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This Fort Worth City Council resolution establishes the schedule for council work sessions and regular meetings for January through December 2026, maintaining the existing practice of alternating Tuesday meetings at City Hall. The resolution also updates the City Council Rules of Procedure to accommodate management concerns about workload distribution by allowing limited business items (primarily consent agendas) to be considered at public comment meetings, and adjusts various procedural deadlines to comply with a Texas Open Meetings Act revision requiring agendas be posted three business days in advance rather than 72 hours before meetings. The changes aim to balance public participation opportunities with improved staff workload management while maintaining transparency and public access.
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Ordinance No. 25387-03-2022 amends the Fort Worth City Code Chapter 7 to adopt a revised Administrative Building Code that establishes administrative, organizational, and enforcement regulations for the Fort Worth Building, Residential, Plumbing, Fuel and Gas, Mechanical, Electrical, Sign, Pool and Spa, and Existing Building codes. The ordinance updates provisions originally adopted in December 2016 (Ordinance 22523-12-2016) and defines the scope and application of building code regulations for construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance of buildings and structures within the city. The code specifies applicability of different technical codes, including the Building Code for most structures and the Residential Code for detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses with specified height limitations.
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The Fort Worth City Council proposes a resolution to establish the schedule of regular work sessions and city council meetings for January through December 2026, with plans to hold these meetings on alternating Tuesdays at City Hall. The resolution seeks to address staff workload concerns by distributing business items more evenly across meetings throughout the month, including allowing limited consent agenda items at public comment meetings, which requires conforming changes to City Council Rules of Procedure. Additionally, the resolution updates rules to reflect changes in state law, specifically adjusting agenda posting requirements from 72 hours to three business days prior to meetings, and updates naming conventions to match the new City Hall location.
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This ordinance repeals and restates Chapter 16, Article IV of Fort Worth's municipal code to update food establishment regulations to align with recent changes in state law and clarify existing requirements. The ordinance covers food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, and vendors, while maintaining one local standard exceeding state requirements regarding handwashing sink placement in food preparation areas. The document includes definitions and regulatory provisions for health and sanitation standards to protect public health.
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This ordinance proposes amendments to Fort Worth's zoning code to revise the Low Intensity Mixed-Use (MU-1) and High Intensity Mixed-Use (MU-2) districts. The changes address office and hotel height regulations in MU-2, clarify standards for screening, landscaping, building types, parking, and signage, and add microbrewery, microdistillery, and brewpub as allowed uses in the MU-2 district. The amendments were developed through a 2018 reconvening of the Mixed-Use Zoning Advisory Group (MUZAG) to address issues identified by staff, developers, and neighborhood groups, and have been recommended for approval by both the Zoning Commission and Urban Design Commission.
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