TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE

SUBCODE "A" (THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE)


SECTION A-904.0 FIRE PREVENTION CODE FEES


A-904.1 General: Fees for permits, licenses, appeals and services related to activity regulated by the Fire Prevention Code shall be as set forth in this section.

A-904.2 Operation permit: The fee for an Operation Permit shall be $75.00 per item as follows:

1. Bowling Lane Resurfacing/
Bowling Pin Refinishing.....Per operation


2. Tent/Air Supported
Structure................ Per tent or structure

3. Welding or Cutting............Per operation

4. Transportation of Explosives,
less than 1,000 pounds
(454 kg)........................Per operation

5. Use of Explosives..............Per operation

6. Tank Alteration or Repair..........Per tank

7. Tank Installation......................Per tank

8. Oil Burner Installation...............Per unit

  1. Tank Abandonment or
Removal..............................Per tank

10. Underground Tank Test.............Per tank

A-904.3 Assisted operation permit: The fee for an Assisted Operation Permit shall be $300.00 per item as follows:

  1. Fire Department Assistance,
Testing Fire Pumps............Per pump

  1. Transportation of Explosives,
1,000 pounds (454 kg) or
more........................Per movement

3. Fireworks Display...............Per event

A-904.4 Facility operation license: The annual fee for a Facility Operation License shall be $50.00 per Category I facility, $75.00 per Category II facility and $250.00 per Category III facility as follows:

Category
1. Family Child Day Care Home.........
I


2. Crop-ripening and Coloring............
II


3. Dry Cleaning Plant.....................
II


4. Finishing Shop...........................
II


5. Storage of Lumber......................
III


6. Organic Coating Manufacture......
II


  1. Vehicle Wrecking Yard,
Junk Yard or Waste Material
Handling Facility......................
III


8. Acetylene Generator....................
II


9. Motor Vehicle Repair Shop............
II


A. Mechanical repair
B. Body repair with painting
C. Body repair without painting

A-904.4.1 Inspection: Prior to approval of an initial Category II or III facility operation license, the code official shall conduct an inspection. The fee for such pre-license inspection shall be $100.00 paid upon application and shall be non-refundable, but shall be credited in the amount of 50 percent toward an approved license fee.

A-904.5 Trade license: The annual fee for a Trade or Practice License shall be $75.00 for a Category I license and $200.00 for a Category II license as follows:

Category
  1. Fire Suppression Systems
Contracting................................
II


2. Fire Alarm Systems Inspector..........
II


3. Welding or Cutting.......................
I


4. Transporter of Explosives...............
I


5. Use of Explosives........................
I


6. Tank Installation and Repair............
I


7. Oil Burner Installation and Repair......
I


  1. Flammable and Combustible Liquid
Tank and Equipment Tester............
I

A-904.6 Trade license application: The fee for a Trade or Practice License application and examination shall be $50.00 for the first examination and $25.00 for each subsequent examination for the following:

1. Tank Installation and Repair
2. Oil Burner Installation and Repair

A-904.7 Hazardous materials handling license: The annual fee for a Hazardous Materials Handling License shall be $75.00 per building or yard; except as noted for stationary tank storage, for the following:

1. Manufacture or Storage of Matches

2. Cylinder Storage, Gas Welding or Cutting

3. Storage of Calcium Carbide

4. Cylinder Storage, Welding or Cutting, Acetylene Generator

5. Storage or Sale of Aerosol Products

6. Storage or Handling of Cellulose Nitrate (Pyroxylin) Plastics

7. Compressed Gas

8. Storage or Use of Corrosives

9. Cryogenic Liquids

10. Explosive Materials

11. Flammable and Combustible Liquids Handling

12. Flammable Solids

13. Toxic Solids and Liquids

14. Irritants, Sensitizers and Health Hazards

15. Liquified Petroleum Gas

16. Organic Peroxides

17. Liquid and Solid Oxidizers

18. Pyrophoric Materials

19. Radioactive Materials

20. Unstable (Reactive) Materials

21. Water-Reactive Materials

22. Flammable and Combustible Liquids Stationary Tank Storage............$75.00 per tank;
$2,250.00 maximum per facility

A-904.7.1 Inspection: Prior to approval of an initial hazardous materials handling license, the code official shall conduct an inspection. The fee for such pre-license inspection shall be $75.00 paid upon application and shall be non-refundable, but shall be credited toward an approved license fee.

A-904.8 Miscellaneous fees: The fees for services established or related to enforcement of the Fire Prevention Code shall be as follows:

1. Variance Appeal to the Board of
Safety and Fire Prevention.......100.00
per building

2. Automatic Fire Suppression
and/or Standpipe System
Test Permit.........................$30.00
per test

3. Lawful Occupancy Sign (See
A-302.6.5 for initial issue).......$20.00
for replacement of a
lost or damaged sign

4. High-Rise Building
Inspection Fee.............................$0.01
per square foot per year

5. Regulated Facility Hazardous
Chemical Fee......................$75.00
per chemical per year

6. Emergency Planning Fee.........$100.00
per year