§ 48-15. Fire department fees.

Code Section		Fee
18-19 to 18-25	Fire Code review:
	• 0—2,000 ft	$ 100.00
	• 2,001—5,000 ft	150.00
	• 5,001—10,000 ft	200.00
	• 10,001—50,000 ft	225.00
	• 50,001—100,000 ft	300.00
	• 100,001—500,000 ft	500.00
	• 500,001+ ft	750.00
	*Two inspections (50% and final) included. Additional inspections charged at $50.00 per hour. Minimum one-hour charge. Fee can be waived at the discretion of the reviewer for minor projects.
	Fire sprinkler systems:
	• 1—100 heads	150.00
	• 101—200 heads	200.00
	• 201—300 heads	250.00
	• 301—400 heads	300.00
	• 401—500 heads	350.00
	• 500 heads+	350.00 + .25 per head
	*Two inspections (50% and final) included. Additional inspections charged at $50.00 per hour. Minimum one-hour charge. Fee can be waived at the discretion of the reviewer for minor projects.
	Fire pumps and standpipe systems:
	• Fire pump	150.00 per
	• Standpipe	50.00 per
	• Hose connection	3.00 per
	*Two inspections (50% and final) included. Additional inspections charged at $50.00 per hour. Minimum one-hour charge. Fee can be waived at the discretion of the reviewer for minor projects.
	Commercial cooking systems, per control box/release assembly	100.00
	*Two inspections (50% and final) included. Additional inspections charged at $50.00 per hour. Minimum one-hour charge. Fee can be waived at the discretion of the reviewer for minor projects.
	Special hazards systems	250.00
	*Two inspections (50% and final) included. Additional inspections charged at $50.00 per hour. Minimum one-hour charge. Fee can be waived at the discretion of the reviewer for minor projects.
	Fire alarm and detection systems:
	• Device connections, per connection	5.00
	• Control panels, per panel	75.00
	• Annunciators, per annunciator	15.00
	• Power boosters, per booster	15.00
	• Devices, per device	3.00
	*Two inspections (50% and final) included. Additional inspections charged at $50.00 per hour. Minimum one-hour charge. Fee can be waived at the discretion of the reviewer for minor projects.
	Special event plan review (tents/membrane structures in excess of 400 ft , fireworks displays, carnivals/fairs, exhibits/trade shows, or any other large assembly function), per event	75.00
	*One plan review and one inspection included. Inspection shall be during business hours. For inspections during non-business hours, inspections are charged at $100.00 per hour with a minimum two-hour charge. Additional inspections charged at $50.00 per hour during business hours and $100.00 per hour during non-business hours.
	Site plan review	50.00
	*Includes two reviews. Additional reviews charged at $50.00 per hour, minimum one-hour charge.
	Safety trailer rental: The fire department offers its smoke trailer to both non-profit and for-profit events.
	To maintain public safety, only fire department personnel using the appropriate vehicle will be allowed to tow the trailer to and from the event, as well as assemble the trailer for operation at the event.
	To help offset long-term maintenance and repair costs, the following fee schedule has been derived:
	• Non-profit organization (within city or Clam Lake Township)
	◦ Cleaning fee	30.00
	◦ Tow vehicle mileage	0.00/mile
	◦ Labor	0.00/hour
	• For-profit organization (within city or Clam Lake Township)
	◦ Cleaning fee	30.00
	◦ Tow vehicle mileage	0.00/mile
	◦ Labor	25.00/hour
	• Non-profit organization (outside of city or Clam Lake Township)
	◦ Cleaning fee	30.00
	◦ Tow vehicle mileage—current federal rate for mileage to and from charity events as established by the Internal Revenue Service
	◦ Labor	25.00/hour
	• For-profit organization (outside of city or Clam Lake Township)
	◦ Cleaning fee	30.00
	◦ Tow vehicle mileage—current federal rate for mileage to and from business affairs as established by the Internal Revenue Service
	◦ Labor	25.00/hour
	*$30.00 is the base fee for cleaning and is assessed to all organizations
	*Labor is charged at $25.00/hour and is billed at a two-hour minimum (transport, prep, set-up)
	*Two CFD personnel are required for operation of the trailer. One is required for trailering and set-up.
	*After the first two hours, labor is billed by the quarter hour.
	*The cleaning fee, roundtrip mileage (from the fire department), and the two-hour labor fee shall be paid by the organization at least three days prior to the event. Any additional labor fees incurred will be billed after the event.
	False alarm fees:
	• 1 st false alarm	0.00
	• 2 nd false alarm	0.00
	• 3 rd false alarm	250.00
	• 4 th false alarm	500.00
	• All subsequent alarms	1,000.00
	*The alarm user shall be required to pay to the city the sum as currently established or as hereafter adopted by ordinance from time to time in any given calendar year. No alarm user shall be required to pay said fee on the first or second occasion of a false alarm during any one calendar year, but shall be advised, in writing, of said false alarm(s) and of the existence of this fee structure.
	*Alarm conditions caused by the following extenuating circumstances shall not constitute a false alarm and no false alarm fee shall be charged by the city. It shall be the responsibility of the alarm user to notify the fire department by filling out the alarm notification form and returning it to the fire department within ten days of receipt of the alarm notification form. Failure to notify the fire department will result in an automatic billing to the user.
	• Alarm system malfunctions, if corrective measures have been instituted with 96 hours of notification by the fire department; provided that the alarm user presents documentation of repair service having been performed by the alarm company to remedy a malfunction.
	• Alarms activated by storm conditions shall not constitute a false alarm.
	• Alarm conditions being activated by persons working on the alarm system with prior notification to the fire department shall not constitute a false alarm.
	• Alarms activated by disruption or disturbance of telephone or other communication systems shall not constitute a false alarm.
	• Alarms activated by cooking shall not constitute a false alarm.
	*Upon the response of a fire department to an alarm call, a representative of the fire department shall mail an alarm notification form to the alarm user.
	*Within ten days of the date of receipt of the alarm notification form, the alarm user shall return the completed form to the fire department. Failure by the alarm user to return the form shall cause an automatic billing of the false alarm fee to be sent to the alarm user.
	*If, upon receiving a false alarm fee notice, the alarm user wishes to request a waiver of the assessment of the fee due to extenuating circumstances, he may do so in writing within ten days of the assessment date. The notice to the fire department shall contain documentation of the extenuating circumstances involved. Within ten days of the receipt of the waiver request by the fire department, the fire marshal or his designee shall make a determination on the waiver request and shall notify the alarm user of the decision.
	Appeals hearing application fee, per application of appeal	100.00

 

(Ord. No. 2015-13, § 2, 8-3-2015)