§ 54-53. Reinspection fees.

The county's fire marshal's office shall be authorized to assess reinspection fees in accordance with the following:

First reinspection ..... $ 50.00

Second reinspection ..... 100.00

Third reinspection and every reinspection thereafter ..... 150.00

Fees will be assessed upon the completion of a scheduled reinspection, when it is determined that the cited code violation(s) has not been corrected to bring it into compliance with the applicable code(s). If during a reinspection, a code violation is noted that was not listed as part of the original violation(s), a reinspection fee will not be assessed for the newly cited code violation(s). Any newly cited code violation discovered at the time of reinspection will be considered a first time violation and will restart the reinspection fee process. The reinspection fee process will be as follows:

(1)

When, during a scheduled reinspection, an inspector determines that the cited code violation(s) has not been corrected to bring it into compliance with the applicable code(s), the inspector will notify the responsible party: contractor, owner, manager, etc. Whenever possible, a reinspection fee citation stating the reinspection fee amount will be left with a responsible party or posted on site. When no one is on site to receive the citation, the inspector shall notify the responsible party as soon as possible using contact information supplied to the fire marshal's office.

(2)

Reinspection fees must be paid within 30 days of the reinspection date to Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services. The foregoing notwithstanding, no fire safety codes release or certificate of occupancy will be issued until all reinspection fees are paid in full.

(3)

Any disputed fees may be appealed in writing to the fire marshal's office, with final authority resting with the fire marshal.

(4)

Reinspection fees will also be applied to plan review appointments scheduled with the fire marshal's office if not cancelled a minimum of 24 hours prior to the scheduled plan review time.

(Amd. of 2-24-09)