CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY FIRE S All fees are payable annually unless otherwise noted. For fees marked table see separate fee table. Abandoned Buildings $200 Aerosol Products store or handle more than 300 lbs. Air Compressor for building smoke management and fire protection systems certificate of fitness in accordance with A.S.M.E. Code Aircraft Hangar Type I - NFPA 409 $300 Aircraft Hangar Types II V NFPA 409 $150 Aircraft Refueling Vehicles each Ammunition Large arms Ammunition Small arms Amusement Buildings Appliances Fueled by Waste Petroleum Products Asbestos Removal per building /$425 Asphalt Kettles (other than roofing operations) Automobile Wrecking Yard Aviation Facilities Storage and Service Areas Battery Charging - on or off vehicle Battery System having an electrolyte capacity in excess of 10 gallons Blank Cartridges to sell, store and use $50 Bonfires / Rubbish Fires Bowling Alley Refinishing $100 Building Emergency Communication System $50 Building Fire Alarm System $50 Building Fire Protection System $50 Building Fire Standpipe System $50 Building / Property/ Facility Management Certification $125 Burning in Public Places Open Burning
Page 2 Candles and Open Flames in Assembly Areas one time $50; annual permit $175 $50/$175 Canopies having an area of 401-1999 square feet Canopies having an area of 2000-9999 square feet $125 Canopies having an area of 10,000 square feet or greater $250 Carnivals and Fairs - for event only; event coordinator responsible for permit single event plus $20 for each additional item; annual permit $200; vendors responsible for individual permits for booths /$200 Cellular/Wireless Telephone Signal Repeater Sites $125 Cellulose Nitrate store, handle, use display Cellulose Nitrate Film store, handle, use, display Certification Building / Property / Facility Management $125 Certification Construction Fire Safety Officer (Includes point-of-contact relative to permits) $125 Chemical Tanks / Cryogenic Towers install / modify $125 Chemical Tanks / Cryogenic Towers remove / abandon $125 Chili Roaster Tent/canopy > 200 sq. ft. < 400 square feet $100 Chili Roaster Tent/canopy > 400 square feet $125 Chili Roaster Roaster and LPG (300 lb. maximum) Combustible Fiber store / handle Combustible Material Storage more than 2,500 cubic feet $125 Commercial Rubbish handling operation $125 Compressed Gas (not LPG) store, handle, use Compressed Gas System Installation (per system) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) install, modify, remove, store Confined Space Special Conditional Permit (annual permit) $300 Covered Mall Buildings (See Mall, Covered) $125 Cryogen store, use, handle Cutting and Welding (See Hot Work Operations) /$425
Page 3 Demolition by Explosives Dry Cleaning Plants (Over 10 gal. Flammable/combustible liquid) $100 Dust-producing Operations (excluding woodworking) $125 Equipment Testing Fire Alarm Systems (smoke detector, horn/strobe, etc.) Annual permit (does not include overtime costs) Equipment Testing Fire Protection Systems (sprinkler head, flow switch, etc.) Annual permit (does not include overtime costs) Equipment Testing Smoke Management Systems Annual permit (does not include overtime costs) Equipment Testing Standpipe Systems Annual permit (does not include overtime costs) 0-100 devices $200 Each additional 50 devices or fraction thereof $100 0-100 devices $125 Each additional 100 devices or fraction thereof 0-10 floors $125 11-20 floors $200 21-30 floors $250 40 or more floors $325 $125 per system Exhibits and Trade Shows Explosive / Blasting Agents Failure to Obtain a Permit File Search Fire Prevention / Hazardous Material Amendment packet - $25 Double Fee $20 plus $1.00 per sheet File Search Fire Investigation Video -$50 $20 plus $2 per copy, $3 per color copy Fire Alarm Signal Delay Equipment - annual $200 Fire Department Fire Alarm Radio Transmitter (Wireless Denver Fire Department Radio Box) Fire Hydrants and Valves (Private) $125 Fire Protection System Maintenance certificate issued to qualified person for maintenance Fire Pumps and Related Equipment Inspection and testing $125 Fire Watch $100/$425 Fireworks / Pyrotechnics
Page 4 Flammable or Combustible Liquids store, use, handle Flammable/Combustible fuel tanker vehicles Floor Cleaning (Using 3A combustible liquids) One address, one location, one time Floor Cleaning (Using 3A combustible liquids) (annual permit) $125 Floor Cleaning (Using 3A combustible liquids) Annual, multiple sites $425 Floor Finishing exceeding 350 sq. ft. using Class I or Class II liquids Fruit and Crop Ripening $100 Fumigation / Thermal Insecticidal Fogging (one location / one time) Fumigation / Thermal Insecticidal Fogging (annual / multiple locations) $425 Garages motor vehicle repair (not including compressed gas, combustible/flammable liquids, hot work) $100 Generator - Emergency / Fire Pump Diesel Fuel Tank System (per tank) (integral day tank, remote day tank and main tank) $125 Generator Optional Standby / Natural Gas or Diesel $125 Halogenated Agent Systems Halogenated Agent Extinguishers $25 Halogenated Hydrocarbons Hazardous Materials store, use, handle Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement Plan Review - Small $50 Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement Plan Review Large $100 Hazardous Production Materials (for Haz Mat fees, see Table) $125 Hazardous Waste Generator (no exceptions) Used oil only ; 100 lbs./yr or less $125; 101 lbs.-5 tons/yr $250; More than 5 tons $375 Hazardous Waste Generator Contingency Plan Review Heliports and Helistops $125 High-Piled Storage exceeding 500 sq. ft. $125 Holiday Decorations in Public Assembly Occupancies $50 Hot Work Operations including welding and cutting (per site) /$425
Page 5 Hypergolic Materials any amount Industrial Trucks each per NFPA Pamphlet 505 Insecticides/Pesticides/Fumigants to apply /$400 Insecticides/Pesticides/Fumigants to apply, sell and manufacture Interim Permit $125 Interior Fire Alarm System Maintenance certificate issued to qualified person for maintenance Laboratories to store and use hazardous and flammable substances Limited Fueling and other fuel transport operations (per vehicle) Liquefied Chlorine to store, use, sell and transport LPG annual filling or exchange (amount of gas calculated/assessed separately) LPG install, modify, remove any container or system / storage quantities LPG operate / maintain any container or system / storage quantities LPG limited operations / construction sites per tank or cage $125 LPG roofing operation /$425 LPG operation of cargo tankers that transport LP-Gas Liquid or Gas-fueled Vehicles or Equipment in Assembly Buildings (per vehicle) Lubricating Oils to transport or use at construction sites over 100 gallons Lumber Yards storage or processing of lumber exceeding 100,000 board feet (8,333 ft 3 ) (236 m 3 ) Magnesium store, use, handle per tanker $50 $200 Mall, Covered See Covered Mall $125 Marijuana Occupancy Operations (Processes, Husbandry, Dispensary) $125 Matches bulk storage $125 Medical Gas Systems (per system) Motor Fuel Storage Systems, Certification to install, test, alter, repair or remove equipment Motorcycle Vehicle Repair Shops Nitrous Oxide-piped Systems $50
Page 6 Occupant Load Increase (10% maximum single date) $200 Open Flame on Aircraft Fuel Servicing Ramp (Annual Permit) 1-9 Gates: $300 10-19 Gates: $575 20-29 Gates: $825 30+ Gates: $1,075 Service Provider: $300 Annually Open Flame Equipment /$325 Open Flames and Torches /$325 Organic Coating manufacture of more than one gallon per day Ovens, Industrial Baking or Drying $125 Ozone generator per system $125 Pallet Storage Indoor (over 2,000 sq. ft.) $175 Pallet Storage Outdoor (over 2,000 sq. ft.) $175 Parade Floats each (ground and airborne) Places of Assembly 150 299 people $100 Places of Assembly 300 2,500 people $200 Places of Assembly more than 2,500 people $250 Plan Review Development plan review (assessed in ½ hour increments) Plan Review Pre-plan submittal consultation (assessed in ½ hour increments) Plan Review Hazardous Materials Plan Review Expedited plan reviews (assessed in ½ hour increments) $100 per hour $100 per hour $100 per hour $100 per hour Plan Review Subsequent plan submittals (third and subsequent submittals) $200 Plastic Foam Products (flammable) storage over 1,000 pounds $50 Powder Coating see Spray Booth, Spraying and Dipping Pressure Vessels $50 Private Fire hydrant Systems - See Fire Hydrants and Valves (Private) $125 Pyrophoric Materials any amount
Page 7 Pyrotechnic Event - After-hours Inspections 3-hour minimum Mon-Fri; $80/hr rate; 4-hour minimum weekends/holidays Pyrotechnic Event - Fog Machine Single use $125 Annual permit Pyrotechnic Event - Indoor Pyro Show - $125 Single Show/ $250 Multiple Shows, Same Venue $125/250 Pyrotechnic Event Outdoor Pyro Show $350 Pyrotechnic Event - Propane Effects Pyrotechnic Event - Pyro Inspector during show (paid by promoter as after-hours inspection) Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material Indoor-1 Inspector minimum Outdoor 2-4 Pyrotechnician Certificate of Fitness Pyroxylin Plastics Radioactive Material store, use, handle Recycling Facilities $200 Refrigeration Equipment cold storage $250 Repair Garages and Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities See Service Stations $100 Reviewing Stands/ Grandstands $125 Salvage Yard (not including compressed gases, flammable and combustible liquids, hot work, spray painting) $125 Security Fence Service Station full service / self service (fuel calculated and assessed separately) $100 Service Stations fleet / private service (accompanied w/hmis for new and remodeled only) (fuel calculated and assessed separately) Special Conditional Permit (for special conditions, such as temporary hazardous conditions, vacated areas, abandoned tanks, etc.) Special Events Places of Assembly Any hazardous material or process at temporary events Special Events Places of Assembly Refueling operations at temporary events in assembly occupancies $575
Page 8 Special Events Places of Assembly Store, use, handle compressed gases at temporary event Special Events Places of Assembly Store, use, handle flammable or combustible liquids at temporary event Special Events within Existing Facilities Special Event - Submittal less than fourteen (14) days prior to event Special Event (outdoor) with six (6) or more fuel-fired cooking/heating units Double Fee Special Extinguishing System $50 Special Fire Alarm System $50 Special Spray Application Projects Interior of Structure Flammable or Combustible Finishes Spray Booth / Powder Coating installation, including fire protection system /$425 Spraying One time / one location Spraying At various locations Annual $425 Spraying and Dipping / Powder Coating (per booth) Spraying Water-based Finishes /$425 Storage Containers Temporary (less than 180 days) $50 Storage Containers Permanent (180 days or more) Storage of Scrap Tires and Tire By-products exceeding 2,500 cubic feet (71 m 2 ) Storage Tank, Flammable/Combustible Dispensing System install, repair, alter, upgrade (per tank) Storage Tank, Flammable/Combustible remove/abandon in place (annual fee) (per tank) Stored Electrical Energy Emergency / Standby Power Systems (nonbattery systems) Sulphur / Sulphur Chloride to store, sell or use Supervising Station/Central Station to receive fire alarm signals from a protected property Supervising Station/Central Station Personnel to carry out the responsibilities of a central station operator $250 $100 $125 $575 Tanks, Change of Content $125
Page 9 Temporary Generator (Fuel calculated and assessed separately) Temporary Fire Standpipe Temporary Heating Appliance Electric, Natural Gas or LPG, plus amount of LPG use Tents or air-supported structures having an area of 201-999 square feet $100 Tents or air-supported structures having an area of 1000 4999 square feet $125 Tents or air-supported structures having an area of 5000 square feet or more $250 Tents multiple Additional $25 Tents with Heat and / or Cooking Additional $50 Tire Rebuilding / Recapping Tire Storage more than 2,500 cubic feet $250 Trailer, Permanent (for human occupancy) - 180 days or more $125 Trailer, Temporary (for human occupancy) less than 180 days Training Fees Building Evacuation Exercise high-rise building $300 Training Fees - Building Evacuation Exercise non-high-rise building $200 Training Fees Building Management Emergency Procedures Certification Training (per person) Training Fees Fire Extinguisher training - 2 hours (does not include extinguisher) limit 5 persons $175 $200 Training Fees Fire Safety Public Education Presentation $175 Training Fees Floor Warden limit 5 persons $175 Training Fees Hazardous Material Closure Plan $125 Training Fees Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement Training (2 hours) limit 5 persons $175 Training Fees Hazardous Materials Management Plan (2 hours) limit 5 persons Training Fees Hazardous Material Release Mitigation Training (2 hours) limit 10 persons Training Fees Hazardous Waste Generator Contingency Plan (2 hours) limit 5 persons Training Fees Safety and Evacuation Training (2 hours) limit 10 persons $175 $200 $175 $200
Page 10 Underground Hazardous Material Storage Tanks $125 Underground Spaces Inspection and certification of underground space $125 Varnishes Waste Material Handling Plant $125 Waste Oil Heaters $175 Waste Receptacles Capacity greater than twenty (20) cubic feet $50 Waxes Store, sell or use more than 400 pounds Wood Products in excess of 200 cubic feet $125 Wooden Packing Boxes, Cases and Barrels (empty) storage of more than 2,000 cubic feet Woodworking Operations $125 AEROSOL (48), COMBUSTIBLE FIBER (8), COMPRESSED GAS (10), CRYOGENIC (11), EXPLOSIVE (13), FLAMMABLE / COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID (15), AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (26) CALCULATION TABLE Number of Units 1 to 10 $175.00 for the first unit plus $5.55 for each additional unit or fraction thereof up to and including 10 units 11 to 50 $225.00 for the first 10 units plus $1.25 for each additional unit or fraction thereof up to and including 50 units 51 to 100 $275.00 for the first 50 units plus $1.50 for each additional unit or fraction thereof up to and including 100 units 101 to 200 $350.00 for the first 100 units plus $1.25 for each additional unit or fraction thereof up to and including 200 units 201 to 500 $475.00 for the first 200 units plus $0.58 for each additional unit or fraction thereof up to and including 500 units 501 and more $650.00
Page 11 BATTERY SYSTEMS (STORED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS) - TYPE 64 AND 64.2 Gallons of Electrolyte 10 to 50 $225.00 for the first 10 gallons plus $1.25 for each additional gallon or fraction thereof up to and including 50 gallons 51 to 100 $275.00 for the first 50 gallons plus $1.50 for each additional gallon or fraction thereof up to and including 100 gallons 101 to 200 $350.00 for the first 100 gallons plus $1.25 for each additional gallon or fraction thereof up to and including 200 gallons 201 to 500 $475.00 for the first 200 gallons plus $0.58 for each additional gallon or fraction thereof up to and including 500 gallons 501 and more $650.00 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS TYPE 31 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) LP gas - storage, use and handling inside or outside of buildings any amount requires a permit Mushroom Heater Number of Pounds 1 to 100 $125.00 for the first pound plus $0.75 for each additional pound or fraction thereof up to and including 100 pounds 101 to 500 $200.00 for the first 100 pounds plus $0.25 for each additional pound or fraction thereof up to and including 500 pounds 501 to 1500 $300.00 for the first 500 pounds plus $0.35 for each additional pound or fraction thereof up to and including 1500 pounds 1501 and $650.00 more ea/$200 annual
Page 12 TABLE PERMIT LEVEL AMOUNTS AND EQUIVALENT UNITS Aggregate quantities at or above these levels will require a hazardous materials permit. AEROSOLS TYPE 48 Levels 1, 2 and 3 300 lbs. = 1 unit COMBUSTIBLE FIBERS TYPE 8 Loose Baled 100 cu. ft. = 1 unit 1000 cu. ft. = 1 unit COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED GASES (NOT CRYOGENIC) TYPE 10 TYPE OF HAZARD: BIOHAZARD STATE: Gaseous (cubic feet at NTP) 10 cubic feet = 1 unit Liquified (lbs) 2 lbs = 1 unit CARCINOGEN 200 cubic feet = 1 unit 37 lbs = 1 unit CORROSIVE 200 cubic feet = 1 unit 37 lbs = 1 unit FLAMMABLE (NOT LPG) 200 cubic feet = 1 unit 37 lbs = 1 unit HIGHLY TOXIC 10 cubic feet = 1 unit 2 lbs = 1 unit INERT 6,000 cubic feet = 1 unit 1,100 lbs = 1 unit IRRITANT 200 cubic feet = 1 unit 37 lbs = 1 unit OXIDIZER (INCLUDING OXYGEN) 504 cubic feet = 1 unit 50 lbs = 1 unit OTHER HEALTH HAZARDS 650 cubic feet = 1 unit 120 lbs = 1 unit PYROPHORIC 10 cubic feet = 1 unit 2 lbs = 1 unit SENSITIZER 200 cubic feet = 1 unit 37 lbs = 1 unit SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT 6,000 cubic feet = 1 unit 1,100 lbs = 1 unit TOXIC 10 cubic feet = 1 unit 2 lbs = 1 unit
Page 13 TYPE OF HAZARD: STATE: UNSTABLE (REACTIVE) Gaseous (cubic feet at NTP) 10 cubic feet = 1 unit Liquified (lbs) 2 lbs = 1 unit Not sealed Sealed RADIOACTIVE COMPRESSED GAS 1 microcurie = 1 unit 1 millicurie = 1 unit COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TYPE 10 REFER TO COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED GASES FLAMMABLE CRYOGENICS TYPE 11 CRYOGENIC MATERIALS INSIDE OUTSIDE Flammable 1 gallon = 1 unit 60 gallons = 1 unit Inert / Nonflammable 60 gallons = 1 unit 500 gallons = 1 unit Oxidizer (includes oxygen) 10 gallons = 1 unit 50 gallons = 1 unit Physical or Health Hazard Not Indicated. 1 gallon = 1 unit Any amount requires permit. 1 gallon = 1 unit EXPLOSIVES TYPE 13 EXPLOSIVE OR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE / BLASTING AGENTS \ 1 lb. = 1 unit FLAMMABLE / COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS TYPE 15 FLAMMABLES / COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS INSIDE OUTSIDE Class I-A, I-B, I-C 30 gallons = 1 unit 60 gallons = 1 unit Class II, III-A 60 gallons = 1 unit 120 gallons = 1 unit Class III-B 1,000 gallons = 1 unit 1,000 gallons = 1 unit HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TYPE 26 BIOHAZARDS 1 gallon / 10 lbs. = 1 unit
Page 14 CARCINOGENS LIQUIDS / SOLIDS CORROSIVES LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 1 gallon / 10 lbs. = 1 unit 55 gallons / 550 lbs. = 1 unit FLAMMABLE SOLIDS INSIDE OUTSIDE Flammable Solid 100 lbs. = 1 unit 100 lbs. = 1 unit IRRITANT LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 55 gallons / 550 lbs. = 1 unit ORGANIC PEROXIDES LIQUIDS / SOLIDS Unclassified, Detonable (UD) 10 lbs. = 1 unit Class 1 & 2 10 lbs. = 1 unit Class 3 10 lbs. = 1 unit Class 4 20 lbs. = 1 unit Class 5 No permit required OTHER HEALTH HAZARDS LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 55 gallons /550 lbs. = 1 unit Class 4 Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 OXIDIZING - LIQUIDS / SOLIDS - 10 lbs. = 1 unit 10 lbs. = 1 unit 100 lbs. = 1 unit 550 lbs. = 1 unit PYROPHORIC - LIQUIDS / SOLIDS - 10 lbs. = 1 unit Not sealed Sealed RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS 1 microcurie = 1 unit 1 millicurie = 1 unit SENSITIZER LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 55 gallon/550 lbs. = 1 unit
Page 15 TOXIC LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 10 lbs. = 1 unit HIGHLY TOXIC - LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 10 lbs. = 1 unit Class 4 & Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 UNSTABLE (REACTIVE) - LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 10 lbs. = 1 unit 10 lbs. = 1 unit 100 lbs. = 1 unit Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 WATER REACTIVE - LIQUIDS / SOLIDS 10 lb. = 1 unit 50 lbs. = 1 unit 100 lbs. = 1 unit INDOOR / OUTDOOR PYROTECHNIC EVENTS / SHOWS TYPE 14 PRODUCTIONS WITH VALUATION OF LESS THAN $500 EACH INDOOR Single Show Pre-approved Show* $125 Same Venue Multiple Shows $250 Pre-approved Show * OUTDOOR Single Show or Multiple Shows - Same $350 Venue Pre-approved Show * Propane Effect Add $50 Fire Dancer Fog Machine $50 ea. / $150 annual single use / $125 annual *D.F.D. Pyrotechnics Regulator required
Page 16 SPECIAL EVENTS (OUTDOOR) WITH SIX (6) OR MORE FUEL-FIRED COOKING / HEATING UNITS TYPE 7 NOTE: THESE EVENTS REQUIRE INSPECTION(S) BY FIRE PREVENTION PERSONNEL Weekdays Weekends and holidays Fueled Vehicles $80 per hour (3 hour minimum) $80 per hour (4 hour minimum) per vehicle 10-30-13