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N.Y.C. Admin. Code § FC A03: Section FC A03: Permits, Inspections and Plan Examinations
Where this section sits in the code
- New York City Administrative Code
- Title 29
- Chapter 2: New York City Fire Code
A03.1 Permit, inspection and plan examination fees.
The owner or applicant shall pay the following fees for permits, inspections, witnessing of tests, and other services. All such fees are per year, except when based on frequency of inspection or hourly rate, as indicated. Hourly rates are per inspector.
Fee
1. Aerosol products
Store, handle or use up to and including 2,500 pounds (1135 kg)
$105.00
Store, handle or use more than 2,500 pounds (1135 kg)
$210.00
2. Alcohol-based hand rubs
Store, handle or use more than 275 gallons (1041 L) of flammable or combustible alcohol-based hand rubs in portable container designed for consumer use with a capacity not exceeding 68 fluid ounces (2.01 L), that does not require handling of the contents
$105.00
3. Asphalt melters
Store, handle or use an asphalt melter
$105.00
4. Assembly occupancies (places of assembly)
Fire safety inspection/permit (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
Occupancy 75 to 149
$415.00
Occupancy 150 to 499
$520.00
Occupancy 500 to 999
$625.00
Occupancy 1,000 to 2,499
$725.00
Occupancy 2,500 to 9,999
$830.00
Occupancy 10,000 or greater, and arenas and stadiums (per hour)
$210.00
5. Automotive liquid motor fuel-dispensing facilities
Establish and operate an automotive liquid motor fuel-dispensing facility
$105.00
Precision test of underground tank and piping (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Leak detection functionality test (per hour) (frequency of test as required by code or rule)
$210.00
Tank test (per site) (frequency of test as required by code or rule)
$355.00
Tank reopening and repair (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
$320.00
Installation and alteration (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
With discharge lines
For tank with capacity of 4,000 gallons (15 140 L) or less
$980.00
Each additional tank
$210.00
For tank with a capacity greater than 4,000 gallons (15 140 L)
$1,210.00
Each additional tank
$420.00
Without discharge lines
For tank with capacity of 4,000 gallons (15 140 L) or less
$665.00
Each additional tank
$195.00
For tank with a capacity greater than 4,000 gallons (15 140 L)
$840.00
Each additional tank
$385.00
Fire extinguishing system test
Initial installation acceptance test (per system) (per hour)
$210.00
Periodic test (frequency of test as required by code or rule) (per system) (per hour)
$210.00
6. Automotive salvage and wrecking facilities
Establish and operate an automotive salvage and wrecking facility
$105.00
7. Aviation facilities and operations
Maintain or operate an aircraft-fueling vehicle
$105.00
Conduct a helicopter landing at other than an approved heliport, helistop or airport
$315.00
Conduct a helicopter lift operation
$315.00
Conduct a hot air balloon operation
$315.00
8. Bulk plants and terminals and bulk transfer facilities
Store and/or use flammable and combustible liquids in stationary tanks (per equivalent unit of storage)
$70.00
Use following algorithm to determine "equivalent unit of storage": Equivalent unit of storage = (number of millions of gallons of tank capacity at facility) + (3 x number of tanks at facility)
Fire protection system inspection (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Fire department connection inspection (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Periodic inspection and/or test (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Installation of devices, equipment and systems (new or altered), including fire protection systems (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
9. CNG motor fuel-dispensing facilities
Establish and operate a CNG motor fuel-dispensing facility
$625.00
Installation of devices, equipment and systems (new or altered), including fire protection systems (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
10. Cellulose nitrate film
Store
Up to and including 100,000 feet (30 480 000 mm)
$105.00
More than 100,000 feet (30 480 000 mm)
$210.00
Handle and use
$105.00
11. Coke-fueled salamanders
Store, handle or use coke-fueled salamanders at a construction site
$105.00
12. Combustible dust-producing operations
Establish and operate a combustible dust-producing facility
$105.00
13. Combustible fibers
Store less than 20,000 pounds (9080 kg)
$105.00
Store 20,000 pounds (9080 kg) or more
$210.00
14. Combustible liquids (excluding paints, varnishes and lacquers)
Store, handle or use liquids with a flash point of 300°F (149°C) or less
In containers each equal to or less than 55 gallons (208 L):
Up to and including 550 gallons (2082 L)
$105.00
More than 550 gallons (2082 L) up to and including 2,500 gallons (9463 L)
$210.00
Each additional 2,500 gallons (9463 L) or portion thereof
$105.00
In tanks each larger than 55 gallons (208 L)
Up to and including twenty tanks
$125.00
More than twenty tanks
$415.00
Store, handle or use fuel oil in tanks each larger than 55 gallons (208 L)
In buildings where no oil burner certificate of fitness is required
$90.00
In buildings where an oil burner certificate of fitness is required, or for any other purpose
Up to and including twenty tanks
$105.00
More than twenty tanks
$210.00
Store kerosene
Store for retail sale
$105.00
Store for wholesale
$210.00
Store for use
$105.00
Store or handle essential oils
Less than 500 pounds (227 kg)
$50.00
500 pounds (227 kg) or more
$105.00
Store, handle or use petroleum products with a flash point exceeding 300°F (149°C)
In containers each equal to or less than 55 gallons (208 L)
Up to and including 550 gallons (2082 L)
$105.00
More than 550 gallons (2082 L) up to and including 2,500 gallons (9463 L)
$210.00
Each additional 2,500 gallons (9463 L) or portion thereof
$105.00
In tanks each larger than 55 gallons (208 L)
Up to and including twenty tanks
$125.00
More than twenty tanks
$415.00
Store, handle or use waxes, oils and fats (animal, vegetable or mineral)
More than 400 pounds (182 kg) of wax
$105.00
More than 250 gallons (946 L) of oils and/or fats
$105.00
Manufacture combustible liquid
$210.00
Store and/or use fuel oil stored on a marine vessel or watercraft moored to or anchored at privately-owned waterfront property
Included in fees set forth in FC A03.1(8); tank on the vessel is treated as a stationary tank
Store and use fuel oil on a mobile heating and power generation trailer (citywide)
$105.00
15. Combustible materials
Store more than 2,000 cubic feet (57 m
3
)
$105.00
Store flammable plastic foam
Up to and including 6,000 pounds (2724 kg)
$105.00
More than 6,000 pounds (2724 kg)
$210.00
16. Commercial kitchen
Establish and operate each commercial kitchen or other separate cooking area that is a commercial kitchen
$70.00
Acceptance test of fire extinguishing system
As set forth in FC A03.1(29)
17. Compressed gases
Store, handle or use corrosive
$210.00
Store, handle or use flammable (nonliquefied)
$210.00
Store, handle or use flammable (liquefied, noncryogenic, except LPG)
$210.00
Store, handle or use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at construction site
$210.00
Store, handle or use nonflammable (nonliquefied)
$210.00
Store, handle or use nonflammable (liquefied, noncryogenic)
$210.00
Store, handle or use anhydrous liquid ammonia
$210.00
Store, handle or use carbon dioxide, low pressure carbon dioxide beverage dispensing systems
$105.00
Store, handle or use carbon dioxide, all other
$210.00
Store, handle or use acetylene
$210.00
Store, handle or use highly toxic
$210.00
Store, handle or use liquefied chlorine
$105.00
Store, handle or use toxic
$210.00
Store, handle or use unstable (reactive)
$210.00
Store, handle or use water reactive
$210.00
Store, handle or use pyrophoric
$210.00
18. Compressing gases
Maintain or operate a device, equipment or system to compress flammable gas
Compress to a pressure up to and including 15 psig (103.4 kPa)
$210.00
Compress to a pressure more than 15 psig (103.4 kPa)
$415.00
Maintain or operate a device, equipment or system to compress nonflammable gas
$210.00
Maintain or operate a device, equipment or system to compress atmospheric air
Up to and including three compressors
$105.00
Each additional six compressors or portion thereof
$105.00
19. Construction sites
Fire safety inspection (annual fee)
$315.00
20. Corrosive materials
Store, handle or use solid
$50.00
Store, handle or use liquid
In portable containers
$50.00
In tanks (each unit of 1,000 gallons (3785 L) or portion thereof)
$50.00
21. Cryogenic fluids
Store, handle or use flammable
$210.00
Store, handle or use nonflammable
Up to and including 1,300 gallons (4921 L)
$210.00
Each additional 3,900 gallons (14 762 L) or portion thereof
$105.00
22. Distilleries
Establish and operate a distillery, including manufacturing or distilling liquor, spirits or alcohol
$210.00
Store liquor, spirits, raw alcohol or other alcohol (except retail liquor stores and premises where alcohol is sold for consumption on the premises)
In containers, each equal to or less than 55 gallons (208 L), storage tanks, or intermediate bulk container
More than 500 gallons (1893 L) up to and including 1,500 gallons (5678 L)
$105.00
More than 1,500 gallons (5678 L) up to and including 8,000 gallons (30 283 L)
$210.00
Each additional 5,000 gallons (18 925 L) or portion thereof in tanks each larger than 55 gallons (208 L) or intermediate bulk container
$105.00
23. Dry cleaning facilities
Establish and operate a dry cleaning facility
$125.00
24. Decorations
Fire safety inspection of combustible decorations and scenery in:
An assembly occupancy
Included in fee set forth in FC A03.1(4)
Other public gathering places
Included in fee set forth in FC A03.1(68)
25. Energy storage systems, stationary
Install and operate a stationary energy storage system
$210.00
26. Explosives
Store, handle and sell explosives at vendor's facility (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
Initial inspection
$210.00
Subsequent inspection (per hour)
$210.00
Store, handle and use explosives at a job site (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Store small arms ammunition for sale
Up to and including 25 percent of the maximum allowable code quantities
$105.00
More than 25 percent of the maximum allowable code quantities
$210.00
Store black powder or smokeless propellant
Less than 14 pounds (6.4 kg)
$50.00
14 pounds (6.4 kg) or more
$105.00
Store, sell or offer for sale low explosives at a location other than a vendor's facility or job site (frequency of inspection as required by code) (per hour)
$210.00
27. Fire apparatus services (as required by code, rule, permit or hazardous materials release)
Firefighting apparatus (per hour) (per apparatus)
$525.00
Other services
Hourly fee based on cost of services, including travel time, overtime, expenses and overhead
28. In-building auxiliary radio communication systems and other in-building radio communication systems
To maintain and operate an in-building auxiliary radio communication system or other in-building radio communication system
$105.00
29. Fire protection systems
Acceptance tests
Commercial cooking fire extinguishing system (per system)
Mechanical only
$285.00
Mechanical and electrical
$580.00
Fire and carbon monoxide alarm and communication systems (per system) (per hour)
$210.00
Fire extinguishing systems, mechanical and electrical, (per system) (per hour)
Aerosol
$210.00
Carbon dioxide
$210.00
Clean agent
$210.00
Dry chemical
$210.00
Foam
$210.00
Water mist
$210.00
Wet chemical
$210.00
Fire and booster pumps (per pump) (per hour)
Electric driven, mechanical and electrical
$210.00
Engine driven
$210.00
Periodic tests (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
Sprinkler system
One fire department connection
$320.00
Each additional fire department connection
$275.00
Trip test (per valve) (per hour)
$210.00
Flow test
$105.00
Standpipe system
One fire department connection
$365.00
Each additional fire department connection
$210.00
Combination sprinkler/standpipe system
One fire department connection
$365.00
Each additional fire department connection
$210.00
30. Fireworks displays
Permit application
$210.00
Site inspection (per hour)
$210.00
Monitoring of fireworks display (including pre-display operations and post-display safety measures) (per hour)
$210.00
31. Flammable liquids (excluding paint, varnish and lacquer)
Store, handle or use in containers, each equal to or less than 55 gallons (208 L)
Up to and including 550 gallons (2082 L)
$105.00
More than 550 gallons (2082 L) up to and including 2,500 gallons (9463 L)
$210.00
Each additional 2,500 gallons (9463 L) or portion thereof
$105.00
Store, handle or use in tanks, each larger than 55 gallons (208 L)
Up to and including ten tanks
$210.00
More than ten tanks
$415.00
Store, handle and use gasoline or other petroleum products in containers, each equal to or less than 55 gallons (208 L)
Up to and including 55 gallons (208 L)
$50.00
More than 55 gallons (208 L)
$105.00
Store and handle for retail sale
Up to and including 100 gallons (379 L)
$95.00
More than 100 gallons (379 L)
$105.00
Store and use gasoline in quantities exceeding 2 1/2 gallons (9.5 L) in a single item of portable fuel equipment or an aggregate of 10 gallons (38 L) in all portable fueled equipment
$105.00
Manufacture flammable liquid
$210.00
Manufacture or distill liquor, spirits or alcohol
Included in fee set forth in FC A03.1(22)
32. Flammable solids
Store, handle or use
$105.00
Store, handle and use nitrocellulose products in manufacture
$210.00
33. Fleet fueling
Transfer of Class II and III liquids directly from a cargo tank into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle
$210.00
34. Floor finishing operations
Conduct a floor finishing operation
$105.00
35. Fruit and crop ripening
Establish and operate a fruit or crop ripening facility
$105.00
36. Fumigation and insecticidal fogging
Establish and operate a toxic or flammable fumigation and insecticidal fogging facility
$105.00
37. High rise office buildings, and hotels and motels
Fire safety inspection (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
$570.00
38. Highly toxic materials
Store, handle or use liquid
$105.00
Store, handle or use solid
$105.00
39. Hazardous production materials (HPM)
Store, handle or use hazardous production materials at an HPM facility
$315.00
40.
High-piled combustible storage
Maintain or operate a high-piled combustible storage facility
Up to and including 5,000 square feet (465 m
2
) of high-piled combustible storage
$105.00
More than 5,000 square feet (465 m
2
) of high-piled combustible storage
$210.00
41. Hot work operations
Citywide operations
$105.00
Site-specific hot work program
$105.00
Use of flammable gas with oxygen
$105.00
Use of flammable gas without oxygen at a construction site
$105.00
Use of electric arc equipment at a construction site
$105.00
Use of any open flame in a torch-applied roof system
$105.00
Public demonstration of hot work, other than in an accredited educational institution or program
$105.00
42. Hydrogen fuel gas rooms
Establish and operate a hydrogen fuel gas room for the generation, storage, handling and use of gaseous hydrogen
$210.00
43. Hydrogen motor fuel-dispensing facilities
Establish and operate a hydrogen motor fuel-dispensing facility
$105.00
44. Industrial furnaces
Install and operate an industrial furnace
$105.00
45. Inspections, re-inspections and witnessed tests
Inspections or witnessed tests required or authorized by the code or rules, the fee for which is not otherwise specified herein (per hour)
$210.00
Re-inspections in connection with permit or inspection required or authorized by code or rule, to confirm correction of violation(s) (per hour)
$210.00
Failure to provide access for a scheduled inspection or witnessed test
$105.00
Late cancellation of a scheduled inspection or witnessed test (notice of less than one business day)
$105.00
46. Laboratories, non-production
Maintain or operate a non-production laboratory
Original permit (per laboratory unit)
Up to and including 2,500 square feet (232 m
2
)
$210.00
More than 2,500 square feet (232 m
2
)
$315.00
Renewal permits (per laboratory unit)
Up to and including 2,500 square feet (232 m
2
)
$105.00
More than 2,500 square feet (232 m
2
)
$210.00
47. Liquefied petroleum gases
Store, handle or use
$210.00
48. Lumber yards
Storage of lumber at lumber yards
$105.00
49. Marine liquid motor fuel-dispensing facilities
Establish and operate a marine liquid motor fuel-dispensing facility
$105.00
Precision test of underground tank and piping (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Leak detection functionality test (frequency of test as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Tank test (per site) (frequency of test as required by code or rule)
$355.00
Tank reopening and repair (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
$320.00
Installation and alteration (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
With discharge lines
For tank with capacity up to and including 4,000 gallons (15 140 L)
$980.00
Each additional tank
$210.00
For tank with a capacity more than 4,000 gallons (15 140 L)
$1,210.00
Each additional tank
$420.00
Without discharge lines
For tank with capacity up to and including 4,000 gallons (15 140 L)
$665.00
Each additional tank
$195.00
For tank with a capacity more than 4,000 gallons (15 140 L)
$840.00
Each additional tank
$385.00
Fire extinguishing system test
Initial installation acceptance test (per system)
$750.00
Periodic test (frequency of test as required by code or rule) (per system)
$750.00
50. Methane recovery facilities
Establish and operate a methane recovery facility (per hour)
$210.00
Installation of devices, equipment and systems (new or altered), (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Periodic inspection/test (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
51. Natural gas liquefaction facilities
Establish and operate natural gas liquefaction facility (per hour)
$210.00
Installation of devices, equipment and systems (new or altered), (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
Periodic inspection/test (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule) (per hour)
$210.00
52. Non-tobacco hookah establishments
Establish and operate a non-tobacco hookah establishment
$105.00
53. Open flames
Fire safety inspection for use of an open flame in:
A place of assembly
Included in fee set forth in FC A03.1(4)
Other public gathering places
Included in fee set forth in FC A03.1(68)
A covered mall (per hour)
$210.00
54. Organic coatings
Manufacture organic coating
$210.00
55. Organic peroxides
Store, handle or use liquid
$210.00
Store, handle or use solid
$210.00
56. Oxidizing materials
Store, handle or use liquid (per hour)
$210.00
Store, handle or use solid (per hour)
$210.00
Store, handle or use hydrogen peroxide, (concentration of 35 percent or more)
Up to and including 150 gallons (568 L) in containers
$50.00
More than 150 (568 L) gallons in containers
$105.00
In bulk, per 1,000 gallons (3785 L) or portion thereof
$50.00
57. Paints, varnishes and lacquers with a flash point of 300°F (149°C) or less
Store, handle or use paint, varnish and lacquer
Up to and including 1,000 gallons (3785 L)
$105.00
More than 1,000 gallons (3785 L)
$210.00
Manufacture, mix or compound
$210.00
58. Plan examinations
Review of design and installation documents, except as otherwise provided in FC A03.1(51)*
$420.00
* Editor's note: correct reference should be FC A03.1(58).
Review of ARC system commissioning plan
Original submission
$420.00, plus $50.00 per building floor included in application
Five-year recertification
$420.00, plus $50.00 per building floor included in application
Review of design and installation documents for commercial cooking systems
$210.00
Review of fire protection plan
$420.00
Review of fire safety and evacuation plan
$210.00
Review of emergency action plan
Original application
$525.00
Amended application (per hour) (total not to exceed $525.00)
$210.00
Review of combined fire safety and evacuation plan and emergency action plan
Original application
$630.00
Amended application (per hour) (total not to exceed $630.00)
$210.00
Review of professionally certified application
$210.00
Supplemental review of new technology applications (including plans filed pursuant to FC 102.8 and 104.9) and other applications requiring complex technical analyses
$525.00
Late plan filing
Filing of design and installation documents for new or altered facility or installation from the date of commencement of work without approved design and installation documents to one year from such date
50% surcharge
Filing of design and installation documents for new or altered facility or installation more than one year after the date of commencement of work without approved design and installation documents
100% surcharge
59. Portable fueled space heaters
Store, handle or use
$210.00
60. Pyrophoric materials
Store, handle or use liquid
$105.00
Store, handle or use solid
$105.00
61. Pyroxylin plastics
Store, handle or use raw pyroxylin plastics
$105.00
Use of raw pyroxylin plastics in manufacture of products
$210.00
62. Refrigerating systems
Install and operate a refrigerating system (per compressor)
$105.00
63. Repair garages
Establish and operate a repair garage
$105.00
64. Smoking rooms
Fire safety inspection in health care facilities (frequency of inspection as required by code or rule)
$105.00
65. Special effects
Special effects permit application
$210.00
Production company special effects permit application
$210.00
Site inspection (per hour)
$210.00
Central storage facility permit application
$210.00
Monitoring of special effects operations (per hour)
$210.00
66. Special services
Requests for an inspection, witnessing of test, or other services, at times other than regular business hours, or other special circumstances
Hourly fee based on cost of services, including travel time, overtime, expenses and overhead
67. Spraying and dipping operations
Conduct a spraying or dipping operation
$310.00
68. Street fairs and other public gatherings or gathering places
Review of site plan (per hour)
$210.00
Fire safety inspection (per hour)
$210.00
69. Sulfur
Store, handle or use up to and including 1,500 pounds (681 kg)
$50.00
Store, handle or use more than 1,500 pounds (681 kg)
$105.00
70. Tar kettles
Store, handle or use a tar kettle
$105.00
71. Tire-rebuilding plants
Establish and operate a tire-rebuilding plant
$210.00
72. Tires, scrap tires and tire byproducts
Store tires, scrap tires and tire byproducts
$70.00
73. Toxic materials
Store, handle or use liquid
$105.00
Store, handle or use solid
$105.00
74. Transportation of hazardous materials
Combustible liquid by motor vehicle
$105.00
Compressed gas by motor vehicle
$105.00
Explosives by marine vessel or watercraft (per hour)
$210.00
Explosives by motor vehicle (per hour)
$210.00
Firefighting apparatus escort (as required by code or rule) (per hour) (per apparatus)
$525.00
Flammable liquid by motor vehicle
$105.00
75. Unstable (reactive) materials
Store, handle or use liquid
$105.00
Store, handle or use solid
$105.00
76. Water-reactive materials
Store, handle or use liquid
$105.00
Store, handle or use solid
$105.00
Store calcium carbide
Up to and including 600 pounds (272 kg)
$105.00
More than 600 pounds (272 kg)
$210.00
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