HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 05 08 Master FeeRESOLUTION NO. 05-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY
PARK, TEXAS, ADOPTING A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE; REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 05-05, 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 05-05, 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hereby, repealed.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 20th
day of April 2005.
APPROVED:
AP-PROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT L. DILLARD, III
CITY ATTORNEY
~NI~g~S~ SECRETARY
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
UPDATED APRIL 20, 2005
EFFECTIVE APRIL 20, 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
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
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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
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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
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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
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VII. Commercial Filming Fees
1. Small Productions
2. Large Productions
3. Reimbursement of Personnel Costs
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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 often 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
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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.
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.
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(3)
EXCEPTION:
The charges in section (1) do not apply to official publications normally offered to
the public free of charge.
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.
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There is no charge for a new resident.
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
Residemial 1% of valuation $50.00
Non-residential 0.75% of valuation $75.00
(3) Demolition fees:
Occupancy type Permit fee
Residential $100.00
Non-residential $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
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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)
Permit type 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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House
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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 retum, the building official may require that an additional
cash deposit be paid before the house, building, or structure is to be moved.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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 billinl: 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).
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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
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($20.00) is paid. Such amount shall be paid at the utility billing office if reconnected during
normal office hours.
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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 amount 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:
I Testing any size meter up to a 1" I $10.00[
Testing any meter larger than 1" $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
Y' 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.
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(3)
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) surmner 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.
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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)
There 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.
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(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 unit 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.
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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:
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There 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 Southern 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 sanitary sewer tap removal $ 100.00 each
Utility excavation $1,500.00 each
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(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 re-calculated to the
previous year's rates. The fee for re-calculating sewer service charges shall be thirty dollars
($30.00).
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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 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
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IV.
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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
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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)
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.
(f)
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.
(h)
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.
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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).
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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 mfimal has been impounded for observation for rabies and held for ten (1 O) 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 m-inspection.
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V. SANITATION
Residential Garbage Collection (Ch. 6, Sec. 1.108)
The City shall charge the following sums 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 unit - 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 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 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, furniture 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,
firms 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 Conm~ers
Per Week
1 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
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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
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(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 nmnber of pick-ups are the basis for such calculation.
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. 11, 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 truck $40.00
Single-axle track, less than 15-feet long $75.00
Double-axle truck, more than 15-feet long $100.00
Southern 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 I $2.42
Carry-out service $4.00
PARKS AND RECREATION
Goar Park Pavilion Reservation (Ch. 13, Art. 13.400)
Rental of Goar Park Pavilion:
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(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.
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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.
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(3)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
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 Swimming 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; Swimming Lessons
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.
A swimming lessons fee of $65.00 to $85.00 will be charged for children's
swimming instruction classes.
Persons Who May Accompany Children to Small Pools
All patrons, adults, and children over the age of five, whether in bathing attire or
regular clothing, accompanying children to small pools must pay a three dollar
($3.00) guest fee or purchase an Annual Swimming Pool Permit.
Senior Swimming Fee
Seniors particpating in senior swimming must purchase a swimming pool permit or
pay a reduced daily admission fee of $3.00.
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
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
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.
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