(a) The Director may recommend, and the Executive may adopt, under method (2) of section 2A-15 of this Code, written regulations for the administration of the provisions of this chapter including a schedule of fees and hold public hearings as part of this regulation- making process. Such regulations and amendments thereto must not conflict with nor waive any provisions of this chapter nor be less restrictive than its provisions. In the case of fees, the County Executive must promptly forward to the county council a copy of the new fee schedule for use in budgetary planning activities. Such fees must be in accordance with formulas based upon criteria to include area or estimated cost of construction, or cost of inspection and processing or a minimal set fee per category, not to exceed the cost of administering and enforcing this code.
(b) The Director must hold public hearings, upon adequate public notice of not less than thirty (30) days, before forwarding his or her recommendations for regulations setting forth the standards and requirements for controlling the hazards of fire and explosion from improper storage, handling or use of substances, materials or devices and for controlling the hazardous use of property. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 23; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 18; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 30, §1.)