2023/04/19 Council Agenda Packet

• IVA • FEE SCHEDULE • • • • Select Language Gogfk Translate • Starting April 1, 2019 the Everett Fire Department's Fire Marshal's Office implemented a new fee schedule for annual building inspections and system .testing. The fee schedule covers fire and life safety inspections, multi -family buildings, vacant buildings, building shells, shared spaces and systems. A similar fee schedule was implemented in January of 2019 for construction permit fees, which incorporate plan review and field inspections conducted by the Everett Fire Department. • • The fee schedule is designed to offset the cost of conducting inspections and system testing, which are outside of the normal operation and response activ'ties and services of the fire department. The cost of providing inspections will be allocated to the individuals or businesses that require those services, rather than being funded by regular public safety taxes. • Fees correspond to the square footage of the building or business. Additional fees may be added if hazards exist that require operational fire permits as defined in the adopted International Fire Code. If deficiencies are located and not corrected after the first complimentary re -inspection visit, additional compounding fees will be assessed until the deficiencies are corrected. The Everett Fire Department is one of the last departments in the region to implement these fees; other comparable departments use a similar fee structure for safety inspections. Listed' below is a summary and explanation to help you understand different components of the fee schedule. To see the actual schedule and tables referenced in the summary please see Fire Marshal's Office Fee Schedule. FAQs o What is the Fire o What areas are Safety Inspection included in my. Program? inspection? • o Does the Fire Safety. Inspection Program apply to me? • • •