A.
These regulations apply only to those activities for which inspection and permits are required by ordinance and for other services rendered to the public and other public and private entities by the Anchorage Health Department. Inspection and service fees shall be charged in accordance with these regulations and the fee schedule provided herein.
B.
Except as provided in subsection C of this section of these regulations, the appropriate annual fee set forth in the fee schedule in subsection F shall be paid in full upon issuance of the permit for the activity requiring inspection and permits; provided, however, that only one-half of the annual fee shall be paid by applicants operating for six months or less during the year of issuance.
C.
Because on-site sewer and well permits are not annually renewed but are usually issued only once, any fee required in subsection F for on-site sewer and well permits shall be paid in full regardless of duration of use or operation.
D.
Failure to pay the appropriate fee required by these regulations shall result in the director's withholding, suspending or revoking the permit sought or obtained and shall subject the owner or operator to the penalties provided by ordinance for operation of that activity without a permit, where applicable.
E.
All permits, unless otherwise provided by ordinance or the terms of the permit, expire on December 31 of the year of issuance. Permit applicants for an activity subject to departmental inspection whose permits expire on December 31 of the year of issuance may renew permits and pay the appropriate fee for the year of renewal any time during the two-month period between December 1 of the year of prior issuance and January 31 of the year for which renewal is required. Permit applicants for an activity subject to departmental inspection whose permits expire on any date other than December 31 of the year of issuance may renew a permit and pay the appropriate fee for the period of renewal any time during the period between 15 calendar days prior to the date of expiration of the previously issued permit and 15 calendar days after the date of the expiration of the previously issued permit.
F.
Activities for which inspection by, and permits and licenses from, the Anchorage Health Department are required by ordinance and for which the department renders other services shall be charged fees for services according to the following fee schedule:
Services Fees | |
|---|---|
Type | Fee |
1. Environmental services fees: | |
a. Beauty/barber/nail and similar | $150.00 |
b. Noise permit: | |
i. Event duration 8 hours or fewer | $25.00 |
ii. Event duration more than 8 hours but fewer than 10 days | $270.00 |
iii. Event duration more than 10 days but fewer than 21 days | $300.00 |
iv. Event duration 21 days or longer | $360.00 |
v. Multiple locations or multiple dates for a period of one year for sweeping, snowplowing | $540.00 |
c. Commercial Pesticide applicator | $150.00 |
2. Swimming pools/spas: | |
a. Category A - Public, institution | $490.00 |
b. Category B - Hotel, motel, club (1,600 sq. ft. or more [+]) | $530.00 |
c. Category C - Hotel, motel, club (less than 1,600 sq. ft.) | $440.00 |
d. Category D - Spa, hot tub and relaxation chambers | $450.00 |
e. Plan review: | |
i. Spa | $300.00 |
ii. Pool less than 1,600 sq. ft. | $500.00 |
iii. Pool 1,600 sq. ft. or more | $750.00 |
f. Plan review waiver application | $50.00 |
g. Certified pool operator course one person per facility | $150.00 |
h. Certified pool operator course, each person in addition to one from same facility | $75.00 |
3. Child care facility licenses and Habilitative Care & CCRC Facility permits | |
a. Child care facility licenses: | |
i. 1 to 8 children | $50.00 |
ii. 9 to 20 children | $125.00 |
iii. 21 to 80 children | $250.00 |
iv. 81 plus children | $375.00 |
b. Child care facility plan review: | |
i. 1 to 8 children | $30.00 |
ii. 9 to 20 children | $30.00 |
iii. 21 to 80 children | $65.00 |
iv. 81 plus children | $130.00 |
c. Change of child care license: | |
i. 1 to 8 children | $15.00 |
ii. 9 to 20 children | $15.00 |
iii. 21 to 80 children | $30.00 |
iv. 81 plus children | $65.00 |
d. Habilitative Care & CCRC Facilities | |
i. annual permits | $200.00 |
ii. application | $500.00 |
G.
Pursuant to the authority of Anchorage Municipal Code section 16.02.030D, the director of the Anchorage Health Department may waive fees for inspection and service for facilities that prepare and provide food to the public at no charge and are operated by tax exempt nonprofit corporations organized under the laws of Alaska whose purpose is to foster the general community welfare of the municipality.
(AR No. 77-28; AR No. 79-167; AO No. 80-79; AR No. 80-131; AR No. 83-323; AR No. 84-103; AO No. 85-8; AR No. 85-204; AR No. 86-260, 1-1-1987; AR No. 87-160; AR No. 87-268, 1-1-1988; AR No. 89-79; AR No. 92-1, 3-13-1992; AR No. 93-95, § 1, 8-15-1993; AR No. 93-283, § 1, 11-2-1993; AR No. 94-208, § 1, 8-23-1994; AR No. 94-2(S-1), § 4, 2-8-1994; AO No. 99-91(S), § 2, 7-13-1999; AO No. 2001-145(S-1), § 22, 12-11-2001; AO No. 2003-152S, § 18, 1-1-2004; AO No. 2004-151, § 9, 1-1-2005; AO No. 2013-100, § 3, 1-1-2014; AO No. 2015-111(S-1), § 3, 1-1-2016; AO No. 2016-82, § 2, 8-9-2016; AO No. 2018-118, § 2, 1-1-2019)
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Editor’s note — Section 2 of AO No. 2021-19(S), effective 2-9-2021, states, "Notwithstanding Anchorage Municipal Code section R16.15.030, all permit fees appearing in Anchorage Municipal Code of Regulations section R15.05.001 shall be waived for the year for 2021 for pools and spas in order to help alleviate the economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency. This waiver shall apply to all existing pools and spas, as well as permits for new pools and spas in 2021."