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Appendix - B Included in Appendix B of the Columbus Fire Prevention Code are fees associated with Administration, Inspections, Permit Fees and Plan Review Fees. *Any personnel per hour charge is the current rate of pay existing at the time of inspection or permit as stated in the collective bargaining agreement between IAFF Local 67 and The City of Columbus. The rate of pay will be calculated at the 40-hour overtime rate of pay of an E-step FF or relative promoted rank of the member. Fire Code Modification | Page 2 Fire Watch Fees | Page 2 After Hours Inspection Fees | Page 2 Construction Inspection Fees | Page 2 Special Requested Inspections | Page 3 Annual Operational Permits | Page 3 Construction/Installation Permit | Page 4 Temporary Operational Permit | Page 5 Construction/Installation Plan Review | Page 5 Fire Protection System Plan Review | Page 6 Temporary Operational Plan Review | Page 6 Fee Code | Title | Cost | Code reference 13-000 | Fire Code Modifications 13-010 | Code Modification Request-Fee | 300.00 | 2501.04.5.1 21-000 | Emergency Fire Watch 21-010 | Impairment Fire Watch-Engine | $91/Per Hour | 2501.10.3 21-020 | Impairment Fire Watch-Firefighter | Per Hour* | 2501.10.3 21-030 | Impairment Fire Watch-Lieutenant | Per Hour* | 2501.10.3 21-040 | Impairment Fire Watch-Captain | Per Hour* | 2501.10.3 22-000 | Planned Fire Watch 22-010 | Scheduled Fire Watch | Per Hour* | 2501.10.3 31-000 | After Hours 31-010 | AH-Event Vendor Check-Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-020 | AH-Life Safety-Construction/Installation-Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-030 | AH-MFV-Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-040 | AH-Public Assembly Inspection/Standby-FF | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-050 | AH-Public Assembly Inspection/Standby-Lt. | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-060 | AH-Pyrotechnics FF Inspection/Standby | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-070 | AH-Pyrotechnics Lt. Inspection/Standby | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-080 | AH-Re-Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-090 | AH-Special Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 31-100 | AH-Tank-Construction/Installation-Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.06.5.3 32-000 | Construction/Installation 32-010 | Acceptance Test-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-020 | Battery systems-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-030 | Compressed Gases-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-040 | Cryogenic Fluids-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-050 | Flammable and combustible liquids-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-060 | Hazardous Materials-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-070 | Industrial Ovens-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-080 | LPG GAS-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-090 | Security Gates-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 32-100 | Tank-Construction/Installation Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 34-000 | Special/Requested Inspection 34-010 | After-School Program Fire Inspection-Requested Inspection | 150.00 | 2501.06.4.3 34-020 | Commercial Day Care Inspections-Requested Inspection | 150.00 | 2501.06.4.3 34-030 | Group Home Fire Inspection-Requested Inspection | 100.00 | 2501.06.4.3 34-040 | Miscellaneous Licensing Fire Inspection-Business, Group Homes, Institutions | 100.00 | 2501.06.4.3 34-050 | Public Assembly Inspection/Standby-Special Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.05.6.36 34-060 | Pyrotechnics Inspection/Standby-Special Inspection | Per Hour* | 2501.05.6.38 34-070 | Residential Adoption Fire Inspection-Requested Inspection | 100.00 | 2501.06.4.3 34-080 | Residential Day Care Fire Inspection-Requested Inspection | 125.00 | 2501.06.4.3 34-090 | Residential Foster Care Fire Inspection-Requested Inspection | 100.00 | 2501.06.4.3 41-000 | Annual Operational Permit 41-020 | Aerosol Products-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.1 41-025 | Amusement Building-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.2 41-040 | Aviation Facilities-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.3 41-065 | Carbon dioxide systems used for beverage dispensing applications | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.4 41-090 | Combustible Dust Producing Operation-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.7 41-100 | Combustible Fiber-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.8 41-130 | Compressed Gas-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.9 41-135 | Covered and open mall buildings | 150.00 | 2501.05.6.10 41-140 | Corrosive liquids or solids | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.1 41-141 | Exhibits and trade shows | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.14 41-145 | Fire Hydrants and Valves | 50.00 | 2501.05.6.16 41-150 | Fruit and crop ripening-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.19 41-160 | Cryogenic Fluids-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.11 41-165 | Cutting or Welding | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.12 41-170 | Dry Cleaning-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.13 41-175 | Emergency responder radio system | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.49 41-180 | Explosives, Ammunition or Blasting Agent-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.15 41-190 | Flammable or Combustible Liquid-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.17 41-200 | Flammable Solids-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.2 41-220 | Hazardous Production Material Facilities-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.22 41-230 | Highly Toxic And Toxic Solids And Liquids-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.3 41-240 | High-Piled Storage-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.23 41-250 | Hot Work Program-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.24.1 41-260 | Industrial Furnace/Oven-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.25 41-280 | Oxidizing liquids and solids-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.21.4 41-290 | LPG 30 gallons or more (Lp-Gas)-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.28 41-310 | Lumber Storage Or Use-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.26 41-315 | Magnesium and other combustible metals | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.29 41-325 | Miscellaneous combustible storage | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.30 41-330 | Repair Garage-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.41 41-333 | Motor fuel-dispensing facilities | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.31 41-334 | Open burning | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.32 41-335 | Open flames and candles | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.34 41-340 | Organic Coating-Annual | 150.00 | 2501.05.6.35 41-350 | Organic Peroxides-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.5 41-355 | Oxidizing liquids and solids-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.4 41-360 | Pesticide Display And Storage-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.3.1 41-370 | Place Of Assembly > 5,000-Annual | 700.00 | 2501.05.6.36 41-380 | Place Of Assembly 100-199-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.36 41-390 | Place Of Assembly 200-499-Annual | 250.00 | 2501.05.6.36 41-400 | Place Of Assembly 500-4,999-Annual | 350.00 | 2501.05.6.36 41-410 | Place Of Assembly 50-99-Annual | 150.00 | 2501.05.6.36 41-440 | Pyrophoric Materials-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.6 41-445 | Pyroxylin and cellulose nitrate plastic | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.39 41-450 | Radioactive Materials-Annual | no fee | 2501.05.6.50 41-460 | Refrigeration Equipment-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.40 41-465 | Rooftop heliport | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.42 41-480 | Spraying Or Dipping-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.43 41-485 | Storage of tires, scrap tires and tire byproducts | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.44 41-490 | Tire Rebuilding -Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.46 41-500 | Torch Or Flame-Producing Device-Annual | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.33 41-505 | Toxic solids and liquids | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.7 41-510 | Unstable (Reactive) Materials-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.8 41-515 | Waste handling, automobile wrecking yard, or junk yard | 100.00 | 2501.05.6.47 41-520 | Water-Reactive Materials-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.21.9 41-550 | Wood Products-Annual | 175.00 | 2501.05.6.48 42-000 | Construction/Installation Permit BUSTR and non-BUSTR 42-030 | Piping installation | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-031 | Piping removal | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-032 | Piping modification | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-033 | Piping Installation | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-034 | Piping major repair | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-035 | Piping abandonment | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-036 | Tank Installation | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-037 | Tank removal | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-038 | Tank modification/alteration | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-039 | Tank major repair | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-040 | Tank abandonment | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-041 | Change in service | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-042 | Change of product | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-043 | Out of service | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.8 42-055 | Automatic fire alarms systems 1-25 devices | 100.00 | 2501.05.7.6.1 42-056 | Automatic fire alarm system over 25 devices | 100.00 plus $.60 per device over 25 | 2501.05.7.6.1 42-060 | Battery Systems-C/I Permit | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.2 42-065 | Carbon dioxide systems used for beverage dispensing application | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.4.1 42-067 | Commercial kitchen cooking oil storage Flammable Combustible Liquid | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.8.1 42-070 | Compressed Gases-C/I Permit | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.3 42-080 | Cryogenic Fluids-C/I Permit | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.4 42-085 | Emergency responder radio coverage system | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.5 42-087 | Fire pumps and related equipment | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.7 42-095 | Gates and barricades across fire apparatus access roads | 75.00 | 2501.05.7.9 42-100 | Hazardous Material-C/I Permit | 175.00 | 2501.05.7.10 42-110 | Industrial Ovens-C/I Permit | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.11 42-130 | LP-Gas-C/I Permit | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.12 42-135 | Manual fire alarm system 1-9 devices | 100.00 | 2501.05.7.6.2 42-136 | Manual fire alarm system over 9 devices | 100.00 plus $.60 per device over 9 | 2501.05.7.6.2 42-082 | Smoke control or smoke exhaust systems | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.14 42-083 | Solar photovoltaic power systems | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.15 42-084 | Spraying of dipping | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.16 42-085 | Standpipe systems | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.17 43-000 | Temporary Operational Permit 43-020 | Private fire hydrants | 50.00 | 2501.05.6.37 43-030 | Fireworks-Temporary | 200.00 | 2501.05.6.38.2 43-040 | Floor Finishing-Per Job Site-Temporary | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.18 43-050 | Fumigation Or Thermal Insecticidal Fogging-Per space-Temporary | 100.00 | 2501.05.6.20 43-060 | Hot Work Operations-Temporary | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.24 43-070 | Liquid- Or Gas-Fueled Vehicles Or Equipment Displayed in Assembly Buildings-Temporary | 75.00 | 2501.05.6.27 43-090 | Open Burning-Temporary | 75.00 | 2501.05.6.32 43-100 | Outdoor public assembly event (Special Event) | 75.00 | 2501.05.6.36.2 43-110 | Temporary Operational Outdoor Assembly With Tent/Temp. Structure or Stand Alone Tent-Temporary | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.45 43-120 | Flame Effects-Temporary | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.38.3 43-125 | Pyrotechnics before a proximal audience | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.38.1 43-130 | Public Assembly Time Limited Occupancy =>300-Temporary | 150.00 | 2501.05.6.36.1 43-140 | Public Assembly Time Limited Occupancy 50-299-Temporary | 75.00 | 2501.05.6.36.1 51-000 | Construction/Installation Plan Review 51-010 | Battery Systems-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 51-020 | Compressed Gases-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 51-030 | Cryogenic Fluids-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 51-040 | Final Subdivision Plat-Plans Review | 75.00 | 2501.05.7.19.2 51-050 | Fire Protection System-Plans Review | Tiered | 2501.05.7 51-051 | 01-200 heads | 87.50 | 2501.05.7 51-052 | 201-300 heads | 112.50 | 2501.05.7 51-053 | 301-400 heads | 137.50 | 2501.05.7 51-054 | 401-750 | 175.00 | 2501.05.7 51-055 | 751-over | 175.00 plus $.60 per head over 750 | 2501.05.7 51-060 | Flammable And Combustible Liquids-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.8 51-070 | Hazardous Material-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.10 51-080 | Industrial Ovens-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.11 51-090 | Lp-Gas-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7 51-100 | Other Fire Protection Devices and Systems Smoke Removal Systems-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.7.14 51-110 | Preliminary Subdivision Plat-Plans Review | 100.00 | 2501.05.7.19.1 51-120 | Private Water Main-Plans Review | Tiered | 2501.05.7.13.2 51-121 | 0-5 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.2 51-122 | 6-10 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.2 51-123 | 11-15 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.2 51-124 | over 15 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.2 51-130 | Public Street Improvement-Plans Review | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.2 51-140 | Public Water Main Plans-Private Development-Plans Review | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.1 51-141 | 0-5 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.1 51-142 | 6-10 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.1 51-143 | 11-15 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.1 51-144 | over 15 hydrants | Reserved | 2501.05.7.13.1 51-150 | Tanks-Plans Review | Tiered | 2501.05.7.13.1 52-000 | Fire Protection System 52-010 | Fire Protection System-Plans Review | Tiered | 2501.05.7 52-011 | Standpipe | 75.00 | 2501.05.7.17 52-012 | Fire pump and standpipe | 250.00 | 2501.05.7.7 53-000 | Temporary Operational 53-010 | Tent-Plans Review | 125.00 | 2501.05.6.45 (Ord. No. 1652-2022, § 1, 10-17-2022)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25FIPRCO_APPENDIXBFetched: 10/27/2026

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