1. 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.

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

   1. (1) Assembly occupancy:

      1. (a) 1,001 or more individuals—$360;
      2. (b) 301 to 1,000 individuals—$240;
      3. (c) 50 to 300 individuals—$120;

      4. (d) Fairgrounds, for properties with:

         1. (i) Nine buildings or less—$240;
         2. (ii) Ten buildings or more—$480;

   2. (2) Educational occupancy:

      1. (a) Elementary school, which includes kindergarten and prekindergarten facilities—$120;
      2. (b) Middle or junior high school—$180;
      3. (c) Senior high school—$180;

      4. (d) Family or group day care homes:

         1. (i) Initial inspection—$75;
         2. (ii) Renewal inspection—$50;
      5. (e) Nursery or day care centers—$100;

   3. (3) Health care occupancy:

      1. (a) Ambulatory health care center—$180 per 3,000 square feet or fraction of 3,000 square feet;
      2. (b) Hospital, nursing home, and limited care facility—$120 per building plus $2.50 per patient bed;
   4. (4) Detention and correctional occupancy—$120 per building plus $2.50 per rated bed capacity;

   5. (5) Residential occupancy:

      1. (a) Hotel and motel—$120 per building plus $2.50 per guest room or suite;
      2. (b) Dormitory—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;
      3. (c) Apartment—$120 per building plus $2.50 per apartment;
      4. (d) Lodging or rooming house—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;
      5. (e) One and two family dwelling, including alternate living units and foster care homes—$75;
      6. (f) Board and care home—$120 per building plus $2.50 per bed;

   6. (6) Mercantile occupancy:

      1. (a) Class A—over 30,000 square feet—$300;
      2. (b) Class B—3,000 to 30,000 square feet—$150;
      3. (c) Class C—less than 3,000 square feet—$100;
   7. (7) Business occupancy—$120 per 3,000 square feet or fraction of 3,000 square feet;

   8. (8) Industrial or storage occupancy:

      1. (a) Low or ordinary hazard—$120 per 5,000 square feet or fraction of 5,000 square feet;
      2. (b) High hazard—$200 per 5,000 square feet or fraction of 5,000 square feet;
   9. (9) Manufactured homes sites and communities—$120 per facility plus $2.50 per site;

   10. (10) Campgrounds:

       1. (a) Vehicular campgrounds—$120 per facility plus $2.50 per campsite;
       2. (b) Campgrounds with sleeping accommodations—$180 per facility plus $2.50 per bed;
       3. (c) Campgrounds without sleeping accommodations—$120 per facility;
   11. (11) Outside storage of combustible materials, for example, scrap tires, lumber, mulch, tree stumps, etc.—$60 per acre or fraction of an acre;
   12. (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. (13) Marinas and piers—$120 plus $1.50 per slip.

3. 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. (1) Second reinspection—$200; and
   2. (2) Each additional reinspection—$250.

Authority: Public Safety Article, §6-206, Title 6, Subtitle 3, and Title 9, Subtitle 7, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 30, 1993 (20:17 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .06A amended as an emergency provision effective June 10, 1994 (21:13 Md. R. 1152); amended permanently effective October 10, 1994 (21:20 Md. R. 1733)

Regulation .07B amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510)

Regulation .01C amended effective November 1, 2014 (41:20 Md. R. 1113)

Regulations .02—.04 amended and chapter recodified from COMAR 12.03.04 to COMAR 29.06.04 effective January 14, 1999 (26:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 1, 2004 (30:19 Md. R. 1336); January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510); April 1, 2012 (39:1 Md. R. 21)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510); April 1, 2012 (39:1 Md. R. 21)

Regulation .04B, G amended effective January 1, 2004 (30:19 Md. R. 1336)

Regulation .05 amended effective January 1, 2004 (30:19 Md. R. 1336); January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510); April 1, 2012 (39:1 Md. R. 21)

Regulation .05A amended effective November 1, 2014 (41:20 Md. R. 1113)

Regulation .06 amended effective January 1, 2004 (30:19 Md. R. 1336); January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510); April 1, 2012 (39:1 Md. R. 21)

Regulation .07B amended and C adopted effective January 1, 2004 (30:19 Md. R. 1336)

Regulation .07B, C amended effective January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510); April 1, 2012 (39:1 Md. R. 21)

Regulation .08 amended effective January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510)

Regulation .08B amended effective January 1, 2004 (30:19 Md. R. 1336); January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510)

Regulation .09 amended effective January 1, 2008 (34:17 Md. R. 1510)