§ 4-8-042 — Inspections of and inspection fees for a place for eating

4-8-042 Inspections of and inspection fees for a place for eating.

(a) The Building Commissioner shall make an inspection every two years of each place for eating licensed under this Chapter 4-8. Such inspection shall be conducted as one inspection, which shall include inspections pursuant to Sections 14A-6-602, 14A-6-606 and 13-20-530, as applicable. If, within the 24-month period preceding such inspection, the place of eating was inspected by the Department of Buildings in connection with a permit inspection, periodic inspection, code compliance inspection or certificate of occupancy, such inspection shall be deemed to meet the inspection requirement herein. The Department of Buildings is authorized to conduct such additional inspections as the Department deems necessary to maintain health and safety. (b) The fees for the inspections conducted by the Department of Buildings pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, as of January 1, 2026, are as follows: (1) Up to 1,500 square feet: $200.00 (2) 1,501 to 4,500 square feet: $500.00 (3) 4,501 to 10,000 square feet: $800.00 (4) Over 10,000 square feet: $1,100.00 Beginning in 2026, on or before October 1 of each year, the Building Commissioner shall determine the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, US City Average (CPI-U) from January 2025 to January of the present year and prepare a fee schedules, based this subsection (b), with monetary values increased in proportion to any positive change in the CPI-U. The Building Commissioner shall round fees to the nearest $5.00 increment. Fee schedules prepared in accordance with this section and published on the City’s public web site shall take effect on January 1 of the succeeding year. (c) The fees provided in subsection (b) shall be collected by the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection in connection with the renewal of licenses issued under this Chapter 4-8. (d) This section shall not apply to any inspection by the Department of Buildings that is required as a condition of the issuance or renewal of any license or permit issued pursuant to this Code, other than a license under this Chapter 4-8. This section shall not apply to any reinspection, emergency inspection, or inspection in response to a complaint conducted by the Department of Buildings. (Added Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 7, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43916, Art. VIII, § 8; Amend Coun. J. 12-13-17, p. 63286, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 25; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. III, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-17-26, p. 45214, Art. IV, § 17)