[Ord. of 10-25-2004; Ord. of 12-13-2004; Ord. of 5-29-2008; Ord. of 2-26-2018]
(a)
The Office of the Fire Marshal may enter and inspect any property
located within the Town of New Milford for purposes of conducting
an inspection required under the State Fire Safety Code or any pertinent
provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes or regulations promulgated
there under.
(b)
The owner, occupant, or home/businessowners' association of any property inspected by the Office of the Fire Marshal shall pay the inspection fee authorized by Article III within 10 days of receiving an invoice from the Office of the Fire Marshal. Interest will be charged on any fee remaining unpaid for more than 30 days beyond its due date at the yearly rate of 10%. All such fees paid to the Office of Fire Marshal shall be nonrefundable.
(c)
If a property inspected by the Office of the Fire Marshal in accordance with Article III fails a first inspection, the owner or occupant shall pay a reinspection fee of 1/2 the base inspection fee for each additional inspection conducted by the Office of the Fire Marshal until the property is approved.
(d)
If a property owner or his/her designee fails to show within 15 minutes
of the scheduled time and date, the property owner will be charged
1/2 the base inspection fee.
(e)
No fees set forth in Article III shall apply to inspections of property owned or operated by municipal or state governmental agencies, subdivisions or entities.
(f)
All premises subject to inspection shall be so inspected by the Fire
Marshal pursuant to the provisions of the State Fire Safety Code and
general statutes. Such inspections shall be scheduled and conducted
at the discretion of the Fire Marshal in accordance with state law.
[Ord. of 10-25-2004; Ord. of 5-29-2008' Ord. of 1-14-2019]
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Annual inspection of assembly occupancies
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$50
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Annual inspection of educational occupancies and preschools,
per building
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$50
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Annual inspection of institutional and healthcare occupancies:
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I-1
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$75
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I-2
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$200
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I-3
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$25
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I-4 Daycare 7-12 occupants
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$50
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I-4 Daycare more than 12 occupants
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$100
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Annual inspection of lodging and rooming house occupancies:
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Small facility, fewer than 6 residents
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$25
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Large facility, 6 or more residents, but not greater than 16
residents
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$50
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Annual inspection of hotel and dormitory occupancies
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$50
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Annual inspection of residential buildings occupied by three
or more families, per apartment
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$25
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Annual inspection of common areas only, per building
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$25
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Annual inspection of mercantile, business, storage, industrial/factory/manufacturing,
and miscellaneous use establishments:*
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Less than 12,000 SF
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$50
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12,000 SF to 30,000 SF
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$100
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More than 30,000 SF
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$200
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Mixed/multiple use occupancies:
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By occupancy in accordance with above fees, each apartment is
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$25
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High-hazard use fee*
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$100
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Obtaining search warrant from Court Superior Court
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$200 (plus costs)
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NOTE:
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*
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Charged in addition to the occupancy inspection fee for qualifying
properties.
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[Ord. of 5-29-2008; Ord. of 1-14-2019]
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All proceeds to return into public education / juvenile fire
prevention account(s)
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Fire extinguisher training for commercial/industrial establishments:
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Up to 10 persons
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$50
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10 persons or more
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$100
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Any training requests related to legal mandates concerning the
operability of the entity:
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Up to 10 persons
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$50
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10 persons or more
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$100
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