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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 05 05 Fee SchedRESOLUTION NO. 05-05 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, ADOPTING A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE; REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 04-01, 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 That Resolution 04-01, the Master Fee Resolution, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.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 Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes, the same as if fully copied herein. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage, as the law and Charter in such cases provide, and it is accordingly so resolved. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 16th day of March 2005. APPROVED: (~t/~MES H. HOLMES,~II, MAYOR" ROVED AS TO FORM: /~, ROBERT L. DILLARD, III CITY ATTORNEY ATTEST: ~~~O/N,~ RETARY CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS MASTER FEE SCHEDULE UPDATED MARCH 16, 2005 EFFECTIVE MARCH 16, 2005 EXHIBIT A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Administrative Services 1. Health Permit 2. Rental of City Facilities 3. Permit to Paint House Numbers on Streets 4. Licenses for Dogs and Cats 5. Returned Check Charge 6. Photocopy Charges 7. Code of Ordinance Book or CD Charge 8. New Resident Packet Charge II. Building and Zoning 1. Building Permits 2. Trade Permits (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing/Concrete) 3. Registration of Mechanical, Plumbing, or Irrigation Contractor 4. Registration of Electrician's License 5. Fence Permits 6. Lawn Sprinkler Permits 7. Pool/Spa Permits 8. Sign Permits 9. Automatic Fire-extinguishing System & Fire Alarm Permits 10. Filing Fees (Amending plats, license agreements, special sign, P&Z, BOA) 11. Real Estate and Tax Inquiries 12. House Moving Permit and Related Charges 13. Moving Temporary Buildings and Mobile Homes 14. Registration for License to Install Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems 15. Grass and Weed Mowing Fees and Liens 16. Certificate of Occupancy 17. Re-inspection Fee 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 III. Utilities 1. Water Meter Security 2. Reconnection of Water Service Following Cut-off for Non-Payment of Bills 3. Emergency Water Cut-off Service 4. Examination and Test of Meters 5. Meter Re-reads 6. Water Service 7. Conservation Surcharge 8. Sewer Service 9. Utility Service Construction Fees 10. Sewer Rate Re-calculation 11. Schedule of Drainage Charges 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 Master Fee Schedule, Table of Contents Page two IV. Public Safety and Judicial 1. Impounded Vehicles 2. Wrecker Service Fees 3. Ambulance (MICU) Service 4. Solicitor's License 5. Commission for Private Guards 6. Impoundment Fees for Animals 7. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee 8. Alarm Permit/Direct Alarm Monitoring 9. Hose Cabinet Fees 10. Fire Re-inspection Fees 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 V. Sanitation 1. Residential Garbage Collection 2. Brush and Tree Limb Collection 3. Appliances, Furniture, and Large Items Collection 4. Commercial Garbage Collection 5. Residential Construction Sites 6. Liquid Waste Transport 7. Yard Waste Bags 8. Transfer Station Fees 9. Recycling Fees 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 VI. Parks and Recreation 1. Goar Park Pavilion Reservation 2. Tennis Permits 3. Park and Playing Field Reservations for Filming 4. Playing Field Reservations 5. Park Reservations for Sports Clinics 6. Park Reservation Fees 7. Swimming Pool 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 VII. Commercial Filming Fees 1. Small Productions 2. Large Productions 3. Reimbursement of Personnel Costs 18 18 18 I. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Health Permit (Ch. 6, Sec. 6.304) An annual fee of one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175.00) will be collected from each food service establishment for a Health Permit issued by the City Secretary and thereafter for the renewal of such permit. A Temporary Health Permit shall be $55.00 for the first day of operation plus $5.00 for each additional day of operation up to 14 consecutive days. Rental of City Facilities (Ch. 1, Art. 1.700) Council Chamber (1) Community-related groups which serve the youth or elderly shall 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. 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 shall be arranged with the City Secretary. No deposit shall 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 permit 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. Licenses for Dogs and Cats (Ch. 2, Art. 2.600) The owner of each dog or cat more than four (4) months old in the City shall 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. Returned Check Charge (Res. 93-16) The maximum charge permitted under Texas law will be imposed by the City for 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 obligations legally owed by the issuer of the said returned checks. The Director of Finance will add the returned check charge to the other obligations owed to the City by the issuer of the returned checks. The same charge shall be 1 61612 applied to electronic funds transactions in which lack of funds prevents payment fi:om 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. Photocopy Charges (Admin. Order FNC- 10) 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) for 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 storage 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). 1. New Resident Packet Charge The charge for a new Resident Packet shall be $15.00 to anyone other than a new resident. 2 61612 II. 1. There is no charge for a new residem. BUILDING AND ZONING Building Permits (Ch. 3, Sec 3.103) (1) New construction fees: Occupancy type Permit fee Minimum fee Residential $.95/s.f. - Non-residential 0.75% of valuation $75.00 (1) Additions, alterations, and repair fees: Occupancy type Permit fee Minimum fee Residential 1% of valuation $50.00 Non-residential 0.75% of valuation $75.00 (3) Demolition fees: Occupancy type Permit fee Residential $100.00 Non-residemial $250.00 Trade Permits (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing/Concrete) (1) New construction fees: Occupancy type Permit fee Minimum fee Residential 2% of valuation $75.00 Non-residential 2% of valuation $75.00 (1) Additions, alterations, and repair fees: Occupancy type 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 shall be seventy- five dollars ($75.00). 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 3 61612 o ° shall begin on January 1st and end December 31st of the same calendar year. No Inspection Permit will be issued, nor work authorized to permit the applicant thereof to enter into a contract for or do any installation, maintenance or repair of any electrical work unless such person has paid his annual registration fee as required by this subsection. License type Annual fee Electrical Contractor $75.00 Master Electrician $20.00 Journeyman Electrician $10.00 Fence Permits (Sec. 8-801, Zoning Ordinance) Occupancy type Permit fee Residential $50.00 Non-residential $100.00 Lawn Sprinkler Permits (Ch. 3, Sec. 3.2203) Occupancy type Permit fee Residential $50.00 Non-residential $150.00 Pool/Spa Permits (Ch. 3, Art. 3.8) Permittype Permit fee Pool $250.00 Spa $150.00 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 ($75.00). (2) An Investigation Fee shall 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 shall be two (2) times the amount of the permit fee. The Investigation Fee shall be collected even if a permit is not issued. ° Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System & Fire Alarm Permits The permit fee for the installation of an Automatic Fire-extinguishing System or a fire alarm system shall be one percent (1%) of the valuation of the materials and labor involved. 4 61612 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 fifty dollars ($150.00) per request. (2) The fee to be paid by applicants who request a license agreement from the City shall 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 shall 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 shall 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 tax matters over the telephone to any commercial establishment. All inquiries in regard to real estate descriptions, tax searching status, etc., shall be presented in writing to the City and the City shall make a three-dollar ($3.00) charge for each item requested. 12. House (1) (2) (3) Moving Permit and Related Charges (Ch. 3, Sec. 3.1701, 3.1705) The applicant shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the City for the house- moving permit. The applicant shall 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. All fees shall be paid to the City at the time of application for Moving Permit. If escort personnel have to return, the building official may require that an additional cash deposit be paid before the house, building, or structure is to be moved. 13. 14. 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 shall be five dollars ($5.00). Registration Fee for License to Install Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems (Ch.5 Sec. 5.1300) The fee for registration of a license shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for Fire Sprinkler Contractor. 5 61612 15. Grass and Weed Mowing Fees and Liens (Ch. 6, Sec. 6.204, 6.205) (1) Fees-Owners of property mowed to correct tall grass and weeds shall 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 tall 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. Re-inspection Fee A Re-inspection Fee may be assessed for each inspection or re-inspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for have not been made. Contractor must pay a Re-inspection Fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) at the Building Inspection Department prior to a subsequent inspection being made III. UTILITIES Water Meter Security (Ch. 11, Sec. 11.303) (1) Before water service is furnished to a consumer at any address, the consumer shall be required, upon making application for such service, to deposit with the manager of the utility billin ;office, deposits amountin to the following for each meter: Meter size ' Status Fee 5/8" and 1" meters Homeowner occupied $35.00 5/8" and 1" meters Rental units $65.00 Meters larger than 1" All $75.00 Hydrant meter Refundable deposit $1,000.00 Hydrant meter Installation fee $40.00 (2) The deposit for apartments or duplexes that are not individually metered will be thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per unit. For example, the deposit for a four-unit apartment will be one hundred forty dollars ($140.00). (1) 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. Reconnection of Water Service Following Cut-Off for Nonpayment of Water Bills (Ch. 11, 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 6 61612 o ($20.00) is paid. Such amount shall be paid at the utility billing office if reconnected during normal office hours. 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 utility billing office shall add a service fee to his bill of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each cut off. Examination and Test of Meters (Ch. 11, Sec. 11.308) Any consumer shall have the right to demand that the meter through which water is being furnished be examined and tested for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is or is not registering correctly the mount of water which is being delivered through it to such consumer; provided that, when such consumer desires to have any meter so examined and tested, such consumer shall make application therefor in writing to the manager of the utility office, and shall deposit with such application the amount charged for various sizes: ITesting any size meter up to a 1" Testing any meter larger than 1" $10.00 $15.00 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. Water Service (Ch. 11, Art. 11.4000) (1) The following water rates are hereby established and shall be collected. The minimum monthly rates for all metered water service shall be as follows: 5/8" or 3/4" meter $ 7.85 1" meter $ 8.65 1 1/2" meter $11.25 2" meter $14.00 3" meter $16.70 4" meter $ 28.25 Portable meter $126.00 (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 forty-seven cents ($2.47) per 1,000 gallons or any portion thereof. 7 61612 O) Any duplex or multi-family dwelling which is served by a single water meter shall 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 shall provide for a usage of 2,000 gallons per meter. Conservation Surcharge (June - November billings) (Ch. 11, Art. 11.4000) During the six (6) summer months, each water customer (except Southern Methodist University) shall be subject to a conservation surcharge for all consumption in excess of 11,500 gallons. SMU meters shall 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 shall be sixty-eight cents ($0.68) 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 shall 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, shall have the usage of meters added together for the purposes of this section; however, if separate bills are rendered for a lawn sprinkler, such consumption shall not be considered for sewer charges. (b) Any duplex or multi-family dwelling, which is served by a single water meter, shall 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, shall be treated for sewer billing purposes as though each were a single family dwelling. (d) Them shall be a sixteen dollar and ninety-five cent ($16.95) minimum sewer charge per unit, which includes two thousand (2,000) gallons of water per unit per month. (e) (f) Any water used in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per month shall be billed at two dollars and fifty-four cents ($2.54) per 1,000 gallons per month per trait for the sewer fee. 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. 8 61612 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 churches: (a) Them shall be a sixteen dollar and ninety-five cent ($16.95) minimum up to 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 two dollars and fifty-four cents ($2.54) per 1,000 gallons per month. (3) For service to Southem Methodist University, two dollars and fifty-four cents ($2.54) 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, adjusted for lawn, swimming pool, and metered cooling tower use. Utility Service Construction Fees (Ch. 11, Art. 11.600) The following charges shall apply for services performed by the City: (1) 1" water meter and tap installation $ 400.00 each Sanitary sewer tap installation $ 200.00 each Existing water meter or sanitar7 sewer tap removal $ 100.00 each Utility excavation $1,500.00 each 10. (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 installation of water meters greater than one inch (1") and excavations other than in an alley. Sewer Rate Re-calculation (Ch. 11, Art. 11.500e) Sewer service customers may apply to have their sewer service charges m-calculated to the previous year's rates. The fee for re-calculating sewer service charges shall be thirty dollars ($30.00). 9 61612 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 thc City, subject to the limitations set out in Article 11.1000 of the Code of Ordinances and Ch. 402 of the Local Government Code, to wit: ZONING DISTRICT MONTHLY Single Family District 1 Single Family District 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 maximum allowable impervious surface DRAINAGE CHARGE $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 IV. 1. PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIAL Impounded Vehicles (Ch 10, Sec. 10.2304) (1) Actual cost as charged by the designated impoundment plus a $20.00 administration fee. (1) For storing a vehicle - $10.00 per vehicle per day. wrecker service providing the 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 shall 10 61612 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 potmd, or to a point inside the Town of Highland Park. (b) Forty-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 Dallas 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. (0 Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for performing 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. For towing a vehicle from a point within the City to a point not listed in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subsection, twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) plus one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per mile or fraction thereof. (i) Forty dollars ($40.00) per hour of recovery time, such time to begin fifteen (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, shall 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 for 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. 11 61612 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 set at the maximum amount recoverable from Medicare on the day of transport. In all 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., that is allowable by Medicare. The cost of these items will be the maximum charges allowed by Medicare. An itemized bill will be provided to each transported patient listing each charge. (2) 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 the maximum amount recoverable from Medicare on the day of transport. 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, Charlton Methodist, Doctors, Medical City, Methodist Central, Parkland, Presbyterian, St. Paul, and Veterans hospitals. (3) 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 senior 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. During each such call, the senior paramedic present will explain this section and advise the citizen whether or not a charge will be made for the assistance call. This fee will be in addition to any other fee authorized by this section. (Res. No. 99-2) 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 take orders for any services, wares, merchandise, or goods shall be charged, which shall 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). 12 61612 o 10. Impoundment Fees for Animals (Ch. 2, Sec. 2.608) The City shall collect a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day for the impoundment of any animal 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 shall collect a' fee of three hundred and fifteen dollars ($315.00) and an additional fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) per day if such impoundment is for a period in excess of the ten (10) days. 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 shall be 6% of the service provider's base charge per line for residential, business, and trunk lines. Alarm Permit/Direct Alarm Monitoring Fees (1) The City shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the initial Alarm Permit. Each year thereafter, Alarm Permit 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 shall pay a fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per year. This fee may be paid in whole or in twelve (12) monthly installments of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each. An additional $7.00 per month will be charged for a secondary or back-up transmitting device for Direct Alarm Monitoring. (3) Each Alarm Permit holder subscribing to the City's optional radio-backup Direct Alarm Monitoring system shall pay all fees related to the basic system, plus the actual cost charged to the City by the radio network supplier. This fee may be paid in whole upon determination of the City's current actual cost or in twelve (12) equal monthly installments. (4) Subscribing to the radio-backup system alone is not an option. Hose Cabinet Fees The City shall collect an annual fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each hose cabinet in all parking structures. The fee is intended to recover the cost of regular hose testing and records maintenance. Fire Re-inspection Fees The City shall collect a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second re-inspection and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the third re-inspection. 13 61612 V. SANITATION Residential Garbage Collection (Ch. 6, Sec. 1.108) The City shall charge the following stuns per month for collection of garbage and trash from residences: Single-family dwelling $14.60 Two-family dwelling, per unit $14.60 Apartments, per unit - on residential route $14.60 Apartments, per trait - on commercial route $ 7.40 Carryout, per unit $91.50 Brush and Tree Limb Collection An extra charge shall be assessed for pick-up of brash and tree limbs that are too bulky to be tied in bundles. Brash and limbs shall be stacked on the parkway for pick-up and charged as follows: Manual pick-up $ 7.50 Mechanical pick-up - less than ½ truckload $50.00 Mechanical pick-up - ½ truckload $75.00 Mechanical pick-up - full truckload $100.00 3. Appliances, Furniture, and Large Items Collection The City shall charge the following sums for the removal of appliances, ftmfiture and other large items: Range or refrigerator $15.00 Washer, dryer, window air conditioner, water heater, sofa, bed, etc. $15.00 These items shall be placed on the parkway and will be picked up on a "call-in" basis only. Commercial Garbage Collection (Ch. 11, Sec. 11.109) (1) The City shall for its services in removing garbage and trash from all businesses, lodging houses, boarding houses, commercial institutions, individual businesses, finns or corporations, churches, schools, office buildings and properties, charge for containers placed at any of such establishments, sanitation charges based upon the following schedule: Collections Number of 3-yard Containers Per Week I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 $81.50 $128.03 $151.37 $186.20 $221.04 $255.88 $290.60 $325.56 3 $107.11 $162.96 $204.86 $253.74 $302.63 $351.49 $400.38 $455.14 14 61612 4 $132.71 $197.87 $260.71 $324.73 $388.74 $452.76 $516.77 $580.78 5 $162.96 $237.46 $314.30 $390.01 $465.67 $541.36 $617.04 $692.71 6 $193.20 $291.06 $353.90 $434.24 $512.20 $594.94 $675.30 $755.65 (1) Nothing in this schedule shall prevent the Superintendent of Sanitation from calculating rates which are lower or which exceed the schedule as long as time, volume, and number of pick-ups are the basis for such calculation. o 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 residential construction where the property will not be occupied during any or all 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) Liquid Waste Transport (Ch. 6, Sec. 6.402) The City shall not issue a liquid waste transport to an applicant until the appropriate established fee is paid. A person shall pay a fee of two hundred and forty dollars ($240.00) for the first vehicle and one hundred and seventy dollars ($170.00) for each additional vehicle operated by the person. Each permit 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 tax. Transfer Station Fees (Res. 94-7) 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 off-loading. For more than one load per month, the following fees shall apply: Pick-up track $40.00 Single-axle track, less than 15-feet long $75.00 Double-axle track, more than 15-feet long $100.00 Southem Methodist University vehicles $113.00 Recycling Fees (Res. 94-19) Each resident receiving an individual City sanitation bill will be charged a recycling fee: IAlley/curbside service Carry-out service I$2.42 $4.00 VI. PARKS AND RECREATION Goar Park Pavilion Reservation (Ch. 13, Art. 13.400) Rental of Goar Park Pavilion: 15 61612 (1) (2) (3) Residents of University Park may rent the pavilion for personal use for twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour during the daytime (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), and for thirty dollars ($30.00) per hour for evening use (5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.). All other groups who use the pavilion for personal use, except those specified in the following section, shall pay forty dollars ($40.00) per hour for daytime use, and sixty dollars ($60.00) for evening use. 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. Tennis Permits (Ch. 13, Sec. 13.204) All qualified residents of the City of University Park, upon making application with the Utilities Office, may secure an annual Tennis Permit. Such permit shall be numbered and coded as to indicate the time of its validity. The charge shall be as follows: Individual Permit $40.00 Family Permit $80.00 Children under 12 $ 7.50 Persons over 65 $ 7.50 Park and Playing Field Reservations for Filming_ (Ch. 11, Sec. 13.501) Commercial use of any and all park facilities, including tennis courts and Goar Park Pavilion, for filming, photographing, etc., shall 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). 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 Reservations 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 shall reserve the park or playing field by filling out the appropriate application forms in the Park Department Office and pay a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) 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 shall 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 shall 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. 16 61612 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 Department, make a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) refundable deposit, and pay a rental fee according to the following schedule: Number of People Fee Amount 1- 25 $25.00 26- 99 $100.00 100- 199 $200.00 200- 299 $300.00 300andup $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 additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). 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 Permit. The City may enact a lower fee for Annual Swimming Pool Permits purchased before a stated date, which shall be noticed annually. The charge for Annual Swimming Pool Permits shall be: Renew New Renew New Permit permit permit - permit - Resident - Early -- early - later later University Park property owner $40.00 $50.00 $50.00 $60.00 Non-University Park resident in Highland $80.00 $90.00 $110.00 $120.00 Park Independent School District University Park Senior Citizen (age 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 Permit 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. There will be a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee for the party, plus each party guest must pay the regular admission fee or present his/her own season pass. (2) A member of a group defined in subsection (1) 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. 17 61612 (3) (5) (6) (7) A member of a group defined in subsection (1) not owning an Annual Swimming Pool Permit may use the swimming pool upon presentation of identification and paying a charge of five dollars ($5.00) per person each time the pool is used. Lost Annual Swimming Pool Permit If the Annual Swirmning Pool Permit is lost, a duplicate may be secured for ten dollars ($10.00). Use of Pool by Children Under Six (6) Years of Age 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. If the parent or guardian desires to enroll such child in one of the swimming instruction classes, a ten-dollar ($10.00) enrollment fee shall be paid for the child. Persons Who May Accompany Children to Small Pools All adults in bathing attire accompanying children to small pools must pay a two dollar and fifty cent ($2.50) guest fee or purchase an Annual Swimming Pool Permit. VII. COMMERCIAL FILMING FEES (Res. 96-11) Small Productions a. Filming Permit Application Fee b. Rental of City parks (see Section VI) $ 25.00 Large Productions a. Filming Permit Application Fee b. Filming Fees First day of filming (or fraction) Each additional day of filming c. Permit Revision Fee d. Rental of City parks (see Section VI) $200.00 $200.00 $ 5O.OO $ 50.00 o Reimbursement of Personnel Costs The applicant shall 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. 18 61612