sewer is proposed, completed plans, profiles and specifications shall be submitted, showing complete construction details and detailed cost estimate. (h) Off-site drainage: upstream. When conditions upstream from a proposed channel or storm drain outside the limits of the ownership of the developer do not permit maximum design flow, the drainage facilities shall be designed based on potential and fully developed conditions. (i) Off-site drainage: downstream. When conditions downstream from a proposed channel or storm drain outside the limits of the ownership of the developer do not permit maximum design flow, water surface elevations for a one hundred-year design frequency shall be indicated considering the downstream condition in order to define the potential flood hazards. Solutions to protect the property shall be developed. (j) Drainage outfall. All drainage improvements shall be designed to an acceptable outfall. (Ord. 17851, § 1 (App. C, Ch. 7, Art. V), passed 10-30-2007)

Fort Worth City Code § 31-136 RESERVED.

§ 31-136 RESERVED. Editor’s note: Ord. 17924, § 1, adopted December 18, 2007, deleted the provisions of § 31-136, incorporation of adopted design standards and policy manuals, and renumbered said provisions as § 31-81(d). Said provisions have been designated as § 31-81(e) at the discretion of the editor, as there already exist provisions designated (d). See also the Code Comparative Table.

Fort Worth City Code § 31-137 through 31-149 RESERVED.

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/0-0-0-29735Fetched: 10/26/2026