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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 29.06.04.07" title_num="29" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="04" heading="Fees for Fire Safety Inspections.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The following fees are to be applied based upon the occupancy classification for the building:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Assembly occupancy:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>1,001 or more individuals—$360;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>301 to 1,000 individuals—$240;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>50 to 300 individuals—$120;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Fairgrounds, for properties with:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Nine buildings or less—$240;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Ten buildings or more—$480;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Educational occupancy:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Elementary school, which includes kindergarten and prekindergarten facilities—$120;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Middle or junior high school—$180;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Senior high school—$180;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Family or group day care homes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Initial inspection—$75;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Renewal inspection—$50;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Nursery or day care centers—$100;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Health care occupancy:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Ambulatory health care center—$180 per 3,000 square feet or fraction of 3,000 square feet;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Hospital, nursing home, and limited care facility—$120 per building plus $2.50 per patient bed;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Detention and correctional occupancy—$120 per building plus $2.50 per rated bed capacity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Residential occupancy:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Hotel and motel—$120 per building plus $2.50 per guest room or suite;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Dormitory—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Apartment—$120 per building plus $2.50 per apartment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Lodging or rooming house—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>One and two family dwelling, including alternate living units and foster care homes—$75;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Board and care home—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Mercantile occupancy:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Class A—over 30,000 square feet—$300;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Class B—3,000 to 30,000 square feet—$150;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Class C—less than 3,000 square feet—$100;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Business occupancy—$120 per 3,000 square feet or fraction of 3,000 square feet;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Industrial or storage occupancy:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Low or ordinary hazard—$120 per 5,000 square feet or fraction of 5,000 square feet;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>High hazard—$200 per 5,000 square feet or fraction of 5,000 square feet;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Manufactured homes sites and communities—$120 per facility plus $2.50 per site;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Campgrounds:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Vehicular campgrounds—$120 per facility plus $2.50 per campsite;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Campgrounds with sleeping accommodations—$180 per facility plus $2.50 per bed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Campgrounds without sleeping accommodations—$120 per facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Outside storage of combustible materials, for example, scrap tires, lumber, mulch, tree stumps, etc.—$60 per acre or fraction of an acre;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Marinas and piers—$120 plus $1.50 per slip.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Second reinspection—$200; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Each additional reinspection—$250.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>