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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD. NO. 2026-030 amend YMC 10.05 Fire Code_fire code permit feesORDINANCE NO. 2026-030 AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 10.05 Fire Code to correct the method for calculating permit fees. WHEREAS, Yakima Municipal Code § 10.05.015 establishes that fees shall be paid to the city for review of building plans and for inspection of construction for compliance with the Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 10.05 Fire Code, and that such fees shall be paid in accordance with the hourly rates shown in the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule; and WHEREAS, changes to various Code Administration fees listed in the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule were adopted via Resolution No. R-2023-041, including removing the hourly rates for plan review and inspections in the fire code section of the fee schedule in favor of charging based on the building valuation table; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Section 10.05.015: Fire code plan review and inspection fees, of the Yakima Municipal Code, shall be amended to read as follows: 10.05.015 Fire code plan review and inspection fees A. General. Fees as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution shall be paid to the city for review of building plans for compliance with Chapter 10.05 YMC and for inspection of construction for compliance with Chapter 10.05 YMC. Existing buildings, and special events licensed pursuant to Chapter 9.70 YMC, and other events requiring fire and life safety inspection, will be subject to an annual fire and life safety inspection, and fees for such inspections shall be paid as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution. B. Fees Required for Plan Review. For construction projects for which the fire code requires submittal documents, the plan review fee indicated in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution shall be charged for the time to perform the plan review. The plan review fees required by this section are separate from the inspection fees required by this section, and are in addition to any inspection fees. When submittal documents are incomplete or are changed so as to require additional plan review, additional plan review fees shall be charged at the rate shown in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution. C. Fees Required for Construction Inspection. For construction projects for which the fire code requires inspection, the inspection fee set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution shall be charged. The inspection fees required by this section are separate from the plan review fees required by this section, and are in addition to any plan review fees. D. Fees Required for Annual Fire and Life Safety Inspection. For existing buildings, and for special events for which the fire code or other applicable city codes require fire inspection, 1 the inspection fee set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution shall be charged based on the area to be inspected or for the time to perform the inspection, as applicable. The fees required by this section are separate from the plan review fee and construction inspection fee set forth in subsections B and C of this section, and are in addition to such fees. E. Fees Required for Fire System Records Management. Independent fire system service providers shall submit copies of fire system inspection and/or maintenance reports within thirty days of completed inspection service. An administrative fee as set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution will be charged to the service provider for each system inspection/ maintenance report submitted. Independent fire system service providers performing inspection and maintenance on fire protection systems requiring inspection and maintenance by the state -adopted International Fire Code and associated NFPA standards shall submit copies of the service and inspection reports to the Yakima fire department (YFD). Upon receipt of the reports, the fire department shall: 1. Verify that the service was performed by a qualified fire system service company or individual; 2. Review the service report to determine if the service was completed in full with no deficiencies; 3. In the event there are deficiencies in the report, YFD shall provide an inspection, either on site, by telephone or by email, and shall affirmatively verify the necessary deficiency correction has been completed. Service providers shall provide documentation of the completed corrections. 4. Maintain the submitted service records in a data -bank. For purposes of this section, a fire protection system includes, but is not limited to: carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems, Halon 1301 fire extinguishing systems, dry -chemical extinguishing systems, wet -chemical extinguishing systems, waterbased fire protection systems, fire alarm systems, smoke and heat vents, fire doors, hood and duct systems, water -mist systems, clean -agent extinguishing systems, and private fire hydrants. F. Fees Required for Reinspections. For construction inspections, associated with fire code compliance, a fee shall be charged for reinspection as stated in the city of Yakima master fee schedule. To obtain a construction reinspection, the permittee must pay the reinspection fee stated in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution in advance. G. Reinspection fees for compliance with the annual fire and life safety inspections are assessed in accordance with the fee rates set forth in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution. 1. For vacant occupancies, deduct twenty-five dollars from the fee schedule. Vacant occupancies shall contain no storage and be unoccupied at time of inspection to qualify for the reduction. 2. The hourly rate listed in the city of Yakima master fee schedule adopted by city council via resolution, charged in thirty -minute increments, will be applied if the "per square foot" fee schedule amounts above do not cover the time spent inspecting at the hourly rate, up to a maximum charge of two hundred dollars. 2 H. Severability. If any part of this section is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section. Section 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 15' day of September, 2026. ATTEST: osalinda Ibarra, CMC, City Cle Publication Date: September 19, 2026 Effective Date: October 19, 2026 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 7.J. For Meeting of: September 15, 2026 ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 10.05 Fire Code to comply with R-2023-041 Fire Code Permit Fees SUBMITTED BY: *Sill Preston, Community Development Director Glenn Denman, Code Administration Manager SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The attached ordinance proposes to correct the language for plan review and inspection fees in the fire code chapter of the municipal code (YMC Ch. 15.a5) concerning how the permit fees are calculated. Fees for fire code permits used to be charged based on an hourly rate but were changed in 2023 to be charged based on the building valuation table (see Resolution R-2023-041). References to hourly rates were inadvertently left in the municipal code and are hereby proposed to be removed. ITEM BUDGETED: N/A STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: RECOMMENDATION: Pass Ordinance. ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance_YMC 10.05T©15 Fire code plan review and inspection fees.docx Track Changes_YMC 1©.f15.515.pdf 41