(a) There is hereby imposed upon the respective owners of all buildings in the City an annual fire protection fee for each fiscal year, in an amount equal to the total number of square feet contained in the building multiplied by 0.08336 cents.
(b) There is hereby imposed upon the respective owners of all buildings in the City containing three or more stories an additional annual fire protection fee for each fiscal year, the sum of one hundred eighty-five dollars and twenty-five cents ($185.25) for the third story and each story in addition thereto. (Ord. 0-1627. Passed 6-11-19.)
(c) It shall be the obligation of the owners of all buildings in the City to provide information to the Director of Finance as may be necessary to calculate the number of square feet contained in the building upon which fire protection fees are assessed.
(d) An owner may request an adjustment to the determination of the Director of Finance of the number of square feet in a building by submitting such request in writing. The Director of Finance may, in his or her discretion, make such adjustments in the assessment due to an erroneous billing or a bona fide adjustment in square footage due to a change in condition or erroneous measurement as may be fair and equitable.
(Ord. 0-799. Passed 3-26-96.)
(e) In the event it is necessary for the Fire Department to extinguish a fire, clean up or dispose of any debris or any hazardous or toxic material or abate any other non-medical emergency on or about a motor vehicle, the Director of Finance shall impose and assess upon the individual or individuals cited or otherwise determined to be responsible for such emergency a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), which fee shall be payable to the City of Parkersburg within a time and period to be fixed by the Director. In any case where such responsibility is undetermined, said fee shall be equally apportioned among the owners or operators of any and all motor vehicles involved in the occurrence. All such individual(s) shall likewise be liable for the actual cost and expense for the use of any special or disposable equipment or materials necessary to render such emergency scene clean, safe and secure.
The Director of Finance shall deposit all such fees, as and when the same are collected, into the General Fund of the City, however, all such monies shall be used exclusively for the training and education of members of the Fire Department.
(Ord. 0-1187. Passed 4-26-05.)