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Council adopts Fort Worth water impact‑fee update; town will pass costs to developers
Summary
Staff presented Fort Worth's updated two‑year water impact‑fee schedule and the council approved the town's adoption; presenters emphasized the fees are passed through to developers and noted there are currently no new single‑family homes in the southern pressure plane.
The council considered a request to adopt updated water impact fees provided by the city of Fort Worth. Staff explained Fort Worth updates the schedule roughly every two years and asked member municipalities to mirror the new fees so billing and capital contributions remain consistent across the service area.
John told the council that the impact fee program is a pass‑through cost: "This is completely passed through," he said, describing that developers pay the fee and the town remits it to Fort Worth. Staff also explained different jurisdictions cover capital costs differently (subscription fees versus per‑unit charges) and reiterated that Northlake presently has no newly proposed single‑family residential in the southern pressure plane.
Council approved the fee update by motion and second; the mayor announced the motion carried unanimously. Staff said adopting Fort Worth's schedule preserves the town's access to Fort Worth water service under the existing agreement.
