Article VI. FIRE  


HazMat/Material Recovery ..... Actual Cost including equipment

Copies of Reports (First report is free to victims) ..... $0.10 per copy/scanned page; minimum of $1.00

Lifting Assistance ..... $250.00 per Call

Lifting Assistance Standby ..... $95.00 per Hour Stand-by

SPECIAL OPERATIONAL USE PERMITS

Operational permits are required by the NC Fire Code to conduct the following types of operations. A permit fee will be charged for the following Special Operational Use Permits. These permits are not attached to normal procedures and are not covered under a General Inspection Use Permit or Fire Department Construction Permit.

Blasting Permit:

30 day permit ..... $100.00

2 day permit (48 hours) ..... $45.00

Burning Permit:

Commercial ..... $25.00

Residential ..... No charge

Exhibit and Trade Show ..... $25.00

Festivals (fairs, carnivals, etc.)

Large Festival: ..... $175.00

1. Festival with an attendance of more than 6,000 on any given day or

2. Outdoor circus or carnival

Small Festival: ..... $50.00

1. Festival with an attendance of 6,000 or less each day or

2. Indoor circus or carnival

Firework/Pyrotechnic Display (per display) ..... $200.00

Fumigation or Thermal Insecticidal Fogging ..... $25.00

Special Amusement Building ..... $25.00

Tent or Air Supported Structures (Funeral Homes & tents less than 700 sq. ft. exempt) ..... $25.00

Tent, Structure or Stand for Fireworks Sales:

21 day permit ..... $500.00

7 day permit ..... $200.00

Other Not Listed ..... $25.00

After Hours Inspection (inspections conducted outside of normal work hours) ..... $50.00

*Late Application Fee ..... $50.00

*A fee will be added to certain Special Operational Use Permits if the application is not submitted 14 days prior to the event. The Special Operational Use Permit applications include Exhibit and Trade Shows; Large Festivals; Small Festivals; Fireworks Displays; Special Amusement Buildings; Tent or Air Supported Structures; and Tent, Structure or Stand for Fireworks Sales.

FIRE DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

Construction permits are required by the NC Fire Code to install or modify the following systems or equipment. Any person that commences any work before obtaining the necessary permit will be charged double permit fees and subject to civil citations and being reported to the NC State Board of Examiners.

Automatic Fire-Extinguishing System:

Installation ..... $60.00

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Automatic Sprinkler System:

Installation ($59 minimum) (per sq. ft.) ..... $0.01

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Standpipe System (Not part of a sprinkler system):

Installation ..... $50.00

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Fire Alarm and Detection System:
(Includes devices tied into fire alarm system)

Installation ($59 minimum) (per sq. ft.) ..... $0.01

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Door Locking Devices:
(Access-controlled egress, delayed egress, and special locking devices)

Installation ..... $60.00

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Two-way Communication System:
(Area of Rescue Assistance)

Installation ..... $60.00

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Fire Pumps and Related Equipment:

Installation ..... $60.00

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Private Fire Hydrants (per unit):

Installation ..... $60.00

Renovation/Modification ..... $50.00

Compressed Gas Systems
(Amounts exceed those listed in Table 105.6.9)

Abandon, Remove, Place Temporarily out of Service, or Close ..... $50.00

Flammable and Combustible Liquids Storage Tanks:

* Tank Installation (per tank) ..... $60.00

Removal or Place out of Service (per tank) ..... $50.00

* If electrical circuitry is involved then an electrical permit must also be obtained

Hazardous Material Facility or Other Area:

Abandon, Remove, Place Temporarily out of Service, or Close areas regulated ..... $60.00

MISCELLANEOUS TESTS, INSPECTIONS, AND SERVICES

Residential (Group R-3):

Fire Flow Test ..... $200.00

Special Inspection (Conducted during normal work hours) ..... $50.00

Special Inspection (Requested by contractor outside normal work hours) (per hour) ..... $100.00

Stand-by Firefighter (4 hour minimum) (per hour) ..... $25.00

Re-inspection fees will be charged to the permit applicant or holder of a General Inspection Use Permit beyond the first re-inspection when conducting inspections for fire code violations that have not been corrected:

First non-compliance re-inspection ..... $50.00

Second and all subsequent non-compliance re-inspections(per re-inspection) ..... $100.00

Re-inspection fees will be charged to the permit holder of a Fire Department Construction Permit for the following: Re-inspections due to work not being finished, corrections not being completed, or failure to cancel an inspection. ..... $50.00

Reimbursement cost for stand-by fire protection services due to hazardous materials incidents or other emergencies:

Engine or Ladder Company (per hour) ..... $100.00

Incident Commander (per hour) ..... $25.00

Incident supplies, fuel, overtime cost for staffing ..... Replacement Cost

Plans Review:

Plans review shall be based on the following computations for construction:

A = Total Gross Building Floor Area of Construction

B = Fee per Square Foot (from table below)

Total Gross Building Floor Area of Construction (square feet)

0—5,000 A x B = Permit Fee
5,001—15,000 (A x B x 0.75) + (1,250 x B) = Permit Fee
15,001 and above (A x B x 0.50) + (5,000 x B) = Permit Fee

 

Building:

Residential ..... $0.05

Storage ..... $0.035

Assembly ..... $0.06

Institutional ..... $0.06

Business ..... $0.06

Mercantile ..... $0.05

Hazardous ..... $0.05

Factory/Industrial ..... $0.04

Educational ..... $0.065