Permit fee schedule

SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT PREVENTION OFFICE

 PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE

All fees listed below are per the City of Savannah Revenue Ordinance.

ARTICLE L. FIRE SERVICE FEES 

Section 9. FIRE MARSHAL FEES

(A) Fire Protection Systems Permit Fees. The fee for providing inspections of fire protection systems shall be $12.00 per $1,000.00 of materials and labor with a $65.00 minimum. This fee shall be paid for work being performed on fire protection systems or when required by the Fire Official. Documentation verifying materials and labor shall be provided when required by the Fire Official.

(B) Plan Review Fee. On projects for which plan review services are performed by a fire inspector, but no permit is issued after second plan review, a plan review fee of $85.00 shall be charged.

(C) Penalty for not taking out Required Permit. When work starts prior to the issuance of a permit, a penalty fee of $725.00 shall be added to the permit fee.

(D) After-hours Inspections.

(1) An after-hours inspection fee shall be charged for inspections conducted at times other than the regularly scheduled hours established for the assigned Fire Inspector. The after-hour inspection fee charge $260.00 (4 hours) every additional hour is $65.00. Fire Equipment Fees per the Revenue Ordinance shall be applicable.

(E) Extra Inspection Fee.

 When extra inspections are necessary to enforce fire or other applicable codes, due to any of the following reasons, a charge of $100.00 for each re-inspection is required, as a result of the same violation:

(1) Work not in compliance with code and/or approved drawings. (Additional $65.00)

(2) Work not ready for inspection upon arrival. (Additional $45.00)

(3) Repairs or corrections not made when re-inspection has been scheduled. (Additional $85.00)

(4) Wrong address. (Additional $35.00)

(F) Underground Fuel Storage Tank Inspection Fees.

The owner or operator of underground fuel storage tanks shall pay all City inspections fees that are listed below:

(1) New underground tank installation, per tank inspection $75.00

(2) Leak detection system installation per tank inspection $75.00

(3) New integral piping system installation, per inspection $75.00

(4) Annual underground tank inspection and inventory check $85.00

 (5)per tank facility $85.00

(6) Inspection of the removal or filling and capping of and underground storage tank $155.00

(7) Inspection of repair or retrofitting of an underground tank $75.00 or Integral piping system, per tank or piping system inspection.

(8) Inspection of the removal operation of the pollutant, per inspection $75.00

(G) Existing Building Fees. There shall be a minimum fee of $85.00 charged for non-title 25 businesses that request inspection. This inspection would be the examining of any building to identify/address potential fire code requirements for which an application has been made to change a building’s occupancy or certify the permitted occupancy.

(H) Pyrotechnics/Flame Effects:

A fee of $400.00 each for Pyrotechnics and/or Flame Effects, before a proximate audience permit (NFPA 1126 & NFPA160), should be paid to Savannah Fire. Fee includes permit, permit review, and inspection set-up. Hour fire watch and stand-by fees ware in addition and charged 1 hour prior to the shoot time, until 1 hour after the final shot. Applications must be submitted in a timely manner or an after-hours plans review fee will be charged.

Section 10. PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANT NON-COMPLIANT TESTING AND INSPECTION REPORT FEES.

Private Fire Hydrant Owners failing to provide a current annual hydrant testing and inspection compliance report from an independent service contractor shall pay a fee of $500.00 for the first offense, $1,000.00 fee for the second offense, and a $1,500.00 fee for the third offense and thereafter.

Section 11: FIRE SERVICE FEE

Part 3, Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Savannah, Georgia, Article H, Section 32091 – 3-2098 is hereby incorporated to enact the Fire Service Fee. This section will be amended to include such a fee upon adoption by City Council.