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R-2024-157 - 6/27/2024 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-157 A RESOLUTION AMENDING "APPENDIX A: FEES, RATES AND CHARGES" TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF ROUND ROCK,TEXAS, RELATED TO FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION FEES AND PERMIT FEES WHEREAS, the City desires to amend certain fees related to fire prevention and protection fees and permit fees from"Appendix A: Fees, Rates and Charges"; Now Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, I. That the following fees set forth in "Appendix A: Fees, Rates and Charges" to the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, related to Fire Prevention and Protection are hereby amended as follows: CHAPTER 16—FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION Article IV. Burning: 16-110(b)(2) Site inspection fee to accompany application for $100.00 plus $50.00 per additional permit for pyrotechnic display show II. That the following fees set forth in "Appendix A: Fees, Rates and Charges" to the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, related to Permit Fees are hereby amended as follows: 0I 12.20242:4878-9867-0530/ss2 PART III—ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 8—ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Article X. Buildings and Building Regulations: 8-106 Failure to obtain permit: Where work for which a permit is required by the Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees herein specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double Double Fee fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of the Code in execution of that work, nor from any other penalties prescribed by the Code. Reinspection fee: Upon notification by the permit holder or his agent, the Building Official or the Fire Department shall make the necessary inspection and shall either approve that portion of the construction as third re-inspection -$100.00 completed or shall notify the permit holder or his fourth re-inspection and each agent of any violation of the Code. If upon re- additional re-inspection after the inspections a portion of the construction is not fourth re-inspection -$250.00 approved, a fee in the amount shown shall be paid for any subsequent re-inspections of the construction not approved. Structural steel inspection fee: The greater of$100.00 or$0.07 per For any type of construction where structural steel square foot of the total floor space components will be included, the applicant for a contained within the steel frame, building permit shall pay a fee in the amount shown plus the total area covered by, but not contained within,the steel frame 2 Where the steel frame components are a minimal part of the construction being permitted and require no more than two inspections as determined by the Building Official,the structural $100.00 steel assessment fee shall be as shown. The applicant shall be entitled to a refund of such fee in the event no structural steel inspection is actually made. Fire sprinkler systems inspection fee: Fire sprinkler system plan review and inspection: For any type of construction which includes a fire $100.00 plus $2.00 for each sprinkler system, a fee for the review of sprinkler sprinkler head in excess of 20 heads plans, visual inspection, and "hydrostatic test" inspection of the system in the amount shown shall (two inspections included) be paid at the time of filing the permit application For any type of construction which includes a fire sprinkler system of 20 heads or less, a fee for the $100.00 review of sprinkler plans and visual inspection in the amount shown shall be paid at the time of filing (two inspections included) the permit application Re-inspections: Upon notification by the permit holder or his agent, the Fire Department shall make the necessary inspection and shall either approve the fire sprinkler system plan as installed or notify $100.00 for the third inspection the permit holder or his agent of any violations of $250.00 for the fourth inspection the Fire Code. If upon inspection a portion of the and any additional re-inspection fire sprinkler system inspected is not approved a after the fourth re-inspection fee in the amount shown shall be paid for any subsequent re-inspections of the fire sprinkler system. Partial visual inspection fee: For requests to visually inspect only a portion of a fire sprinkler system, rather than the entire system at once, an additional $100.00 fee in the amount shown shall be paid for each partial inspection requested in addition to the 3 initial sprinkler system plan review fee Fire systems inspection fee: For any type of construction which includes a fire system other than a sprinkler system, including kitchen hood suppression systems and paint hood $150.00 per system suppression systems, an inspection fee in the (two inspections included) amount shown shall be paid at the time of filing the permit application For any type of construction which includes an alternate auto extinguishing system, an inspection $150.00 per system fee in the amount shown shall be paid at the time (two inspections included) of filing the permit application Alarm plans review and inspection fee: For any type of construction which includes a fire alarm system with more than five devices, a fee for $100.00 plus$2.00 for each alarm plan review, including two inspections, shall be paid device in excess of five devices at the time of filing the permit application in the amount shown For any type of construction which includes a fire alarm system with five devices or less, or for panel replacements, a fee for plan review, including two $100.00 inspections, shall be paid at the time of filing the permit application in the amount shown Upon notification by the permit holder or his agent, the Fire Department shall make the necessary inspection and shall either approve the fire alarm third re-inspection $100.00 system plan as installed or notify the permit holder of his agent of any violations of the Fire Code. If fourth re-inspection and each upon inspection a portion of the fire alarm system additional re-inspection after the inspected is not approved, a fee in the amount fourth re-inspection - $250.00 shown shall be paid for any subsequent re- inspections of the fire alarm system 4 Institutional facility inspection fees: The Fire Department shall provide fire prevention inspections of the institutional facilities as requested $80.00 plus$1.00 per bed for Institutional facility inspection fees shall be paid to hospitals and nursing homes the Fire Department at the time of request, in the $80.00 for institutional facilities amounts shown which require a day care or foster care license from the state License reinspection of institutional or private Half of the amount of the original facilities inspection fee No refunds: Except as provided herein under structural steel inspection fee, after an application for a building permit has been made and the permit fee paid, there will be no refunds made by the City to applicant Expired permits: Once a building permit has expired, the applicant must reapply for a new permit and pay all applicable fees Permit extension before expiration with no changes $100.00 Additional fire inspection, plan, and permit fees: $150.00 Specialized plan review (two inspections included) Resubmittal plan fees with plan changes $100.00 Private inspection request or licensed inspection $80.00 5 based on government requirements Inspections outside the city's normal work hours $150.00 plus$150.00 per hour or (one inspector) fraction thereof after the first hour Inspections outside the city's normal work hours $300.00 plus$300.00 per hour or (2 or more inspectors) fraction thereof after the first hour Access control systems $150.00 New fire pump inspections $150.00 per pump Above ground water storage tank inspection $150.00 $150.00 per tank Underground tanks/lines installation or removal (two inspections included) $150.00 per tank Above ground tanks/lines installation or removal (two inspections included) Underground fire line $150.00 $150.00 Emergency responder radio coverage permit (two inspections included) Fire apparatus access gate addition or modification $50.00 permit (two inspections included) Special event permit $100.00 Fire standby/event(one staff member) $150.00 plus$150.00 per hour or fraction thereof after the first hour Fire standby/event (two or more staff members) $300.00 plus$300.00 per hour or fraction thereof after the first hour Tent Inspections(for tents over 700 square feet) $75.00 per tent 6 High piled combustible storage permit $100.00 Conditional use operational or special use permit $100.00 (carnivals, special construction operations, etc.) Mobile food fire inspections $75.00 Standpipe inspection/flow test(new standpipe $450.00 for first building plus$150 only) for each additional building Copies of inspection reports: Additional copies of any inspections or fire report prepared by the Fire Department shall be available $100.00 for an additional charge as shown Environmental research fee: Requests to the Fire Department for environmental site research shall be subject to a fee in the amount $100.00 plus$35.00 per hour or shown to cover the costs of research and fraction thereof after the first hour production III. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. IV. The amended fees set forth herein shall become effective October 1, 2024. 7 RESOLVED this 27th day of June, 2024. CRAIG YIORG , Mayor City of Round R ck, Texas ATTEST: MEAGAN SANKS, ty Clerk 8 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-157 A RESOLUTION AMENDING"APPENDIX A: FEES, RATES AND CHARGES"TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF ROUND ROCK,TEXAS,RELATED TO FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION FEES AND PERMIT FEES WHEREAS, the City desires to amend certain fees related to fire prevention and protection fees and permit fees from"Appendix A: Fees, Rates and Charges";Now Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, I. That the following fees set forth in "Appendix A: Fees, Rates and Charges" to the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, related to Fire Prevention and Protection are hereby amended as follows: CHAPTER 16—FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION Article IV. Burning: Site inspection fee to accompany application for $ 88100.00 plus$50.00 per 16-110(b)(2) permit for pyrotechnic display additional show II. That the following fees set forth in "Appendix A: Fees, Rates and Charges" to the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, related to Permit Fees are hereby amended as follows: 0112.20242;487&9867-0530/a2 PART III—ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 8—ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Article X. Buildings and Building Regulations: 8-106 Failure to obtain permit: Where work for which a permit is required by the Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit,the fees herein specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double Double Fee fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of the Code in execution of that work, nor from any other penalties prescribed by the Code. Reinspection fee: Upon notification by the permit holder or his agent, the Building Official or the Fire Department shall make the necessary inspection and shall either approve that portion of the construction as $-59 AAthird re-inspection-$100.00 completed or shall notify the permit holder or his fourth re-inspection and each agent of any violation of the Code. If upon re- additional re-inspection after the inspections a portion of the construction is not fourth re-inspection-$250.00 approved,a fee in the amount shown shall be paid for any subsequent re-inspections of the construction not approved. Structural steel inspection fee: The greater of$100.00 or$0.07 per For any type of construction where structural steel square foot of the total floor space components will be included,the applicant for a contained within the steel frame, building permit shall pay a fee in the amount shown plus the total area covered by, but not contained within,the steel frame 2 Where the steel frame components are a minimal part of the construction being permitted and require no more than two inspections as determined by the Building Official,the structural $100.00 steel assessment fee shall be as shown.The applicant shall be entitled to a refund of such fee in the event no structural steel inspection is actually made. Fire sprinkler systems inspection fee: Fire sprinkler system plan review and inspection: For any type of construction which includes a fire $6"100.00 f9F eaGh FiseF plus sprinkler system,a fee for the review of sprinkler $2.00 for each sprinkler head in plans,visual inspection,and hydFabilie-leak excess of 2520 heads "hydrostatic test"-inspection of the system in the amount shown shall be paid at the time of filing the (two inspections included) permit application For any type of construction which includes a fire sprinkler system of 20 heads or less,a fee for the $100.00 review of sprinkler plans and visual inspection in the amount shown shall be paid at the time of filing (two inspections included) the permit application Re-inspections: Upon notification by the permit holder or his agent,the Fire Department shall make the necessary inspection and shall either approve $79 00100.00 for the third the fire sprinkler system plan as installed or notify inspection the permit holder or his agent of any violations of the Fire Code. If upon inspection a portion of the $250.00 for the fourth inspection fire sprinkler system inspected is not approved a and any additional re-inspection fee in the amount shown shall be paid for any after the fourth re-inspection subsequent re-inspections of the fire sprinkler system. Partial visual inspection fee: For requests to visually inspect only a portion of a fire sprinkler system, rather than the entire system at once, an additional $ 00100.00 fee in the amount shown shall be paid for each partial inspection requested in addition to the 3 initial sprinkler system plan review fee Fire systems inspection fee: For any type of construction which includes a fire system other than a sprinkler system, including kitchen hood suppression systems and paint hood $�8-99150.00 per system suppression systems,an inspection fee in the (two inspections included) amount shown shall be paid at the time of filing the permit application For any type of construction which includes an alternate auto extinguishing system,an inspection $150.00 per system fee in the amount shown shall be paid at the time (two inspections included) of filing the permit application Alarm plans review and inspection fee: For any type of construction which includes a fire alarm system with more than five devices,a fee for ' $b&99100.00#eeaE# e�plus plan review, including $4 992.00 for each alarm device in nspection, two inspections, excess of five devices shall be paid at the time of filing the permit application in the amount shown For any type of construction which includes a fire alarm system with five devices or less,or for panel replacements,a fee for plan review, including two $100.00 inspections,shall be paid at the time of filing the permit application in the amount shown Upon notification by the permit holder or his agent, the Fire Department shall make the necessary inspection and shall either approve the fire alarm third re-inspection$59.99100.00 system plan as installed or notify the permit holder of his agent of any violations of the Fire Code. If fourth re-inspection and each upon inspection a portion of the fire alarm system additional re-inspection after the inspected is not approved, a fee in the amount fourth re-inspection-$250.00 shown shall be paid for any subsequent re- inspections of the fire alarm system 4 Institutional facility inspection fees: The Fire Department shall provide fire prevention inspections of the institutional facilities as requested $80.00 plus$1.00 per bed for Institutional facility inspection fees shall be paid to hospitals and nursing homes the Fire Department at the time of request, in the $1;A-9980.00 for institutional amounts shown facilities which require a day care or foster care license from the state License reinspection of institutional or private Half of the amount of the original facilities inspection fee No refunds: Except as provided herein under structural steel inspection fee,after an application for a building permit has been made and the permit fee paid, there will be no refunds made by the City to applicant Expired permits: Once a building permit has expired,the applicant must reapply for a new permit and pay all applicable fees Permit extension before expiration with no changes $100.00 Additional fire inspection, plan, and permit fees: 150.00 Specialized plan review (two inspections included) Resubmittal plan fees with plan changes $100.00 Private inspection request or licensed inspection 80.00 5 based on government requirements Inspections outside the city's normal work hours $150.00 plus$150.00 per hour or (one inspector) fraction thereof after the first hour Inspections outside the city's normal work hours $300.00 plus$300.00 per hour or (2 or more inspectors) fraction thereof after the first hour Access control systems $150.00 New fire pump inspections $150.00 per pump Above ground water storage tank inspection $150.00 $150.00 per tank Underground tanks/lines installation or removal (two inspections included) $150.00 per tank Above ground tanks/lines installation or removal (two inspections included) Underground fire line $150.00 150.00 Emergency responder radio coverage permit (two inspections included) Fire apparatus access gate addition or modification 50.00 permit (two inspections included) Special event permit $100.00 Fire standby/event(one staff member) $150.00 plus$150.00 per hour or fraction thereof after the first hour Fire standby/event(two or more staff members) $300.00 plus$300.00 per hour or fraction thereof after the first hour Tent Inspections(for tents over 700 square feet) $75.00 per tent 6 High piled combustible storage permit $100.00 Conditional use operational or special use permit 100.00 (carnivals,special construction operations,etc.) Mobile food fire inspections 75.00 Standpipe inspection/flow test(new standpipe $450.00 for first building plus$150 only) for each additional building Copies of inspection reports: Additional copies of any inspections or fire report prepared by the Fire Department shall be available $3-99100.00 for an additional charge as shown Environmental research fee: Requests to the Fire Department for environmental site research shall be subject to a fee in the amount $100.00 plus$35.00 per hour or shown to cover the costs of research and fraction thereof after the first hour production III. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. IV. The amended fees set forth herein shall become effective October 1, 2024. 7 RESOLVED this 27th day of June, 2024. CRAIG MORGAN,Mayor City of Round Rock,Texas ATTEST: MEAGAN SPINKS, City Clerk 8