§1574.1. Costs of handling plans

A. In addition to a postage and handling fee of five dollars, the owner of the project who submits the plans and specifications shall pay to the office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety a plan review or document fee based on the following schedule:

(1)

Assembly occupancy

Area in square feet

Fee

0 - 2500

$

30.00

2501 - 4500

60.00

4501 - 10,000

180.00

10,001 - 50,000

280.00

50,001 - 100,000

380.00

100,001+

530.00

(2)

Educational

Area in square feet

Fee

0 - 5,000

$

30.00

5001 - 10,000

60.00

10,001 - 30,000

100.00

30,001 - 80,000

200.00

80,001 - 150,000

300.00

150,001+

400.00

(3)

Health care/detention

(a) Area in square feet

Fee

0 - 10,000

$

180.00

10,001 - 20,000

280.00

20,001 - 50,000

380.00

50,001 - 100,000

480.00

100,001+

680.00

(b) High rise (all new)

830.00

(4)

Hotels, dormitories, apartments, lodgings,

rooming houses, residential & board

care facilities

(a) Area in square feet

Fee

0 - 2500

$

30.00

2501 - 10,000

60.00

10,001 - 30,000

180.00

30,001 - 80,000

280.00

80,001 - 150,000

380.00

150,001+

480.00

(b) High rise (all new)

680.00

(5)

Mercantile/business

(a) Area in square feet

Fee

0 - 3000

$

30.00

3001 - 10,000

60.00

10,001 - 30,000

90.00

30,001 - 50,000

150.00

50,001 - 150,000

200.00

150,001+

300.00

(b) High rise (all new)

500.00

(6)

Industrial, storage, special structures

Area in square feet

Fee

0 - 10,000

$

30.00

10,001 - 20,000

60.00

20,001 - 50,000

90.00

50,001 - 100,000

120.00

100,001+

200.00

(7)

Storage tank (tank installation only)

Single tank

$

50.00

Plus $30.00 for each additional tank

(8)

Sprinkler systems

(a)

Number of sprinkler heads per floor

(Tenant spaces submitted separately are

considered a floor for fee purposes)

1 - 50

$

30.00

51 - 300

60.00

301 - 450

120.00

451+

150.00

(b)

Hydraulic calculations

40.00

(c)

20 head or less shop drawing

exemption request

10.00

(9)

Fire suppression systems, other than

sprinkler systems

(a)

Number of devices

0 - 10

$

30.00

11 - 25

60.00

26 - 50

120.00

51 - 75

180.00

76 - 100

200.00

101+

300.00

(b)

Calculations

40.00

(10)

Fire detection and alarm systems

Number of devices

Fee

(Tenant spaces submitted separately are

considered a floor for fee purposes)

0 - 25

$

50.00

26 - 50

80.00

51 - 75

110.00

76 - 100

140.00

101+

140.00

Plus $30.00 for each additional 25 devices above 101

(11)

Exemptions/Go-to-Work Requests

(industrial plant temporary trailers/modulars,

nonrequired/nonconforming fire protection

system requests, architectural modifications)

Per request

$

20.00

(12)(a) Facsimile transmissions and record requests

Fee

Paper copies per page

$

2.00

Fax per page

4.00

Electronic copies (per floppy diskette)

25.00

Database report (plus $100.00 per every

1000 records)

500.00

(b)

However, postage and handling fees

shall not apply to exemption requests and

facsimile transmissions.

(13)

Appeal requests

Fee

(a)

Accessibility

$

25.00

(b)

Life safety/fire code appeals:

(i)

Smoke control reviews ($50.00 for

resubmission)

100.00

(ii)

Timed egress ($50.00 for resubmission)

100.00

(iii)

Other appeals ($50.00 for resubmission)

100.00

(14)

The fee for performance-based reviews shall be

twice the amount of the review fees imposed by

this Subsection, plus an additional fee of $100.00

($50.00 for resubmission) for smoke control reviews

and timed egress.

B.(1) In order to comply with the requirements of R.S. 40:1574, only one set of plans shall be submitted to the state fire marshal for review.

(2) When the plans are reviewed by the office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety, the original set of plans properly stamped "Reviewed" by the state fire marshal shall be retained by the contractor for the construction, renovation, or remodeling for the project in question as long as the structure, watercraft, or movable is in the process of construction, renovation, or remodeling.

(3) Upon final completion of the project the contractor shall turn the plans over to the owner.

(4)(a) The state fire marshal shall furnish to the parties submitting the plans which appear to him to satisfactorily comply with the laws, rules, regulations, and codes of the state and the regulations of the state fire marshal the original set of plans, blueprints, or both stamped reviewed along with a letter which shall state that the plans appear to him to satisfactorily comply with the laws, rules, regulations, and codes of the state and the regulations of the fire marshal.

(b) This letter from the fire marshal stating that the plans and specifications for the construction, renovation, or remodeling for the project in question appear to satisfactorily comply with the laws, rules, regulations, and codes of the state, in no way permits and authorizes any omission or deviation from those laws, rules, regulations, and codes so that in no way does this review procedure permit, authorize, or otherwise increase or incur any liability by the state for failure to recognize and point out any such omission or deviation in those requirements.

(c) The letter and reviewed plans of the fire marshal shall be kept at the site of the project for inspection by the fire marshal or his deputies for as long as the structure, watercraft, or movable is in the process of construction, renovation, or remodeling.

(5) The office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety shall no longer retain any copy of the reviewed plans or blueprints and is hereby authorized to destroy all such plans and blueprints currently in the archives of the state fire marshal after one year has passed from the effective date of this Section.

(6) The owners of all structures, watercraft, and movables shall retain blueprints including the original building plans and specifications which have been stamped "Reviewed" by the state fire marshal in a safe place for as long as the structure, watercraft, or movable is occupied, used, or both.

C.(1) In the event that plans do not appear to the fire marshal to satisfactorily comply with the laws, regulations, and codes of Louisiana and the regulations of the state fire marshal, the state fire marshal shall furnish a letter to the party submitting the plans which shall list the particular requirements of the state fire marshal which must be met before the plans can be stamped "Reviewed" and before construction or renovation or remodeling can begin. However, where plans for projects are submitted in violation of R.S. 37:155(A)(4), no list of requirements shall be provided.

(2) Review of the plans submitted constitutes compliance with this Section if construction begins within one hundred eighty days of the review.

(3) State and local political subdivisions shall be exempt from the payment of all other charges provided herein, for the first submission only. Thereafter, for all subsequent submissions, state and local political subdivisions shall pay the required fees.

D. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be used exclusively for the maintenance and operation of the planning review section of the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 507, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 493, §1; Acts 1982, No. 210, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 614, §1, eff. July 12, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 386, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 294, §1, eff. June 30, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 423, §1; Acts 1990, No. 371, §1; Acts 1997, No. 964, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1187, §2; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §1; Acts 2009, No. 130, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.