ORDINANCE NO. 5771

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WATERLOO CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTION 5, FEES FOR CALLS FOR SERVICE, OF CHAPTER 2, FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, TITLE 9, BUILDING REGULATIONS, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION 5, FEES FOR CALLS FOR SERVICE, OF CHAPTER 2, FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, TITLE 9, BUILDING REGULATIONS.

   BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. That Section 5, Fees For Calls For Service, of Chapter 2, Fire Prevention and Protection, Title 9, Building Regulations, is hereby repealed and a new Section 5, Fees For Calls For Service, of Chapter 2, Fire Prevention and Protection, Title 9, Building Regulations, is enacted in lieu thereof as follows:

9-2-5: FEES FOR CALLS FOR SERVICE

A. When the Fire Department is called to respond to an emergency at any business, commercial, retail, non-profit, industrial, or other non-residential property, or an apartment building consisting of four (4) or more units, fees shall be charged to the owner(s) at rates set in a Fee Schedule adopted by City Council Resolution. The Fee Schedule shall contain a minimum fee, as well as hourly rates for the various department apparatuses.

 B. Motor Vehicle Fires: When the Fire department is called to respond to a motor vehicle fire, a fee will be charged to the responsible party at rates set in a Fee Schedule adopted by City Council Resolution. The Fee Schedule shall contain a minimum fee, as well as unit rates for fluid leak absorbent. 

C. The Fire Chief may waive or negotiate a more appropriate service fee based on hardship, established self-insurance plans and larger deductibles. The Fire Chief shall conduct periodic reviews of the rates.

 D. Title 1, Chapter 3, Section 3 of the Waterloo City Code shall govern all unpaid fees charged in this section.

Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

INTRODUCED:             August 5, 2024

   PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION:      August 5, 2024

   PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION:      August 5, 2024   

   PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION:      August 5, 2024

   PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of August, 2024.

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                        Quentin Hart, Mayor

ATTEST:                     

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Nancy Higby, Deputy City Clerk

SEAL

Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, [phone].