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2024-112 · POLICY · 2024

An Ordinance to change various Fire Safety Inspection and Permit Fees and to adopt a Schedule of Fees.

Amesbury updates its Fire Safety Inspection and Permit Fee schedule to align with the 2022 MA Comprehensive Fire Code. The changes cover inspections, permits, plan reviews, and related services citywide, with penalties for work begun without proper permits.

approved CITYWIDE
  1. STEP 1
    Submitted
    SEP 24 2024
  2. STEP 2 · CURRENT
    Approved
    SEP 24 2024
AI summary · plain-language

This ordinance updates the city’s Fire Safety Inspection and Permit Fee schedule to reflect the MA Comprehensive Fire Code (2022) and local practices. The Fire Department revised charges for a broad range of inspections, permits, plan reviews, and related services. Key enforcement provision doubles fees if work begins without a proper permit, and the new fees replace the previous schedule under Chapter 285 Fire Prevention.

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Key provisions

§1 Adopts the attached Schedule of Fire Safety Inspection/Permit Fees to replace the existing fee schedule.
§2 Fees will double for any work started without a proper permit.
§3 Applies updated fees for inspections, plan reviews, and installations (alarms, suppression, oil, detectors).
§4 Amends Amesbury Code Chapter 285 Fire Prevention to reflect the new fees.

Discussed at meetings

City CouncilCity Council MeetingSeptember 24, 2024
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Accept the redline containing suggested amendments from the Ordinance & Administration Committee for 2024-112 (Fire Safety Inspection and Permit Fees).
MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: APPROVED 8-0
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Approve 2024-112 as amended (Change Fire Safety Inspection and Permit Fees and adopt Schedule of Fees).
MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: APPROVED 8-0
City CouncilBudget and Finance Subcommittee MeetingSeptember 17, 2024
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City CouncilOrdinance and Administration Committee MeetingSeptember 16, 2024
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City CouncilCity Council MeetingSeptember 10, 2024
2024-112 (Fire Safety Inspection / Permit Fees update)