HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 08-17 Adopting Master Fee ScheduleRESOLUTION NO. 08-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY
PARK, TEXAS, ADOPTING A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE; REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. OS-08, AS AMENDED; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Resolution OS-08, the Master Fee Resolution, be, and the same is
hereby, repealed.
SECTION 2. That a new Master Fee Schedule be, and the same is hereby, adopted
for the City of University Park. A true copy of the Master Fee Schedule is attached
hereto as E~ibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes, the same as if fully copied
herein.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect October 1, 2008, and it is accordingly
so resolved.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 16th
day of September 2008.
PROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT L. DILLARD, III
APPROVED:
ES H. HOLMES, III, AYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETA
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
APPROVED SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2008
EXHIBIT A
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Administrative Services
l. Health Permit 1
2. Rental of City Facilities 1
3. Pemvt to Paint House Numbers on Streets 1
4. Licenses for pogs and Cats 1
5. Retumed Check Charge 2
6. Photocopy Charges 2
7. Code of Ordinance Book or CD Charge 2
8. New Resident Packet Charge 3
9. Va1et Parking Pernut 3
II. Building and Zoning
1. Building Permits 3
2. Trade Permits (Mechanical/EleciricaUPlumbing/Concrete) 3
3. Registration of Mechanical, Plumbing, or Irrigation Contractor 4
4. Registration of Electrician's License 4
5. Fence Permits 4
6. Lawn Sprinkler Permits 4
7. Pool/Spa Pernuts 4
8. Sign Permits 5
9. Automatic Fire-extinguishing System & Fire Alarm Permits 5
10. Filing Fees (Amending plats, license agreements, special sign, P&Z, BOA) 5
11. Real Estate and Tax Inquiries 5
12. House Moving Permit and Related Charges 5
13. Moving Temporary Buildings and Mobile Homes 6
14. Registration for License to Install Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems 6
15. Grass and Weed Mowing Fees and Liens 6
16. Certificate of Occupancy 6
17. Re-inspection Fee 6
18. After-hours Building Inspection Fee 6
III. Utilities
1. Water Meter Security 7
2. Reconnection of Water Service Following Cut-off for Non-Payment of Bills 7
3. Emergency Water Cut-off and After-Hours Service 7
4. Examination and Test of Meters 7
5. Meter Re-reads 7
6. Water Service g
7. Conservation Surcharge 8
8. Sewer Service g
9. Utility Service Construction Fees 9
10. Sewer Rate Re-calculation 10
11. Schedule of Drainage Charges 10
Master Fee Schedule, Table of Contents Page two
IV. Public Safety and Judicial
L Impounded Vehicles 11
2. Wrecker Service Fees 11
3. Ambulance (MICU) Service 12
4. Solicitor's License 14
5. Commission far Private Guards 14
6. Impoundment Fees for Animals 14
7. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee 14
8. Alarm Permit/Direct Alarm Monitoring 14
9. Hose Cabinet Fees 15
10 . Fire Re-inspection Fees 15
V. Sanitation
1. Residential Garbage Collection 15
2. Brush and Tree Limb Collection 15
3. Appliances, Furniture, and Large Items Collection 16
4. Commercial Garbage Collection 16
5. Residential Construction Sites 16
6. Liquid Waste Transport 16
7. Yard Waste Bags 17
8. Transfer Station Fees 17
9. Recycling Fees 17
VI. Parlcs and Recreation
l. Goar Park Pavilion Reservation 17
2. Tennis Pernuts 17
3. Park and Playing Field Reservations for Filming 18
4. Playing Field Reservations 18
5. Park Reservations for Sports Clinics 18
6. Park Reservation Fees 18
7. Swimming Pool 18
VII. Commercial Filming Fees
1. Sma11 Productions 20
2. Large Productions 20
3. Reimbursement of Personnel Costs 20
I. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Health Permit (Ch. 6, Sec. 6.304)
An annual fee of one hundred and seventy-five dollazs ($175.00) will be collected from each
food service establishment for a Health Pernut issued by the City Secreta.ry and thereafter for
the renewal of such permit.
A Temporary Health Permit sha11 be $85.00 for the first day of operation plus $5.00 for
each additional day of operation up to 14 consecutive days.
There shall be an eighty-five dollar ($85.00) charge to re-open a food service
establishment that has been closed by the health inspector.
Rental of City Facilities (Ch. l, Art. 1.700)
Council Chamber
(1) Community-related groups which serve the youth or elderly sha11 be allowed the use
of the premises for ten dollars ($10.00) daytime use (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and
twenty dollars ($20.00) for evening use (5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.).
(2) All other groups shall pay twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per daytime use and fifty
dollars ($50.00) for evening use.
News Rack Rental Fees (Article 4.1200 of the Code of Ordinances)
(1) Each news rack space provided by the Ciiy in Snider Plaza may be rented for $48.00
annually thereafter to the permit holder during the rental term of such space.
Training Room & Conference Room
(1) Training Room - two hundred dollars ($200.00)
(2) Conference Room - one hundred & twenty-five dollars ($125.00)
Rental of city facilities sha11 be arranged with the City Secretary. No deposit sha11 be
required, but full payment shall be expected prior to the event. Cash or checks only shall be
received and must be in the City Secretary's office 24 hours in advance of the event to
maintain the reservation.
Permit to Paint House Numbers on Streets (Ch. 4, Sec.4.303)
A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for investigation shall be charged to any person applying for a
pernut to paint house numbers on streets. The fee shall not be pro-rated and shall be paid at
the time the application is made and shall not be returned to the applicant regardless of
whether a permit is issued or not.
4. Licenses for pogs and Cats (Ch. 2, Art. 2.600)
The owner of each dog or cat more than four (4) months old in the City sha11 obtain a license
for such dog or cat from the City Manager or his designee. At the time of application for
such license, the owner shall present a Certificate of Vaccination as specified in the City
Code and pay a licensing fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each altered dog or cat and twenty
dollars ($20.00) for each unaltered dog or cat.
5. Returned Check Charge (Res. 93-16)
The maximum charge permitted under Texas law will be irnposed by the City far the
collection of checks returned by the banks for the lack of funds when such checks are used in
payment to the City for deposits or obligarions legally owed by the issuer of the said retumed
checks. The Director of Finance will add the returned check charge to the other obligations
owed to the City by the issuer of the retumed checks. The same charge shall be applied to
electronic funds transactions in which lack of funds prevents payment from being made.
The Director of Finance, with the approval of the City Manager, may waive such charge if
the City was negligent in the cashing of the check or if special circumstances deem the
waiver as appropriate; however, in all cases of a waiver complete records must be made of
the reason for the waiver.
6. Photocopy Charges (Admin. Order FNG10)
Article 6252-17a of the Texas Statutes allows the City to charge a reasonable fee to cover the
costs of reproducing public documents for private use. The charge for reproducing such
documents will be based on the following guidelines:
(1) REPRODUCTION CHARGES
a. The charge for photocopies up to 8.5" x 14" will be ten cents ($0.10) far each
page.
b. The charge to reproduce documents larger than 8.5" x 14" will be fifty cents
($0.50) or the actual cost incurred by the City in obtaining the reproductions.
c. The charge to reproduce documents stored on microfilm will be two dollars
($2.00) per page.
d. The charge to retrieve information from computer data starage banks will be
computed at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour of operator
time.
(2) EXCEPTION:
The charges in section (1) do not apply to official publications normally offered to
the public free of charge.
(3) ADDITIONAL CHARGES:
Requests that are for 50 or more pages will be subject to an additional fee to cover
processing costs. The fee will be computed at the rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per
hour.
Code of Ordinance Book or CD Charge
(1) The charge for the Code of Ordinances Book will be one hundred, fifty dollars
($150.00).
(2) The charge for a CD-ROM of the Code of Ordinances will be twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
(3) The entire University Park Zoning Ordinance may be purchased for twenty dollars
($20.00).
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8. New Resident Packet Charge
The charge for a new Resident Packet shall be $15.00 to anyone other than a new resident.
There is no charge for a new resident.
9. Valet parking permit
A fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) sha11 be assessed annually for a valet parking
permit. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed for a temporary valet parking
permit.
II. BUILDING AND ZONING
1. Building Permits (Ch. 3, Sec 3.103)
(1) New construction fees:
Occu an e Permit fee Minimum fee
Residential $.95/s.f. -
Non-residential 0.75% of valuation $75.00
(1) Additions, alterations, and repair fees:
Occu anc e Permit fee Minimum fee
Residential 1% of valuation $50.00
Non-residential 0.75% of valuation $75.00
(3) Demolition fees:
Occu an e Permit fee
Residential $100.00
Non-residential $250.00
2. Trade Permits (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing/Concrete)
(1) New construction fees:
Occu an e Permit fee Minimum fee
Residential 2% of valuation $75.00
Non-residential 2% of valuation $75.00
(1) Additions, alterations, and repair fees:
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Occu an e Permit fee Minimum fee
Residential 2% of valuation $50.00
Non-residential 2% of valuation $75.00
Registration of Mechanical, Plumbing, or Irrigation Contractor
The registration fee for a mechanical, plumbing, or irrigation contractor sha11 be seventy-five
dollars ($75.00).
4. Registration of Electrician's License (Ch. 3, Sec. 3.1007)
The fees for licensing of qualified electricians and electrical contractors shall be payable to
the City of University Park as set forth in the following table. The period for payment of fee
sha11 begin on January 1 st and end December 31st of the same calendar year. No Inspection
Permit will be issued, nor wark authorized to permit the applicant thereof to enter into a
contract for or do any installation, maintenance ar repair of any electrical work unless such
person has paid his annual registration fee as required by this subsection.
License e Annual fee
Electrical Contractor $75.00
Master Electrician $20.00
Journ man Electrician $10.00
5. Fence Permits (Sec. 8-801, Zoning Ordinance)
Occu an e Permit fee
Residential $50.00
Non-residential $100.00
6. Lawn Sprinkler Permits (Ch. 3, Sec. 3.2203)
Occu an e Permit fee
Residential $50.00
Non-residential $150.00
Pool/Spa Permits (Ch. 3, Art. 3.8)
Pernut e Permit fee
Pool $250.00
S a $150.00
8. Sign Permits (Ch. 12, Sec. 12.203, 12.209)
(1) Fee for Sign Permit
The permit fee to construct, erect, or renovate a sign shall be seventy-five dollars
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(2) An Investigation Fee sha11 be collected in addition to the permit fee whenever any
sign for which a permit is required has been installed, replaced or altered without
first having obtained a permit. The investigation fee sha11 be two (2) times the
amount of the permit fee. The Investigation Fee sha11 be collected even if a permit is
not issued.
9. Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System & Fire Alarm Permits
The permit fee for the installation of an Automatic Fire-extinguishing System or a fire alarm
system sha11 be one percent (1%) of the valuation of the materials and labor involved.
10. Filing Fee for Amending Plats, License Agreements, Requests for Special Sign
Districts, and Submissions for Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of
Adjustment Hearings (Ch.12, Sec. 12.103)
(1) The fee to be paid by applicants who request an amending plat from the Building
Division shall be one hundred fifly dollars ($150.00) per request.
(2) The fee to be paid by applicants who request a license agreement from the City sha11
be one hundred dollars ($100) per request.
(3) The fee to be paid by applicants who request a special sign district shall be one
hundred dollars ($100) per request.
(4) The fees to be paid by applicants who request a hearing before the Planning and
Zoning Commission sha11 be three hundred dollars ($300.00) per application.
(5) The fees to be paid by applicants who request a hearing before the Board of
Adjustment sha11 be one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per application.
11. Real Estate and Tax Inquiries (Res. 85-9)
Employees of University Park shall not give out information relative to real estate
description or t~ matters over the telephone to any commercial establishment. All inquiries
in regard to real estate descriprions, tax searching status, etc., sha11 be presented in writing to
the City and the City sha11 make a three-dollar ($3.00) charge for each item requested.
12. House Moving Permit and Related Charges (Ch. 3, Sec. 3.1701, 3.1705)
(1) The applicant sha11 pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the City for the house-
moving permit.
(2) The applicant sha11 reimburse the City of University Park for any personnel costs,
including overhead, directly related to providing assistance to the moving activity.
The building official may require a cash deposit at the time of application to ensure
partial or full payment of personnel costs. The hourly rate for each police officer
used for escort purposes is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour.
(3) All fees shall be paid to the City at the time of application for Moving Permit. If
escort personnel have to retum, the building official may require that an additional
cash deposit be paid before the house, building, or structure is to be moved.
13. Moving Temporary Buildings and Mobile Homes (Ch. 3, Sec. 1705)
The permit fee for the movement of a mobile or temporary home within the University Park
city limits sha11 be five dollars ($5.00).
14. Registration Fee for License to Install Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems
(Ch.S Sec. 5.1300)
The fee for registration of a license shall be seventy-five dollaxs ($75.00) for Fire Sprinkler
Contractor.
15. Grass and Weed Mowing Fees and Liens (Ch. 6, Sec. 6.204, 6.205)
(1) Fees-Owners of property mowed to correct ta11 grass and weeds sha11 pay a fee equal
to the cost of mowing plus interest at six percent from the date of mowing.
(2) Liens-Property liens filed for non-payment of fees and interest for mowing ta11 grass
and weeds will include a legal and administrative fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
16. Certificate of Occupancy (July 1998)
The fee for a Certificate of Occupancy shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). All new businesses
moving into the City are required to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from the Building
Inspection division.
17. Reinspection Fee
A reinspection fee may be assessed for each reinspection of work or a building sire when the
work for which an inspection has been called is not complete or is not in compliance with an
applicable law or when a building site is not in compliance with or is in violation of an
applicable law. To obtain a reinspection, a contractor or his representative shall appear in
person at the Building Department, complete a form furnished by the Department requesting
reinspection, and pay a reinspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
18. After-hours Building Inspection Fee (9/18/07)
A fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) may be assessed for each inspection requested to be
performed after regular business hours.
III. UTILITIES
Water Meter Security (Ch. 1 l, Sec. 11.303)
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(1)
Meter size Status Fee
5/8" and 1" meters Homeowner occu ied $50.00
5/8" and 1" meters Rental units $80.00
Meters lar er than 1" All $75.00
H drant meter Refundable de osit $1,000.00
H drant meter Installation fee $40.00
(2) The deposit for apartments or duplexes that aze not individually metered will be fifty
dollars ($50.00) per unit. For example, the deposit for a four-unit apartment will be
two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(3) In the case of business institutions, the manager of the utility billing office may
require a deposit equal to three times the average monthly bill on such premises.
2. Reconnection of Water Service Following Cut-Off for Nonpayment of Water Bills
(Ch.l 1, Sec. 11.306)
When water is cut off because of nonpayment, the manager of the utility billing office shall
not permit the water or sewer services to be resumed until the full amount delinquent, the ten
(10%) percent penalty, and a collection or reconnection charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) is
paid. Such amoimt sha11 be paid at the utility billing office if reconnected during nornlal
office hours.
3. Emergency Water Cut-Off Service (Ch. 11, Sec. 11.307)
Whenever any consumer, owner or occupant of premises shall request the City to cut off his
water service at the meter for his convenience or due to the fact that his stop and waste or
house cut off is either nonfunctional or cannot be found, then the manager of the utiliry
billing office shall add a service fee to his bill of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each cut off.
4, Examination and Test of Meters (Ch. 11, Sec. 11.308)
Any consumer shall have the right to have their water meter tested. The consumer shall
make application in writing to the manager of the Utility Billing Office, and pay the
appropriate fee:
Testin an size meter u to a 1" $10.00
Testin an meter lar er than 1" $15.00
5. Meter Re-reads (Ch. 11, Sec. 11.309)
Any consumer who feels that their measured water consumption is excessive may request
that the meter be re-read. Two (2) free re-reads are allowed within each calendar year and
any in excess will be charged ten dollars ($10.00), unless there has been an error on the part
of the City or the meter is faulty.
Before water service is fumished to a consumer at any address, the consumer shall be
required, upon making application for such service, to deposit with the manager of
the utili billin office, de osits amountin to the following for each meter:
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Water Service (Ch. 11, Art. 11.4000)
(1) The following water rates are hereby established and shall be collected. The
minimum monthly rates for a11 metered water service shall be as follows:
5/8" or 3/4" meter $9.35
1 " meter $10. 25
1 1 /2" meter $13.35
2" meter $16.60
3" meter $19. 85
4" meter $33.55
Portable meter $150.00
(2) Each consumer served during the month shall be entitled to the use of two thousand
(2,000) gallons of water paid under the minimum rates hereinabove specified. In any
billing period, where the water consumed is in excess of the minimum, the rate shall
be two dollars and sixty-seven cents ($2.93) per 1,000 gallons or any portion thereof.
(3) Any duplex or multi-family dwelling which is served by a single water meter sha11 be
billed a minimum charge for each unit, occupied or vacant. All single family units
shall pay a minimum charge for each meter but such minimum sha11 provide for a
usage of 2,000 gallons per meter.
Conservation Surcharge (June - November billings) (Ch. 1 l, Art. 11.4000)
During the six (6) summer months, each water customer (except Southern Methodist
University) shall be subject to a conservation surcharge for a11 consumption in excess of
11,500 gallons. SMU meters sha11 be subject collectively to a monthly conservation
surcharge for all consumption in excess of the average amount of water used during the
immediately preceding October, November, December, January, February and March. The
surcharge rate sha11 be seventy-three cents ($0.80) per thousand (1,000) gallons for all excess
consumption.
Sewer Service (Ch. 11, Art. 11.500)
(1) The sewer charge for each single family, duplex or multi-family dwelling sha11 be
included in the utility bill and calculated as follows:
(a) All sewer charges are based on the use of water passing through the water
meter or meters. All single family units, having more than one meter, sha11
have the usage of ineters added together for the purposes of this secrion;
however, if separate bills are rendered for a lawn sprinkler, such consumption
shall not be considered for sewer charges.
(b) Any duplex or multi-fanuly dwelling, which is served by a single water
meter, sha11 be billed a minimum charge for each unit, occupied or vacant,
and any usage over the minimum shall be averaged over each unit of the
dwelling as though each unit consumed the water the average indicates.
(c) Any duplex or multi-family dwelling, having individual water meters for
each unit, sha11 be treated for sewer billing purposes as though each were a
single family dwelling.
(d) There shall be a twenty dollar and fourteen cent ($20.14) minimum sewer
charge per unit, which includes two thousand (2,000) gallons of water per
unit per month.
(e) Any water used in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per month shall be
billed at three dollar and one cent ($3.01) per 1,000 gallons per month per
unit for the sewer fee.
(fj The sewer bill for March through February shall be based on the average
billing of water over the three-month period as listed below:
CYCLE I: The water used during the months of November, December
and January.
CYCLE II: The water used during the period of November 15 to
February 15.
(2) For each business or commercial establishment of any nature, plus public institutions
such as schools and chwches:
(a) There sha11 be a twenty dollar and fourteen cent (~20.14) minimum sewer
charge, which includes the first two thousand (2,000) gallons of water used
per month.
(b) Any water used in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per month shall be
billed at a rate of three dollar and one cent ($3.01) per 1,000 gallons per
month.
(3) For service to Southem Methodist University, three dollar and one cent ($3.01) per
one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used per month; the monthly charge for the
period April through March shall be based on the average amount of water used
during the immediately preceding months of October, November, December,
January, February and March, adj usted for lawn, swimming pool, and metered
cooling tower use.
9. Utility Service Construcfion Fees (Ch. 11, Art. 11.600)
The following charges sha11 apply for services performed by the City:
(1)
1" water meter and ta installation $ 400.00 each
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Sanit sewer ta installation $ 200.00 each
Existin water meter or sanit sewer ta removal $ 100.00 each
Utili excavation $1,500.00 each
(2) Each utility excavation includes the removal of existing alley pavement, excavation,
backfill/compaction, and concrete replacement of not more than ten (10) linear feet of alley.
(3) The City, based on the size, location, current costs and specifications, will determine
the price for the installarion of water meters greater than one inch (1") and excavations other
than in an alley.
10. Sewer Rate Re-calculation (Ch. 11, Art. 11.SOOe)
Sewer service customers may apply to have their sewer service charges re-calculated to the
previous year's rates. The fee for re-calculating sewer service charges shall be thirly dollars
($30.00).
11. Schedule of Drainage Charges (Ch. 11, Article 11.1000)
The Municipal Drainage Utility Systems Act having been adopted by ordinance of the
City Council, the following drainage charges are levied against real property in the City,
subject to the limitations set out in Article 11.1000 of the Code of Ordinances and Ch.
402 of the Loca1 Government Code, to wit:
ZONING DISTRICT
Single Family District 1
MONTHLY DRAINAGE CHARGE
Single Family Disirict 2
Single Family District 3
Single Family District 4
Single Family Attached District
Duplex 1 District
Duplex 2 District
Multi-Family 1, 2, & 3 Districts
Non-residential Districts, per square foot of m~imum
allowable impervious surface
$19.59
$6.21
$5.24
$4.85
$3.88 per dwelling unit
$3.93 per dwelling unit
$2.76 per dwelling unit
$1.36 per dwelling unit
$0.001078
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IV. PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIAL
Impounded Vehicles (Ch 10, Sec. 10.2304)
(1) Actual cost as charged by the designated wrecker service providing the
impoundment plus a$20.00 administration fee.
(1) For storing a vehicle -$10.00 per vehicle per day.
Wrecker Service Fees (Ch. 10, Sec. 10.2408)
(1) A designated wrecker company or another emergency wrecker company authorized
by the Chief of Police to render specific services in a specific emergency sha11 charge
the following fees for towing vehicles with a light-duty wrecker (rates for fractions
of an hour are based on quarter hour increments):
(a) Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for towing a vehicle from a point within the City
to another point within the City, to the City pound, or to a point inside the
Town of Highland Park.
(b) Forry-five dollars ($45.00) for towing a vehicle from a point within the City
to a point inside LBJ Freeway and north of Interstate 30.
(c) Fifty-five dollars ($55.00) for towing a vehicle from a point within the City
to a point inside LBJ Freeway and south of Interstate 30.
(d) Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for towing a vehicle from a point within Da11as
County outside LBJ Freeway and north of Interstate 30.
(e) Eighty-five dollars ($85.00) for towing a vehicle from a point within the City
to a point within Dallas County outside of LBJ Freeway and south of
Interstate 30.
(~ Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for perfornung a service that does not require
that a vehicle be towed, including but not limited to adding fuel, prying a
bumper from a tire, or other similar services.
(g) Twenty dollars ($20.00) for using dollies or flatbed wreckers in addition to
other allowable charges.
(h) For towing a vehicle from a point within the City to a point not listed in
paragraphs (a) through (fj of this subsection, twelve dollars and fifry cents
($12.50) plus one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per mile or fraction thereof.
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(i) Forty dollars ($40.00) per hour of recovery time, such time to begin ~fteen
(15) minutes after the light-duty wrecker has arrived on the scene, and to end
when the vehicle is ready to be towed.
(2) The rates specified in paragraphs (a) through (i) in this subsection, sha11 be doubled
for heavy-duty wreckers. In addition to the specified rates for towing, a designated
wrecker company is authorized to charge ninety dollars ($90.00) per hour for
recovery time, such time to begin when the heavy-duty wrecker arrives on the scene,
and to end when the vehicle is ready to be towed. Rates far fractions of an hour are
based upon quarter hour increments.
(3) In addition to the base rates described above, the City charges a twenty-dollar
($20.00) administration fee for any towing-related activity.
3. Ambulance (MICU) Service (Ch. 1, Sec. 1.1903)
(1) A base fee shall be charged per trip per person for transportation by the Mobile
Intensive Care Unit (MICU) to a hospital providing emergency medical attention
within the boundaries of Dallas County. The base fee shall be as follows: $800 for
residents of University Park, with an additional fee of $100 being charged for non-
University Park residents. In a11 cases, whether one (1) person or more than one (1)
person is transported in the same MICU, the charge per trip applies to each
individual transported.
(2) Additional fees will be charged for each emergency medical aid provided to the
person or persons transported including, but not limited to, drugs, bandaging,
oxygen, electrocardiogram (EKG), etc. The cost of these items will be as follows:
DESCRIPTION COST
OXYGEN $35.00
ALCAINE $2.70
ATROPINE $11.33
BENADRYL $2.18
CHARCOAL $6.22
DEXTROSE 50% D-50 $12.49
DOPAMINE $11.00
EPINEPHRINE 1:10,000 $9.40
EPINEPHRINE 1:1,000 $6.01
LASIX $8.99
LEVOPHED $9.80
LIDOCAINE 1% $3.28
LIDOCAINE 4% $14.00
NARCAN $7.13
NITRO SPRAY $10.00
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SODIUM BICARB $11.89
VALIUM $26.00
GLUCAGON $117.00
IV THERAPY $35.00
NITRONOX $10, 00
ADENOSINE $89.00
ASPIRIN $0.25
GLUTOSE $4.20
MAGNESIUM SULFATE $6,00
ORAL AIRWAY $7.97
DRESSING/BANAGING $12.00
BURN SHEET $9.60
CERVICAL COLLAR $20.18
COLD PACK $3.08
DEFIBRILLATION $24.00
D-STICK $2.00
HEAD IMMOBILIZATION $11.22
SPLINTING $25.93
EKG MONITORING $47.23
AMIODARONE $111.60
ATROVENT $0.65
MORPHINE $8.00
(3) Each transported patient will be charged a mileage fee from the point of patient
loading to the hospital of patient preference in Dallas County. The mileage fee shall
be $9.00 per mile. If the patient is unable to establish a preference, transport will be
made to the nearest available hospital. Common transports are to Baylor, Children's,
Parkland, Presbyterian, St. Paul, and Veterans hospitals.
(4) A base fee pf $200.00 will be charged to all patients who are not transported to a
hospital but on whom medical supplies and/or drugs are used. Supply and drug
fees will be charged to non-transported patients based on the above table in order to
recover the cost of supplies used at the time of treatrnent. These charges are not
covered by Medicare or other health insurance plans, as these plans only cover
ambulance charges incurred during transport.
(5) A fee will be charged to any incapacitated citizen needing assistance from a
paramedic in accomplishing physical movements, such as exiting and entering
automobiles or movement within a residence, if such assistance is not needed in
connection with an immediate medical condition and does not constitute an
emergency in the judgment of the paramedic at the scene. The first such call in a
calendar quarter will be at no cost to the citizen. The second and subsequent calls in
the same calendar quarter for the same citizen will result in a fee being charged to the
citizen in the amount of $32.00 per call. This fee will be in addition to any other fee
authorized by this section.
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4. Solicitor's License (Ch. 4, Sec. 4.103)
A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for investigation of persons wishing to peddle, sell, solicit,
canvass, or talce orders for any services, wares, merchandise, or goods sha11 be charged,
which sha11 not be prorated and shall be paid at the time application is made and shall not be
returned to the applicant regardless of whether a permit is issued or not.
Commission for Private Guards (Ch. 4, Sec. 4.407)
Each individual receiving a private guard commission shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
6. Impoundment Fees for Animals (Ch. 2, Sec. 2.611)
The City sha11 collect a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day or part of a day for the
impoundment of any animal for rabies testing or any other reason, prior to the release
of such animal. In addition to the impoundment fee, the City shall collect an
additional one-time processing fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per animal. If the
animal has been impounded for observation for rabies and held for ten (10) days, the
City sha11 collect a fee of three hundred fifteen dollars ($315.00). The City shall
collect a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) per day or part of a day for each day or part of a
day that an animal is impounded over ten (10) days.
If an animal is euthanized, the City shall collect an additional fee of thirty-five dollars
($35.00). A fee of twelve dollars and fifly cents ($12.50) will be charged for disposal of
euthanized domesticated animals.
7. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee (Ord. 97/10)
The City shall collect a monthly 9-1-1 billing fee from each telephone service customer. The
fee sha11 be 6% of the service provider's base charge per line for residential, business, and
trunk lines.
8. Alarm Permit/Direct Alarm Monitoring Fees
(1) The City shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the initial Alarm Pernut. Each
year thereafter, Alarm Pernut holders shall pay annual fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) due
on the anniversary date of their original application, which will be deducted from their
utility bill at the rate of $1.00 per month. Alarm Permits are not transferable.
(2) Each Alarm Permit holder subscribing to the City's basic digital-dialer Direct Alarm
Monitoring system sha11 pay a fee of $300.00 per year. This basic monitoring may be
by digital-dialer, internet service provider, or by a wireless radio. This fee will be
paid in 12 monthly installments of $25.00 each. An additional fee of $7.00 per month
will be charged for a secondary wireless or back-up transmitting device for Direct
Alarm Monitoring. The monitoring fee for digital-dialer or internet service provider
and back-up radio will be $384.00 per year paid in 12 monthly installments of $32.
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(3) A penalty sha11 be imposed on a permit holder for the signaling of a false burglary alarm
as follows:
(a) $50 for each false alarm if the location has had more than three but fewer
than six other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period;
(b) $75 for each false alarm if the location has had more than five but fewer
than eight other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period; or
(c) ~ 100 for each false alarm if the location has had eight or more other false
alarms in the preceding 12-month period.
Hose Cabinet Fees
The City sha11 collect an annual fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each hose cabinet
in all pa.rking structures. The fee is intended to recover the cost of regular hose testing and
records maintenance.
10. Fire Re-inspection Fees
The Ciry shall collect a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second re-inspection and one
hundred dollars ($100.00) for the third re-inspecrion.
V. SANITATION
Residential Garbage Collection (Ch, 6, Sec. 1.108)
The City sha11 charge the following sums per month for collection of garbage and trash from
residences:
Sin le-famil dwellin $19.25
Two-famil dwellin , er unit $19.25
A artments, er unit - on residential route $19.25
A artments, er unit - on commercial route $ 9.75
C out, er unit $120.00
2. Brush and Tree Limb Collection
An extra charge sha11 be assessed for pick-up of brush and tree limbs that are too bulky to be
tied in bundles. Brush and limbs shall be stacked on the parkway for pick-up and charged as
follows:
Manual ick-u $ 10.00
Mechanical ick-u - less than'h truckload $65.00
Mechanical ick-u -'/2 truckload $100.00
Mechanical ick-u - full truckload $132.00
Appliances, Furniture, and Large Items Collecfion
The City shall charge the following sums for the removal of appliances, fumiture and other
large items:
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Ran e or refri erator $20.00
Washer, dryer, window air conditioner, water heater,
sofa, bed, etc.
$20.00
These items sha11 be placed on the parkway and will be picked up on a"ca11-in" basis only.
4. Commercial Garbage Collection (Ch.l l, Sec. 11.109)
(1) The City shall for its services in removing garbage and trash from a11 businesses,
lodging houses, boarding houses, commercial institutions, individual businesses,
firms or corporations, churches, schools, office buildings and properties, charge for
containers placed at any of such establishments, sanita,tion charges based upon the
following schedule:
Collections
Per Week Number of 3-yard Containers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 $107.58 $169.00 $199.80 $245.78 $291.78 $337.77 $383.59 $429.74
3 $141.38 $215.11 $270.41 $334.94 $398.58 $462.35 $528.51 $600.79
4 $175.18 $26118 $344.14 $428.65 $513.14 $597.64 $682.13 $766.63
5 $215.11 $313.45 $414.88 $514.81 $614.68 $714.59 $814.50 $914.38
6 $255.02 $384.20 $467.15 $573.20 $676.10 $785.32 $891.40 $997.46
Nothing in this schedule shall prevent the Superintendent of Sanitation from calculating rates
which are lower or which exceed the schedule as long as iime, volume, and number of pick-
ups are the basis for such calculation.
5. Residential Construction Sites
A one-time fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) for garbage collection services
will be charged at the time of issuance of a Building Permit for residenrial construction
where the property will not be occupied during any or a11 of the construction, such as for new
homes or major remodels. Garbage collection services will be rendered to the property
during construction as part of the regular collection service to the area. (Res. No. 00-15)
6. Liquid Waste Transport (Ch. 6, Sec. 6.402)
The City sha11 not issue a liquid waste transport to an applicant until the appropriate
established fee is paid. A person sha11 pay a fee of two hundred and forly dollars ($240.00)
for the first vehicle and one hundred and seventy dollars ($170.00) for each additional
vehicle operated by the person. Each pernut must be renewed annually.
Yard Waste Bags (Ch.ll, Sec. 11.103)
The City shall sell biodegradable yard waste bags in bundles of five (5) for four dollars
($4.00) per bundle, including taY.
8. Transfer Station Fees (Res. 94-7)
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University Park residents may use the City's transfer station once a month without charge.
Use of the transfer station is restricted to residents, who must be present when of~ loading.
For more than one load per month, the following fees sha11 apply:
Pick-u truck $40.00
Sin le-~le truck less than 15-feet lon $75.00
Double-aYle truck, more than 15-feet lon $100.00
Southem Methodist Universi vehicles $113.00
9. Recycling Fees (Res. 94-19)
Each resident receiving an individual City sanitation bill will be charged a recycling fee:
All /curbside service $3.19
C -out service $5.00
VI. PARKS AND RECREATION
Goar Park Pavilion Reservation (Ch. 13, Art.13.400)
Rental of Goar Park Pavilion:
(1) Residents of University Park may rent the pavilion for personal use for thirty dollars
($30.00) per hour.
(2) All other groups who use the pavilion for personal use, except those specified in the
following section, sha11 pay sixty dollars ($60.00) per hour.
(3) All applicants that desire to use the facility for business, commercial, or professional
gatherings may apply for the use of said pavilion for daytime hours between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and, if such application is approved, the applicant shall pay the
City Secretary seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per hour, but the applicant may make no
charges nor collect any money of any kind or character from any person whatsoever.
2. Tennis Permits (Ch. 13, Sec. 13.204)
All qualified residents of the City of Uruversity Park, upon making application with the
Utilities Office, may secure an a.nnual Tennis Permit. Such permit sha11 be numbered and
coded as to indicate the time of its validity. The charge sha11 be as follows:
Individual Permit $40.00
Famil Permit $80.00
Children 12 and under $ 7.50
Persons over 65 $ 7.50
Park and Playing Field Reservations for Filmin~ (Ch. 11, Sec. 13.501)
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Commercial use of any and a11 park facilities, including tennis courts and Goar Park Pavilion, for
filming, photographing, etc., sha11 carry a charge of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per hour, plus a
damage and clean up deposit of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00).
4. Playing Field Reservations (Ch. 13, Sec. 13.502)
Playing fields may be reserved by University Park sports teams (non-YMCA) for ten dollars
($10.00) per hour. Reservations must be made through the Park Department Office.
Park ReservaHons for Sports Clinics (Ch. 13, Sec. 13.503)
Any individual or group wishing to use a park or playing field to conduct a sports clinic as a
profit-making venture sha11 reserve the park or playing field by filling out the appropriate
application forms in the Park Deparirnent Office and pay a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per
hour for each hour the clinic is operational in the park or on the reserved playing field. If,
after the completion of the clinic, the number of hours during which the park or playing field
was actually in use exceeds the fee paid, the applicant sha11 be liable and responsible to pay
the additional fee in the Park Department Office within five (5) days. If the actual number of
hours is less than the fee paid, the applicant sha11 receive a pro rata refund. The application
forms and all fees must be in the Park Department Office at least one (1) week before the
clinic is scheduled to begin.
Park Reservation Fees (Ch. 13, Sec. 13.501)
Any organized group not sponsored by the City and having special features (i.e., pony rides,
petting zoos, bounce machines, port-a johns, tents, etc.) which wishes to use a park, must
make a reservation with the Park Depariment, make a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00)
refundable deposit, and pay a rental fee according to the following schedule:
Number of Peo le Fee Amount
1 - 25 $ 25.00
26 - 50 $50.00
51 - 99 $100.00
100 - 199 $200.00
200 - 299 $300.00
300 and u $500.00
Groups of twenty-five (25) or less that wish to reserve a park but would not use special
features do not have to make a deposit.
Baseball fields may also be reserved for an addirional fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour.
Swimming Pool (Ch. 13, Art. 13.300)
(1) All residents of University Park, non-resident property owners, and non-residents of
University Park but in the Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD) six
(6) years of age or older, upon making application, may secure an Annual Swimming
Pool Pernut. The City may enact a lower fee for Annual Swimming Pool Permits
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purchased before a stated date, which sha11 be noticed annually. The charge for
Annual Swimming Pool Permits sha11 be:
Renew New Renew New
Permit permit permit - permit -
Resident - Eazl -- earl - later later
Universi Park ro e owner $40,00 $50.00 $50.00 $60.00
Non-University Park resident in Highland $80.00 $90,00 $110.00 $120.00
Park Inde endent School Disfict
Universi Park Senior Citizen e 60 and above $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00
If an immediate family of more than four (4) purchases more than four (4) Swimming Pool
Permits at one time, each Swimming Pool Pernut in excess of four (4) shall be sold at half
price. The Senior Discount applies only to seniors who are University Park residents.
(1) A member of a group defined in subsection (1) above may schedule a birthday
party at the pool. Prior to the party, the member shall fill out an application
stating the date of the party, time of the party and number attending. Fees for
pool parties sha11 be:
Size of Fee
1 - 10 ersons $50.00
11 - 20 ersons $60.00
21 - 30 ersons $75.00
31 - 40 ersons $100.00
41 - 50 ersons $125.00
(2) A member of a group defined in subsection (l) above may secure permission for
guests to use pools by paying attendants at the gate a cash fee of five dollars ($5.00)
for each guest each time each guest uses the pool.
(3) A member of a group defined in subsection (1) not owning an Annual Swimrriing
Pool Permit may use the swimming pool upon presentation of identification and
paying a charge of five dollars ($5.00) per person each rime the pool is used.
(5) Lost Annual Swimming Pool Permit
If the Annual Swimming Pool Permit is lost, a duplicate may be secured for ten
dollars ($10.00).
(6) Use of Pool bv Children Under Six (6) Years of A~e
Children under six (6) years of age, who are members of a group defined in
subsection (1) above or guests of a member of a group defined in subsection (1}
above, may use any of the pools without charge if accompanied at all times by a
parent or guardian sixteen (16) years of age or older.
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If the parent or guardian desires to enroll such child in one of the swimming
instruction classes, a sixty-five dollar ($65.00) fee per child shall be assessed for
group lessons and a one-hundred dollar fee ($100.00) sha11 be assessed far private
lessons.
(7) Persons Who May Accompanv Children to Sma11 Pools
All adults in bathing attire accompanying children to small pools must pay a three
dollar ($3.00) guest fee or purchase an Annual Swimming Pool Permit.
VII. COMMERCIAL FILMING FEES (Res. 96-11)
Small Productions
a. Filming Pernut Application Fee $ 25.00
b. Rental of City parks (see Section VI)
2. Large Productions
a. Filming Pernut Application Fee $200.00
b. Filming Fees
First day of filming (or fraction) $200.00
Each additional day of filming $ 50.00
c. Permit Revision Fee $ 50.00
d. Rental of City parks (see Section VI)
3. Reimbursement of Personnel Costs
The applicant sha11 reimburse the City of University Park for any personnel costs (i.e.,
police, fire, traffic, etc.), plus overhead, directly related to providing assistance for the
filming activity. The Film Coordinator may require a cash deposit at the time of the
application to ensure full payment of personnel costs.
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