Note: Reference to Section of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC 22.602.050).

1. Whenever the Fire Prevention Division is requested or required by the Fire Code to perform inspections outside normal business hours (eight (8:00) a.m. – four-thirty (4:30) p.m. Monday through Friday) the Fire Chief or his designee shall collect and the responsible party shall pay a fee for such an inspection. Such fees shall be equal to actual labor costs including any applicable administrative overhead costs.

3. Whenever the Fire Prevention Division is requested to perform an inspection as required by the Fire Code and the responsible party fails to appear within twenty (20) minutes from the original appointment time, or fails to have the required personnel and/or equipment prepared and available to conduct the test, the Fire Chief or his designee shall collect and the responsible party shall pay a fee for such staff time and preparation required to meet the inspection appointment. Such fees shall be based on actual labor costs including any applicable administrative overhead.
    
4. Whenever the Fire Prevention Division is required to perform an inspection after three (3) inspections have been performed to gain compliance with Seattle Fire Code requirements, the Fire Chief or his designee shall collect and responsible party shall pay a fee in the amount of One Hundred Thirty-four Dollars ($134.00). Such fee shall be due upon each inspection performed by the Fire Prevention Division until compliance with Seattle Fire Code requirements has been accomplished. The Fire Chief, Fire Marshal or Assistant Fire Marshal shall waive the inspection fee if the original order or notice is determined to be invalid or when mitigating circumstances beyond the responsible party’s control exist such as conflicting enforcement by other jurisdictions, conditions caused by third parties or where alternate materials, methods or designs are under review to meet the intent of the Seattle Fire Code.
   
   
4. All permits listed under subsections A, B and C of SMC Section 22.602.040, Fees, except for those permits for which a time charge is indicated, have a base fee which incorporates the cost of an initial site inspection and one (1) site reinspection conducted during normal business hours to determine compliance with the Seattle Fire Code. Any subsequent inspections will result in a fee based on a time charge which shall be calculated as actual costs for labor including applicable administrative overhead and other services. Such fees shall include overtime costs only when the work performed outside normal business hours [eight (8:00) a.m. to four-thirty (4:30) p.m. Monday through Friday] is required by the Seattle Fire Code or is performed at the request of the owner or responsible person or permit holder.