(a) The Fire Mitigation Fee ceiling for non-rated construction was determined by dividing the average cost of constructing a fully equipped fire station within the unincorporated portion of the County of San Diego by the average square footage of structures served by this average fire station. In order to account for those types of construction that do not require as high a level of fire protection facilities, separate reduced fee ceilings were determined for buildings constructed of heavy timber, fire-resistive and one hour type construction as defined in the Uniform Building Code; buildings that install fire sprinkler systems; agricultural buildings, except greenhouses and poultry houses; and greenhouses and poultry houses.
(b) The Fire Mitigation Fee amount requested by the agency shall be equal to or less than the current fee ceiling amount set by this chapter. The current fee ceiling is 58¢ per square foot of floor area for buildings. The ceiling fee for agricultural buildings, as defined in the Uniform Building Code, is 16¢ per square foot of floor area, except as follows: (1) for agricultural buildings that install a fire sprinkler system, the ceiling fee is 2¢ per square foot of floor area, (2) the ceiling fee for poultry houses and greenhouses is 1¢ per square foot.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7185 (N.S.), effective 9-12-86; amended by Ord. No. 7215 (N.S.), effective 11-7-86; amended by Ord. No. 7451 (N.S.), effective 4-7-88; amended by Ord. No. 7604 (N.S.), effective 4-26-89; amended by Ord. No. 7738 (N.S.), effective 4-27-90; amended by Ord. No. 7885 (N.S.), effective 5-3-91; amended by Ord. No. 8048 (N.S.), effective 5-7-92; amended by Ord. No. 8996 (N.S.), effective 3-4-99; amended by Ord. No. 9442 (N.S.), effective 7-1-02; amended by Ord. No. 9529 (N.S.), effective 3-13-03, operative 7-1-03; amended by Ord. No. 9636 (N.S.), effective 5-20-04, operative 7-1-04; amended by Ord. No. 9709 (N.S.), effective 5-22-05, operative 7-1-05; amended by Ord. No. 9769 (N.S.), effective 5-26-06, operative 7-1-06; amended by Ord. No. 9846 (N.S.), effective 6-17-07, operative 7-1-07; amended by Ord. No. 10260 (N.S.), effective 6-13-13, operative 7-1-13; amended by Ord. No. 10334 (N.S.), effective 5-29-14, operative 7-1-14; amended by Ord. No. 10539 (N.S.), effective 6-14-18)