Title
To amend various sections of Title 25 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959,relating to the fees charged by the Division of Fire for plan review, inspections, and other services; to repeal Ordinance 1210-2006, passed January 25, 2007; and to declare an emergency.
Explanation
BACKGROUND:
It is the intent of the Division of Fire, Bureau of Fire Prevention to set fees for inspections, services, and plan review established by Ordinance 2049-95, to reflect costs associated with providing these services. The existing fee structure was reviewed, some new fees proposed and existing fees increased to reflect these costs. Ordinance 1210-2006, passed January 25, 2007, was passed to revise said fee structure, but needs to be repealed due to technical errors found in the language; this ordinance inadvertently proceeded through the approval process without the necessary formatting required. This replacement ordinance contains no substantive changes and is technical in nature and includes all of the required formatting necessary for codification.
FISCAL IMPACT: Revised and new fees more accurately reflect the Fire Division's costs associated with providing these services. And in some cases will result in the Division recovering overtime costs associated with these services for the General Fund.
Body
Whereas, the existing fees for services rendered by the Division of Fire, established by Ordinance 2049-95, are outdated and do not reflect the Division's costs, and
Whereas, it is necessary to repeal Ordinance 1210-2006, passed January 25, 2007, due to technical errors, and
Whereas, the costs of all services rendered by the Division of Fire associated with the development process and certain other special inspections and services are to more accurately reflect actual costs now, therefore
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety in that all services associated with the developm...
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