Fort Worth City Code ch. 9, art. I — IN GENERAL | Fort Worth City Code (2026 S-20: local legislation current through Ordinance 28600-06-2026, effective June 9, 2026) — City of Fort Worth

Fort Worth City Code § 9-1 SHORT TITLE.

§ 9-1 SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known as the Community Facilities Agreements Ordinance or CFA Ordinance. (Ord. 23656-05-2019, § 1, passed 5-7-2019, eff. 6-1-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 9-2 REFERENCES TO THE POLICY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

§ 9-2 REFERENCES TO THE POLICY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES. All references to the policy for the installation of community facilities contained in the city code or city policies after the effective date of this chapter shall mean and refer to this chapter. (Ord. 23656-05-2019, § 1, passed 5-7-2019, eff. 6-1-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 9-3 PURPOSE AND SCOPE.

§ 9-3 PURPOSE AND SCOPE. This chapter applies to the design, construction of or payment for public infrastructure, and the dedication of property by developers in the City of Fort Worth and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, to ensure that all developments are adequately served by public infrastructure and that the public infrastructure is constructed according to city standards. (Ord. 23656-05-2019, § 1, passed 5-7-2019, eff. 6-1-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 9-4 DEFINITIONS.

§ 9-4 DEFINITIONS. The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: BUSINESS DAY. An official work day from Monday through Friday, not including Saturdays, Sundays, or officially recognized holidays on which the city is closed for business. CITY. The City of Fort Worth, Texas. CITY CODE. The Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015), as amended. CITY COUNCIL. The governing body of the City of Fort Worth. CITY PARTICIPATION. The city's financial participation in a community facilities agreement for the construction of public infrastructure. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. The development of property for commercial and industrial use, or multi-family developments. COMMUNITY FACILITIES. Streets, sidewalks, storm drains, water and sanitary sewer facilities, bridges, culverts, and other public infrastructure constructed pursuant to a community facilities agreement or other agreement between the city and a developer. COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENT OR CFA. A contract between a developer and the city for the construction of community facilities, on property in which the city has or will have an ownership or other legal interest, that the city requires to be constructed as a condition of plat or plan approval, or the issuance of a building permit. COMPLIANCE REVIEW. The infrastructure plan review stage at which the city confirms that the design engineer has revised the engineering plans to adequately address the comments received in the first review, or pre-submittal conference for express CFA review projects, and ensures that the submittal package is complete and complies with the city's policies and specifications. CONCURRENT CFAs. A CFA in which one or more of the community facilities being constructed by a developer is dependent upon connecting to community facilities being constructed by a different developer pursuant to a separate CFA. CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR. An employee or contractor of the city responsible for inspecting community facilities. DESIGN ENGINEER. A professional engineer, licensed by the State of Texas, working for a developer, who performs studies and tests, and prepares a complete set of plans, specifications, and contract documents for the construction of community facilities. DEVELOPER. The owner, or the agent of an owner, of a tract of land that has been subdivided, is being subdivided, or requires the construction of public infrastructure as a condition of the approval of a plat, building permit, or other plans. DEVELOPMENT. Property on or to which a developer is extending or constructing public infrastructure to provide service to one or more existing or proposed lots, regardless of whether the property is located in an area that was previously developed, or the act of making improvements to property. DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION OFFICE. A division of the planning and development department responsible for managing community facilities agreements. ENGINEERING MANAGER. An employee of the city responsible for the contract administration of engineering related to community facilities. ENGINEERING SHEET. Each page of plans, drawings or documents prepared by the design engineer for the design of community facilities. EXPRESS CFA REVIEW. An expedited IPRC review process in which the pre-submittal conference will serve as the first review. FIRST REVIEW. The infrastructure plan review stage at which engineering plans and other documents submitted by a design engineer are distributed to and simultaneously reviewed by a team of city staff and review comments are provided by city staff to the design engineer. FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT. An agreement between the city and a developer through which the developer pays to the city the cost of constructing one or more public improvements in lieu of constructing the public improvements. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. The state, the federal government, or a political subdivision of the state or federal government. The term does not include a charter school. GRADING AND EARTHWORK. The clearing, grubbing, or other disturbance or alteration of land, including bringing additional dirt or other fill to a site. INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN REVIEW CENTER (IPRC). The division of the transportation and public works department responsible for the consultation, intake and review of public infrastructure plans that will be constructed pursuant to a CFA or other agreement between the city and a developer. INTERIOR STREET. A current or future street located within the boundaries of a development. OVERSIZING. When city participation in a CFA is used to make the public improvements larger, longer or more enhanced than the developer is required to construct. PARENT PROJECT. The public infrastructure being constructed pursuant to a CFA that some or all of the public infrastructure constructed pursuant to a phased CFA will directly connect to and is dependent upon. PHASED CFA. Community facilities being constructed by a developer that will connect to public infrastructure being constructed in a parent project by the same developer. PRE-DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE. An optional meeting a developer may have with city staff to discuss a proposed project to assist in determining the requirements for and feasibility of the project. PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE. A mandatory meeting between a design engineer and city staff prior to a design engineer or developer being allowed to submit engineering plans for review that allows the developer, the design engineer, and city staff to conduct a cursory review of the engineering plans for completeness and to identify any issues that may cause the engineering plans to be rejected or require major modifications. PRIMARY PROJECT. Community facilities being constructed by a developer that will be connected to and relied upon by community facilities being constructed pursuant to a concurrent CFA. PROJECT. A developer's plan to develop a specific area. PROJECT MANAGER. An employee of IPRC responsible for managing a CFA project for the city. RECORD DRAWINGS. As-built drawings prepared by a design engineer after construction that show the public infrastructure that was constructed. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. The development of property for a residential use that does not require a certificate of occupancy issued by the city. ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY. The construction of public infrastructure, dedication of land, or payment of fees that the city is authorized by state and federal law to require from a developer based upon the information and studies required to be submitted to the city by the developer. STANDARD CONDITIONS. The document promulgated by the city entitled standard city conditions of the construction contract for developer awarded projects. STANDARD PLAN REVIEW. The engineering plan review process conducted by the infrastructure plan review center that encompasses the first review and compliance review. STREET. Any highway, alley, road, avenue, or bridge, and their respective appurtenances, dedicated or devoted to public use. SUBMITTAL PACKAGE. Design plans and related documentation submitted by a design engineer to the infrastructure plan review center for review of a project. UNIT PRICE ORDINANCE. An ordinance adopted by the city council that establishes unit prices and methods for calculating city participation in a community facilities agreement or future improvements agreement. (Ord. 23656-05-2019, § 1, passed 5-7-2019, eff. 6-1-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 9-5 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS.

§ 9-5 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS. Administrative guidelines may be adopted to implement and administer this chapter. (Ord. 23656-05-2019, § 1, passed 5-7-2019, eff. 6-1-2019)

Fort Worth City Code § 9-6 AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH IMPACT FEES RETAINED.

§ 9-6 AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH IMPACT FEES RETAINED. As provided by state law, this chapter shall not diminish the authority or modify the procedures specified by Tex. Local Government Code Chapter 395. (Ord. 23656-05-2019, § 1, passed 5-7-2019, eff. 6-1-2019)