# COMAR Title 29 — Department of State Police

## Subtitle 06 — Fire Prevention Commission

### Chapter 04 — Fees for Fire Prevention Services

#### Regulation .07 Fees for Fire Safety Inspections.

*COMAR 29.06.04.07*

A. The fee schedule in this regulation is to be used to calculate the fee to be paid for a general fire safety inspection. Specific testing of certain specialized fire protection systems and equipment may be required by qualified maintenance personnel or a contractor at the owner's expense.

B. The following fees are to be applied based upon the occupancy classification for the building:

  (1) Assembly occupancy:

    (a) 1,001 or more individuals—$360;

    (b) 301 to 1,000 individuals—$240;

    (c) 50 to 300 individuals—$120;

    (d) Fairgrounds, for properties with:

      (i) Nine buildings or less—$240;

      (ii) Ten buildings or more—$480;

  (2) Educational occupancy:

    (a) Elementary school, which includes kindergarten and prekindergarten facilities—$120;

    (b) Middle or junior high school—$180;

    (c) Senior high school—$180;

    (d) Family or group day care homes:

      (i) Initial inspection—$75;

      (ii) Renewal inspection—$50;

    (e) Nursery or day care centers—$100;

  (3) Health care occupancy:

    (a) Ambulatory health care center—$180 per 3,000 square feet or fraction of 3,000 square feet;

    (b) Hospital, nursing home, and limited care facility—$120 per building plus $2.50 per patient bed;

  (4) Detention and correctional occupancy—$120 per building plus $2.50 per rated bed capacity;

  (5) Residential occupancy:

    (a) Hotel and motel—$120 per building plus $2.50 per guest room or suite;

    (b) Dormitory—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;

    (c) Apartment—$120 per building plus $2.50 per apartment;

    (d) Lodging or rooming house—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;

    (e) One and two family dwelling, including alternate living units and foster care homes—$75;

    (f) Board and care home—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;

  (6) Mercantile occupancy:

    (a) Class A—over 30,000 square feet—$300;

    (b) Class B—3,000 to 30,000 square feet—$150;

    (c) Class C—less than 3,000 square feet—$100;

  (7) Business occupancy—$120 per 3,000 square feet or fraction of 3,000 square feet;

  (8) Industrial or storage occupancy:

    (a) Low or ordinary hazard—$120 per 5,000 square feet or fraction of 5,000 square feet;

    (b) High hazard—$200 per 5,000 square feet or fraction of 5,000 square feet;

  (9) Manufactured homes sites and communities—$120 per facility plus $2.50 per site;

  (10) Campgrounds:

    (a) Vehicular campgrounds—$120 per facility plus $2.50 per campsite;

    (b) Campgrounds with sleeping accommodations—$180 per facility plus $2.50 per bed;

    (c) Campgrounds without sleeping accommodations—$120 per facility;

  (11) Outside storage of combustible materials, for example, scrap tires, lumber, mulch, tree stumps, etc.—$60 per acre or fraction of an acre;

  (12) Outside storage of flammable or combustible liquids/gases (drums or tanks)—$120 per 5,000 square feet or fraction of 5,000 square feet; and

  (13) Marinas and piers—$120 plus $1.50 per slip.

C. A fee applies if more than one reinspection outlined in §B of this regulation is required to correct a previously identified code violation as follows:

  (1) Second reinspection—$200; and

  (2) Each additional reinspection—$250.