Fire Dept. Fee Schedule

Operational Permits

Operational

Permits

Description

Term

Permit

Fee

Aerosol Products

Manufacture, store, or handle an aggregate quantity of Level 2 or 3 in excess of 500 lbs.

365 days

$50

Amusement Building

(Mandatory) Operation of a Special Amusement Building

30 days

$50

Aviation Facilities

To use a Group H or S occupancy for aircraft servicing or repairs and aircraft fuel-servicing vehicles

365 days

$50

Carbon Dioxide Systems Used in Beverage Dispensing Applications

Carbon Dioxide Systems used in beverage dispensing applications having more than 100 pounds of carbo dioxide

365 days

$50

Carnivals and Fairs

(Mandatory Permit) To conduct a Carnival or Fair

Single Event

$50

Cellulose Nitrate Film

To store, handle, or use cellulose nitrate film in a Group A

365 days

$50

Combustible Dust-Producing Operations

Operate a grain elevator, flour starch mill, feed mill, or a plant pulverizing aluminum, coal, cocoa, magnesium, spices or sugar, or other operations producing combustible dusts as defined in Chapter 2

365 days

$50

Combustible Fibers

To store or handle combustible fibers in quantities of more than 100 cu. ft.

365 days

$50

Compressed Gases

Use or handling at normal temperature and pressure (NTP) of compressed gases in excess of the amounts listed in Table 105.6.9

365 days

$50

Covered Mall Buildings

(Mandatory) Operation of a Special Amusement Building

 

 

1

Placement of retail fixtures and displays, concession equipment, displays of highly combustible goods, and similar items in the mall (common areas)

30 days

$50

2

Display of liquid- or gas-fired equipment in the mall

30 days

$50

3

Use of open-flame or flame-producing equipment in the mall

7 days

$50

Cryogenic Fluids

To produce, store, transport on site, use, handle, or dispense cryogenic fluids in excess of the amounts listed in Table 105.6.11

365days

$50

Cutting and Welding

To conduct cutting and welding operations within the district

365 days

$50

Dry Cleaning

Engage in the business of dry cleaning (when flammable/hazardous solvents are used), or to change to a more hazardous cleaning solvent used in existing dry cleaning equipment

365 days

$50

Exhibits and Trade Shows

(Mandatory) Operate exhibits and trade shows

30 days

$50

Explosives

(Mandatory) Required for the manufacture, storage, handling, sale, or use of any quantity of explosives, explosive materials, fireworks, or pyrotechnic special effects within the scope of Chapter 56. *(Additional requirements including but not limited to insurance coverage and on-scene Fire Department personnel fees shall also apply)

1

Blasting and/or storage of explosives

30 days

$50

2

Display of Fireworks/Pyrotechnics

Single Event

$50

Flammable/

Combustible Liquids

1

To use or operate a pipeline

365 days

$50

2

To store, handle, or use Class I liquids in excess of 5 gallons (inside) and more than 10 gallons (outside) of a building

365 days

$50

3

To store, handle, or use Class II or Class IIIA liquids in excess of 25 gallons (inside) and more than 60 gallons (outside) of a building

365 days

$50

4

To store, handle, or use Class IIIB liquids in tanks or pourable tanks for fueling

365 days

$50

5

To remove Class I or II liquids from an underground storage tank used for fueling motor vehicles by any means other than the approved stationary on-site pumps

365 days

$50

6

(Mandatory) To operate tank vehicles, equipment, tanks, plants, terminals, wells, fuel-dispending stations, refineries, distilleries, and similar facilities where flammable and combustible liquids are produced, processed, transported, stored, dispensed, or used

365 days

$50

7

(Mandatory) To temporarily place out-of-service (more than 90 days) an underground, protected above-ground, or above-ground flammable or combustible liquid tank

30 days (after 90 days)

$50

8

(Mandatory) To change the type of contents stored in a flammable or combustible liquid tankto a material which poses a greater hazard than that for which the tank was design and constructed

30 days

$50

9

(Mandatory)To manufacture, process, blend, orrefine flammable or combustible liquids

365 days

$50

10

(Mandatory) To engage in the dispensing of liquid fuels into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles at commercial, industrial, governmental, or manufacturing establishments (Gas Station)

365 days

$50

11

(Mandatory) To utilize a site for the dispensing of liquid fuels from tank vehicles into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles, marine craft, and other special equipment at commercial, industrial, governmental, or manufacturing establishments

365 days

$50

Floor Finishing

To finish or surface a floor exceeding 350 sq. ft. using Class I or Class II liquids

Per site

$50

Fruit and Crop Ripening

To operate a fruit or crop ripening facility orconduct a fruit-ripening process using ethylene gas

365 days

$50

Fumigation and Insecticidal Fogging

(Mandatory) To operate a business of fumigation or thermal insecticidal fogging and to maintain a room, vault, or chamber in which a toxic or flammable fumigant is used

365 days

$50

Hazardous Materials

To store, transport on site, dispense, use, or handle hazardous materials in excess of the amounts listed in Table 105.6.21

365 days

$50

HPM Facilities

To store, handle, or use hazardous producing materials

365 days

$50

High-Piled Storage

To use a building or portion thereof as a high-piled storage area exceeding 500 sq. ft.

365 days

$50

Hot Work Operations

To conductHot Work Operations including cutting, welding, grinding, application of roof coverings with the use of open flame, or other operations determined by the Fire Marshal

60 days

$50

Industrial Ovens

To operation of industrial ovens regulated by Chapter 30

365 days

$50

Lumber Yards and Woodworking Plants

To store or process lumber exceeding 100,000 board feet

365 days

$50

Liquid- or Gas-Fueled Vehicles in Assembly Buildings

To display, operate, or demonstrate liquid- or gas-fueled vehicles or equipment in assembly buildings

30 days

$50

Magnesium

To melt, cast, heat treat, or grind more than 10 pounds of magnesium

365 days

$50

Miscellaneous Combustible Storage

To store in any building or upon any premises in excess of 2,500 cubic feet gross volume

365days

$50

Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles

A permit is required for mobile food preparation vehicles equipped with appliances that produce smoke or grease-laden vapors

180 days

$50

Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities

An operational permit is required for the operation of automotive, marine, and fleet motor fuel-dispensing facilities

365 days

$50

Open Burning

Kindling or maintaining of an open fire on any public street, alley, road, or other public or private ground approved under NC Fire Code and Town Code (Chapter 7 Fire Prevention & Protection/Article IA Regulations of Open Burning/Sections 7.7-7.10)

1 day

$50
(No charge for verified religious functions)

Open Flames and Candles

To use open flames or candles in connection with assembly areas, dining areas of restaurants, or drinking establishments

365 days

$50

Open Flames and Torches

An operational permit is required to remove paint with a torch, or to use a torch or open flame device in a wildfire risk area

30 days

$50

Organic Coatings

For any organic-coating manufacturing operation producing more than 1 gallon of an organic coating in one day

365 days

$50

Places of Assembly

Operate a place of assembly

365 days

$50

Private Fire Hydrants

Removal from service, use operation of private fire hydrants (per hydrant)

365 days

$50

Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material

(Mandatory) An operational permit is required for the use and handling of pyrotechnic special effects material

Per Event

$50

Pyroxylin Plastics

To store or handle more than 25 pounds of cellulose nitrate plastics

365 days

$50

Refrigeration Equipment

To operate a mechanical refrigeration unit or system

365 days

$50

Repair Garages

To operate a repair garage and automotive, marine, and fleet motor fuel-dispensing facility

365 days

$50

Rooftop Heliports

To operate arooftop heliport

365 days

$50

Spraying or Dipping Operations

To conduct a spraying or dipping operation utilizing flammable or combustible liquids, or the application of combustible powders regulated by Chapter 24

365 days

$50

Storage of Scrap Tires and Tire Byproducts

To establish, conduct, or maintain storage of scrap tires and tire byproducts that exceed 2,500 cubic feet of total volume of scrap tires and for indoor storage of tires and tire byproducts

365 days

$50

Temporary Membrane Structures, Tents and Canopies

To operate an air-supported temporary membrane structure, or a temporary stage canopy having an area in excess of 800 square feet (37 m2), or a tent having an area in excess of 1,800 square feet (74 m2)

180 days

$50 per tent

Tire Rebuilding Plants

To operate and maintain a tire rebuilding plant

365 days

$50

Waste Handling

To operate wrecking yards, junk yards, and waste material-handling facilities

365 days

$50

Wood Products

To store chips, hogged material, lumber, or plywood in excess of 200 cubic feet

365 days

$50

 

Construction Permits

Construction

Permits

Description


Permit

Fee

Note: All permit fees include plan review

Note: Plans that are not code-compliant after second review will incur an additional $100.00 per review fee

Beginning work or maintaining an operation requiring any permits adopted by the Town of Chapel Hill without obtaining the proper permit(s), shall double the permit fee.

A Stop Work Order shall be issued until payment is received and permit issued.

Automatic & Manual Fire-Extinguishing Systems

Installation, modification, or removal from service of a sprinkler, standpipe system, or other Kitchen Suppression or Alternate Automatic Extinguishing System

See below

Sprinkler Systems

Tier 1

0 - 999 sq. ft.

$75

Tier 2

1,000 - 2,499 sq. ft.

$100

Tier 3

2,500 - 9,999 sq. ft.

$125

Tier 4

10,000 - 49,999 sq. ft.

$225

Tier 5

50,000 or more sq. ft.

$325

Standpipe Systems

$300

Automatic Extinguishing Systems

$50

Battery Systems

Installation ofstationary storage battery systems having a liquid capacity of more than 50 gallons

$200

Compressed Gas Systems

Where the compressed gases in use or storage exceed the amounts listed in Table 105.6.9, a construction permit is required to install, repair damage to, abandon, remove, place temporarily out of service, close, or substantially modify a compressed gas system.

$200

Cryogenic Fluids

Installation of or alteration to outdoor stationary cryogenic fluid storage systems where the system capacity exceeds the amounts listed in Table 105.6.11. Maintenance performed in accordance with this code is not considered to be an alteration and does not require a construction permit.

$200

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems

Installation of or modification to emergency responder radio coverage systems and related equipment. Maintenance performed in accordance with this code is not considered to be a modification and does not require a construction permit.

See below

Tier 1

0 - 999 sq. ft.

$75

Tier 2

1,000 - 2,499 sq. ft.

$100

Tier 3

2,500 - 9,999 sq. ft.

$125

Tier 4

10,000 - 49,999 sq. ft.

$225

Tier 5

50,000 or more sq. ft.

$325

ERRC Design Criteria Request

No fee

ERRC Building Analysis Review

$75/building

ERRC Plan Review

$100/

building

Fire and Life Safety Plan Review

Review proposed new and existing architectural/building plans to confirm fire and life safety compliance within the built environment

$200

Fire Pumps and Related Equipment

Installation of, or modification to fire pumps and related fuel tanks, jockey pumps, controllers, and generators (Required in addition to other Automatic & Manual Fire Extinguishing System Construction Permits)

$100

Flammable and Combustible Liquid Facilities

1

Install, repair or modify a pipeline for the transportation of flammable or combustible liquids

$150

2

Install, construct or alter tank vehicles, equipment, tanks, plants, terminals, wells, fuel-dispensing stations, refineries, distilleries and similar facilities where flammable and combustible liquids are produced, transported, stored, dispensed, or used

$150

3

Install, alter, remove, abandon, or otherwise dispose of a flammable or combustible liquid tank

$150

Gates and Barricades across Fire Apparatus Access Roads

A construction permit is required for the installation of or modification to a gate or barricade across a fire apparatus access road

$75

Hazardous Materials Facilities

Install, repair damage to, abandon, remove, place temporarily out of service, or close or substantially modify a storage facility or other area regulated by Chapter 50 where the hazardous materials in use or storage exceed the amounts listed in Table 105.6.21

$300

Industrial Ovens

Installation of industrial ovens as described in Chapter 30

$300

Private Fire Hydrants

To install, use, or operate fire hydrants or valves intended for fire suppression purposes, which are installed on water systems and accessible to a fire apparatus access road that is open to or generally used by the public

$50

Smoke Control or Smoke Exhaust Systems

Construction permits are required for installation of or alteration to smoke control or smoke exhaust systems. Maintenance performed in accordance with this code is not considered to be an alteration and does not require a permit.

$75

Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems

A construction permit is required to install or modify solar photovoltaic power systems. Maintenance performed in accordance with the NC Fire Code is not considered to be a modification and does not require a permit.

$75

Spraying and Dipping

A construction permit is required to install or modify a spray room, dip tank, or booth. Maintenance performed in accordance with the NC Fire Code is not considered to be a modification and does not require a permit.

$75

Site/Land Development

1 - 50,000 sq. ft.

$75

>50,000 sq. ft.

$150

 

Fire Inspection Fees

Fire Inspection fees

Fee

NC mandates that every structure be inspected for fire code violations on a structured timeline. Fee includes initial inspection and (1) re-inspectionif all corrections are made. Subsequent re-inspections with corrections needed will assess additional fees.

Note: Identified violation(s) of the NC Fire Code, or condition(s) deemed detrimental to the life safety of the occupants, that are not corrected shall be subject to reinspection fee of $500.00.

Note: Upon issuance of three (3) consecutive re-inspection fees without compliance, the owner, operator, or other responsible person shall be cited to court for violation of NC General Statute 14-68.

Tier 1 inspection: 0 - 999 sq. ft.

$50

Tier 2 inspection: 1,000 - 2,499 sq. ft.

$75

Tier 3 inspection: 2,500 - 9,999 sq. ft.

$100

Tier 4 inspection: 10,000 - 49,999 sq. ft.

$200

Tier 5 inspection: 50,000 sq. ft. and above

$300

Construction Fire Inspection

Fee for buildings under construction to assist with cost of associated fire inspection visits required.

$0.07 / sq ft



 

Other Fees/Charges

Other Fees

and Charges

Description

Fee

Fire Incident Report

Copy of Fire Incident Report
Copy provided at no charge to Owner/Occupant

$3/copy

Accidental Alarm Ordinance****

All fees pursuant to the Town Code for Accidental Alarm Management (Chapter 15, Article II)

Fire Penalties

Authorization to issue and receive settlement of Civil Penalties for any violation of NC Fire Code or Town Code as authorized by Town Ordinance. Specific penalty amounts are specified in Town Code.

See Town Code

Hazardous Materials

The cost of equipment, time, and consumable materials used in the response to hazardous materials events as defined in the ordinance.

Determined by Hourly Rate - contact CHFD

Special Event Coverage Fee

Fee for the Town to provide staffing and equipment in support of special events conducted in the town.

Determined by Hourly Rate - contact CHFD