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COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 2, 1994.
ORDINANCE NO. 32 -94
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 38 •2, FIRE SAFETY FEES,
TO PROVIDE FOR REDUCED FIRE SAFETY FEES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 38.2, Fire safety fees, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 38 -2. Fire Safety Fees.
In order to defray the costs of inspection and
enforcement of its fire safety code in the construction and
maintenance of buildings within the City, the City adopts the
following fees:
(a) A fee in the amount of two and one -half cents
($0.025) per square foot shall be levied on all new
construction, alterations, or additions in the City, except
for one- and two- family residences. This fee shall encompass
plan review and necessary fire inspections required prior to
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. This fee shall be
payable at the same time and in the same manner as building
permit fees.
(b) The following permit fees for fire protection
systems are required and shall be paid at the same time and in
the same manner as building permit fees:
(1) Standpipe and sprinkler systems:
a. First twelve (12) heads $ 15.00
b. Each additional head 1.00
c. Siamese connections 10.50
d. Hose cabinet 15.50
(2) Fire pumps and controller:
a. Seven hundred fifty (750)
gallons per minute 25.00
b. One thousand (1,000) gal-
lons per minute 30.00
c. One thousand two hundred
fifty (1,250) gallons per
minute 35.00
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d. One thousand five hundred
(1,500) gallons per minute 40.00
e. One thousand seven hundred
fifty (1,750) gallons per
minute 45.00
f. Two thousand (2,000) gallons
per minute and over . . . . . . . . 50.00
(3) Fire detection and annunciation systems:
a. Main control panel 25.00
b. Remote control or annunciation
panel 10.00
c. Detector heads - ion, photo-
electric, heat, etc., each 5.00
d. Manual activation stations 5.00
e. Annunciation stations - horns,
bells, buzzer, strobes, etc., each . 5.00
f. Flow or tamper switches 5.00
g. Phone stations 5.00
(4) Fixed fire suppression systems (Halon, wet /dry
chemical system, etc.):
a. Cylinder and two (2) heads 25.00
b. Each additional head 1.00
c. Each additional cylinder 15.00
d. Control panel . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
e. Detector head 1.00
(5) Hazardous materials:
a. Storage, handling, transpor-
tation, manufacturing or use
of flammable materials, applica-
tion of flammable finishing,
spraying, dip tanks, etc. 25.00
b. Storage of flammable materials,
compressed gases; LP, natural
acetylene, etc. 25.00
c. Flammable liquids:
1. Classes 1, 2 and 3, under
one hundred (100) gallons . . . 25.00
2. One hundred (100) to four
hundred ninety -nine (499)
gallons 50.00
3. Five hundred (500) gallons
and over . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
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d. Explosive materials:
1. Storage, handling, manufac-
turing, etc. of explosives,
ammunition and blasting
agents 50.00
2. Fireworks, classes B and C . 50.00
3. Discharge of fireworks, per
event 25.00
4. Compressed gases, nonflammable
cryogenic liquids 25.00
5. Dust explosion hazards,
operations which produce
hazardous materials, 40 CFR
Part 355, Appendices A and B . 25.00
6. Storage of reportable quanti-
ties of spills as specified by
CAS number, each item 1.00
7. Plan review of storage site,
per square foot .025
(c) The minimum fee for the activities specified in
subsections (a) and (b) above shall be $25.00. In the event
a change of building plans requires additional plan review
and /or necessary fire inspections prior to the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy, an additional fee equal to 50% of
the amounts specified in subsections (a) and (b) shall be
payable. In the event reinspection(s) of an improvement are
required due to a fire safety code violation, incompletion of
work at a time scheduled for inspection, deviation from an
approved plan or other cause, the first reinspection shall be
performed at no charge, the second reinspection shall require
payment of a $50.00 fee and each subsequent reinspection shall
require payment of a $100.00 fee.
(d) Whenever a periodic inspection is required by law or
ordinance or when any person requests a periodic inspection of
a fire safety system, the following fees shall apply:
(1) Annual inspections:
a. Multifamily
Three (3) to twenty -four (24)
units 25.00
Twenty -five (25) to thirty -
eight (38) units 35.00
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Thirty -nine (39) units and
over
b. Nonresidential, includes all
retail, office, industrial and
residential structures that are
required to have occupational
licenses per Sec. 110 -521:
First one thousand (1,000)
square feet . . . . . . . . . . .
Each additional one thousand
(1,000) square feet
c. Tents, canopies and temporary
structures
45.00
25.00
1.75
25.00
(2) Annual inspection of fire suppression, detection
and annunciation systems:
a. Fire protection systems
b. Fire detection systems
c. Fire annunciation systems
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d. Fire pump . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. Smoke evacuation systems
(3) The fees specified in paragraphs (1) and
are subject to a minimum fee of $25.00
inspection appointment.
(4) Individuals or entities sharing one office or
business suite or bay shall be charged a single set
of inspection fees.
(e) Any person who fails to obtain the necessary permits
or pay the required inspection fee when due shall be liable to
the City for an amount equal to the required fee as a penalty,
in addition to the payment of the fee.
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
(2) above
for each
(f)
taxation
Internal
from the
Any organization which qualifies for exemption from
pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the United States
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be exempt
payment of the permit fees imposed by this section.
SECTION 2.
Severability. If any section, paragraph,
phrase, or word of this Ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or
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invalid, such portion shall not affect the remaining portions
hereof and it shall be construed to have been a legislative intent
to pass this Ordinance without such unconstitutional or invalid
part.
SECTION 3.
Conflicting Provisions. Any ordinance, or
parts of an ordinance, in conflict herewith are repealed.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect on October 1, 1994.
ADOPTED BY the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County,
Florida, this day of , 1994.
ATTEST:
Faith G. Miller, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John R. Kancilia, CITY ATTORNEY
Joy C. Salamone, MAYOR