ASSUMPTIONS TO BE USED TO CALCULATE MAXIMUM DAY DEMAND.
Fort Worth City Code § 35-91
in effect§ 35-91 ASSUMPTIONS TO BE USED TO CALCULATE MAXIMUM DAY DEMAND.
| Density | Average Daily Demand | Maximum Day Peak Factor
Single-family (attached or detached) | 3.5 people/unit or 14 people/acre | 200 gpcd | 2.25
Multifamily | 2.5 people/unit or 52 people/acre | 180 gpcd | 2.25
Commercial | 1 person per 400 SF or 14 people/acre | 50 gpcd | 2.25
Schools | 60 - 75 students per acre | Elementary-30 gpcd | 2.25
Middle - 35 gpcd
High school - 40 gpcd
If the domestic annual average demand of the commercial, industrial or other development is unknown during platting, the single-family density of 14 people per acre and an average daily demand of 200 gallons per capita per day (GPCD) with a maximum day peak factor of two and twenty-five hundredths shall be used.
(Ord. 17623, § 2, passed 6-19-2007; Ord. 23708-06-2019, § 6, 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/0-0-0-32312Fetched: 10/26/2026