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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA REPEALING SECTION 11-46.1 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED
"ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES" AND CREATING A NEW SECTION 11-46.1
TO ALSO BE ENTITLED "ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES" TO INCREASE
FEES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR THE RISING
COST OF PROVIDING FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICES;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, THAT:
Section 1. That Section 11-46.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dania
Beach, Florida, which section is entitled "Establishment of fees", is repealed and a new Section
11.46.1 is created to read as follows:
Sec. 11-46.1. Establishment of fees.
The following fees are established for the permits, certificates, re-inspections and tests
performed under the provisions of this chapter:
FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION FEE SCHEDULE
(1)New construction inspections:
(a) Fire standpipe (per test):
1. Minimum fee ............................................................................................... 150.00
2. Fee per floor ................................................................................................ 30.00
(b) Fire sprinkler system (per test):
1. Minimum fee ............................................................................................... 150.00
2. Fee for each 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area up to 50,000 sq. ft. ..................... 7.50
3. Fee for each 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area exceeding 50,000 sq. ft. ............. 5.00
(c) Smoke control system testing and inspection per sq. ft. ................................... 0.01
Duct detector test (per device) ........................................................................... 10.00
(d) Fire alarm tests:
1. Minimum fee ............................................................................................... 150.00
2. Per detection or manual device .................................................................... 2.00
(e) Each Automatic Fire Suppression System—("A.F.S.S.") (excluding sprinkler systems)
such as carbon dioxide, dry chemical, etc. per test:
1. Minimum fee ................................................................................................ 150.00
(fl Fire pump acceptance tests ................................................................................. 150.00
(g) Emergency generator acceptance tests ............................................................... 100.00
(h) All other inspections required for a certificate of occupancy, a business tax receipt or
both and/or an occupational license
shall be charged at the periodic inspection rate, to be paid at the time of
permit issuance.
(i) Red Tag reinspections......................................................................................... 90.00
0) Subsequent Red Tag inspections........................................................................ 90.00
(2) Inspection and permit fees. An annual fire safety inspection fee is levied and imposed against
all buildings and structures within the city to provide funding for the cost of providing such
fire safety inspection services, which annual fee shall be payable at the time of inspection or
permit and shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Inspection fees
(a) Commercial, industrial, business, storage and mercantile
1. Minimum fee (up to 2,500 sq. ft.) ............................................................... 100.00
2. 2,501 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft. ........................................................................ 150.00
3. Fee per 1,000 sq. ft. exceeding the first 5,000 sq. ft. ....................................... 10.00
(b) Condominiums/apartments, hotels, motels, time shares:
1. 3-10 units .................................................................................................... 100.00
2. 11-24 units ................................................................................................. 150.00
3. 25- 99 units ................................................................................................ 200.00
4. 100-199 units ............................................................................................. 300.00
5. 200+ units ...............................................................................................— 500.00
(c) Bowling establishments ................................................................................... 200.00
(d) Lumber yards/woodworking plants ................................................................. 200.00
(e) Place of assembly used solely by a not-for-profit organization listed
withthe city .................................................................................................... No charge
(f) Hospitals ......................................................................................................... 300.00
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(g) Nursing homes
1. Minimum fee (up to 2,500 sq. ft.) .............................................................. 150.00
2. 2,501 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft. ......................................................................... 200.00
3. Feet for each 1,000 sq. ft. or portion of such area exceeding the first
5,000 sq. ft...........................................................................................................15.00
(h) Adult congregate living facilities, community based residential facilities,
substance abuse facilities, day care centers and nursery schools
1. Minimum fee (up to 2,500 sq. ft.)............................................................. 150.00
2. 2,501 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft. ....................................................................... 200.00
3. Fee for each 1,000 sq. ft. or portion of such area exceeding the first
5,000 sq. ft...........................................................................................................15.00
(i) Private schools ................................................................................................ 200.00
(j) Additional fee for verification and approval of test for the following systems:
1. Stand pipe systems (Minimum) ............................................................... 150.00
$75.00 per riser to a maximum of$300.00
2. Smoke evacuation systems (each) ........................................................... 150.00
3. Fire sprinkler system
a. Minimum fee ....................................................................................... 150.00
b. Fee for each 1,000 sq. ft. or portion of such area of gross floor area
upto 50,000 sq. ft. .......................................................................................7.50
c. Fee for each 1,000 sq. ft. or portion of such area of gross floor area
exceeding50,000 sq. ft. .................................................................................5.00
4. Fire alarm system
a. Minimum fee ....................................................................................... 150.00
b. Per detection or manual device ........................................................... 2.00
5. Fire hydrant flow tests .............................................................................. 100.00
(k) Re-inspection fees:
1. First inspection ....................................................................................no charge
2. Additional inspection ................................................................same as original fee
(1) Red Tag re-inspections ............................................................................. 150.00
(Significant life safety issues: inoperable fire alarm system,
inoperable sprinkler system, inoperable A.F.S.S. , spraying
flammable/combustible liquids without a spray booth, blocked
or locked exists, etc.)
Non-compliance with Red Tag re-inspections .............................1.5 times original fee
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FIRE PLAN REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE
(1) Plans examination:
(a) Minimum fee ..................................................................................................... $75.00
(b) Plans examination fee per sq. ft. (includes all structural life safety reviews
for new construction, additions, alterations, remodeling, renovations and
similar type work requiring a permit)................................................................ 0.018
(c) Plans examination fee per sq. ft. (fire alarms and sprinkler systems)................ 0.015
(d) Plans to be re-examined .........................................................................50% of original fee
(subsequent reviews following the initial allowable re-review that are non-compliant)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FEE SCHEDULE
Permit fees
(a) Hazardous materials:
1. Sparkler sales: Sale of sparklers requires submittal of inventory
and site plan, including inspection ..................................................................... 300.00
2. Fireworks: Public display. Public display of fireworks must be under
the direction of a person certified by the department as a fireworks
"shooter." Each display, including inspection..................................................... 300.00
a. Shooter's certification requires in-person application to establish
competency in handling fireworks and determining compliance
with applicable state regulations. Initial certifications .............................. 150.00
b. Annual fee ................................................................................................... 100.00
3. Automobile wrecking yards,junkyards, waste materials handling plants ........ 150.00
4. Cellulose nitrate motion picture film; storage, handling or use of more
than twenty-five (25) pounds (35mm film about 5,000 feet) of nitrate
motion picture film, including inspection .......................................................... 100.00
5. Combustible fiber; storage and handling of combustible fiber in quantities
exceeding 100 cubic feet ................................................................................... 100.00
6. Compressed gases; storage, handling or use of more than 2,000 cubic feet
of flammable gas or 6,000 cubic feet of non-flammable gas at normal
temperature and pressure ................................................................................... 300.00
7. Dry cleaning establishments; dry cleaning by use of cleaning solvents,
fluids or cleaning solutions ................................................................................ 200.00
8. Explosives, ammunition and blasting agents, manufacturing, keeping,
storage, sale and transportation of explosives, ammunition and
blastingagents ................................................................................................... 300.00
9. Garages, use of any building, shed or enclosure as a place of
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business for servicing or repairing motor vehicles ........................................... 100.00
10. Flammable finishes, application of; spraying or dipping operations utilizing on any
working day more than one (1) gallon of flammable or combustible
liquids...................................................................................................... 300.00
11. Flammable and combustible liquids; storage, handling or use of class 1 A
and I liquids in excess of one (1) gallon in a place of human habitation,
in excess of six (6) gallons in other occupancies or in excess of ten (10)
gallons outside any building .............................................................................. 300.00
12. Fumigation and insect fogging; fumigation or thermal insecticidal
fogging which is dangerous, noxious or poisonous to life or health
of human beings or which constitutes a fire hazard, per company (annual) ......100.00
13. Hazardous chemical; no person, firm or corporation shall store,
handle or use any hazardous material as defined and/or classified
in the currently adopted edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code,
Broward County Amendments (current edition)to The Florida Fire
Prevention Code, and any/all currently adopted NFPA codes and
standards unless and until a valid permit has been issued pursuant
to this chapter by the fire department ................................................................ 300.00
14. Magnesium; melting, casting, heat treating, machining or grinding
f more than ten 10 pounds of magnesium per working day ......................... 300.00
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15. Liquefied petroleum gas; a permit shall be obtained for each installation
of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container or an aggregate of
interconnected containers of over 2,000 gallons water capacity ....................... 300.00
16. Oil burning equipment; installation or replacement of an oil burner
and fuel tank used in connection therewith that is in excess of
twenty-five (25) gallons in a building or in excess of sixty (60)
gallons outside of a building .............................................................................. 100.00
17. Organic coatings manufacturing; organic coating manufacturing
operation making more than one (1) gallon of an organic coating
onany working day ........................................................................................... 300.00
18. Welding or cutting; welding or cutting operations excluding job sites ............. 300.00
19. Dust explosion, prevention of; operation of any grain elevator; flour,
starch or feed mill, or plant pulverizing aluminum, coal, cocoa,
plastics, magnesium, spices, sugar or other material producing dust ................. 300.00
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
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Section 3. That if any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect immediately on October 1,
2007.
PASSED on first reading on August 14, 2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on September 25, 2007.
BOB ANTOi
MAYOR-CO ISSIONER
ATTEST:
ALOSE::�S-TILSON. 0
CITY CLERK
APPROVED A T FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
TH MA J. AfqSBRO
CITY ATTORNEY
ORDINANCE 42007-018