Fire Prevention, Development & District Service Fees
The Peyton Fire Protection District maintains a fee schedule for certain services provided by the District, including development and construction review, fire protection system plan review and inspections, operational permits, special inspections, emergency standby services, records requests, and other District services.
Fees help recover a portion of the costs associated with providing these services, including staff review time, inspections, apparatus and personnel use, administrative processing, and the impacts that new development may place on District facilities and resources.
The Fee Schedule is separate from the District’s property-tax mill levy. Rather than being a general property tax, these charges are associated with specific services, permits, reviews, inspections, development impacts, or other activities identified within the District’s Fee Schedule.
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Why Does the Fire District Charge Fees?
Many Fire Prevention activities require specialized staff time beyond routine emergency response. Construction plans may require detailed code review, fire protection systems must be evaluated and inspected, new developments require review for emergency access and water supply, and certain businesses or activities require operational permits and periodic inspections.
A fee schedule establishes a consistent method of charging for those services rather than placing the entire cost of specialized services on the District’s general operating revenue.
Fees may include the cost of:
- Plan and development review
- Fire and life-safety inspections
- Fire protection system review and testing
- Permit administration
- Additional or repeat inspections
- Personnel and apparatus assigned to special services
- Records research and reproduction
- Impacts of new development on District capital facilities
Legal Authority
The Peyton Fire Protection District is a Colorado special district organized to provide fire protection and emergency services.
Colorado Revised Statutes § 32-1-1001(1)(j)(I) authorizes a special district board to establish and periodically increase or decrease fees, rates, tolls, penalties, or charges for services, programs, or facilities furnished by the district.
Colorado law also provides fire protection districts with additional authority specific to fire and emergency services. Under C.R.S. § 32-1-1002, fire protection districts may provide ambulance, emergency medical and rescue services and may adopt and enforce fire codes when those codes are made applicable within the jurisdiction as provided by law.
Impact Fees
Impact fees are subject to additional requirements under Colorado law.
C.R.S. § 32-1-1002(1)(d.5) authorizes a fire protection district to impose an impact fee on new buildings, structures, facilities, or improvements within its jurisdiction when the fee schedule is legislatively adopted, generally applicable to a broad class of property, and intended to offset the projected impacts of new construction on capital facilities.
Colorado law further requires the District to reasonably quantify those impacts and limits the fee to an amount necessary to address impacts directly related to the new development.
Impact fees are therefore intended to help new development contribute toward the additional capital demands it creates for the fire protection system; they are not intended to correct existing capital deficiencies unrelated to that development.
Understanding the Fee Schedule
The District’s complete Fee Schedule contains several different categories. The sections below provide a general explanation of what each category covers. Applicants should review the complete Fee Schedule for specific charges and requirements.
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Impact Fees
Impact fees apply to qualifying new development within the District and help offset the effect that new development places on fire and emergency-service capital facilities.
The current Fee Schedule establishes separate calculations for:
- Single-family residential development
- Multifamily residential development
- Non-residential development
Calculator results are estimates only. Final fees are determined by the Peyton Fire Protection District.
Development & Construction Plan Review
Development and construction projects can require Fire District review before construction or occupancy.
This portion of the Fee Schedule includes development plan reviews, site plan reviews, other plan reviews, and construction plan review and inspection fees based on factors such as occupancy classification, building size, number of dwelling or sleeping units, and the scope of the project.
These reviews help evaluate fire department access, emergency operations, fire and life-safety requirements, water supply, and other applicable fire code requirements.
Water Supply Reviews & Inspections
Adequate water supply is an important component of fire protection.
The Fee Schedule includes review and inspection charges associated with fire hydrants, private fire service lines, and water-storage tanks provided for fire suppression.
Depending upon the project, fees may be based on the number of hydrants, number of fire lines, or the installation of a fire-suppression water-storage system.
Fire Alarm Systems
New fire alarm systems and certain modifications to existing systems may require plan review, permitting, testing, and inspection by the Fire District.
Fees vary based on the size and type of system, including the number of initiating devices and notification appliances. The Fee Schedule also addresses residential fire alarm systems, monitoring technology changes, firefighter communication systems, and two-way elevator communication systems.
Fire Sprinkler Systems
Fire sprinkler installations and modifications are reviewed and inspected to verify compliance with applicable fire protection requirements.
Fees may be determined by the number of sprinkler heads and can include additional system components such as risers, standpipes, dry-pipe or preaction systems, fire pumps, foam systems, and residential sprinkler systems.
The District’s Fee Schedule also establishes when additional inspection or trip fees may apply.
Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems
This category includes specialized fire suppression systems that are not conventional building sprinkler systems.
Examples include wet-chemical and dry-chemical extinguishing systems, gaseous suppression systems, and water-mist systems. These systems generally require plan review and inspection prior to approval.
Operational & Hazardous Materials Permits
Certain operations, businesses, events, storage arrangements, and hazardous-material activities require fire code permits.
The District’s Fee Schedule includes operational and hazardous-material permit categories for activities such as special events, tents and temporary membrane structures, places of assembly, open burning, prescribed burning, high-piled storage, LPG installations, flammable and combustible liquids, explosives and blasting, hazardous materials, pyrotechnics, and other regulated activities.
Some permits have separate initial and renewal or reissue fees.
Additional Reviews, Inspections & Administrative Fees
The Fee Schedule also addresses circumstances that may require additional staff time or repeated services.
Examples include revisions to submitted plans, expedited reviews, work-at-risk permits, system demolition permits, additional submittals, convenience inspections, reinspections, inspection cancellations, permit renewals, work performed without a required permit, and certain administrative or records-related services.
Applicants can often avoid additional charges by submitting complete plans, ensuring work is ready for inspection, maintaining access to the inspection area, and cancelling or rescheduling inspections within applicable deadlines.
Reports & Records Requests
Fees may apply when District personnel are required to research, reproduce, or prepare records.
The Fee Schedule includes provisions for research time, reports concerning calls for service, additional document pages, and photographs.
Requests for public records remain subject to applicable Colorado law and District policies.
Emergency Services, Standby & Apparatus
The Fee Schedule contains charges for certain uses of District apparatus and personnel outside normal emergency-response funding.
These include event standby services, apparatus charges, personnel charges, specialty vehicles, utility vehicles, and certain emergency-service assignments.
Event standby services are provided using Peyton Fire Protection District personnel and equipment. The Fee Schedule also provides the Fire Chief discretion to reduce or waive certain standby fees when doing so is considered in the District’s best interest for safety or operational reasons.
Ambulance Transport Charges
The Fee Schedule establishes charges associated with ambulance transport and patient-care services, including Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, mileage, certain additional transport requirements, treatment or assessment and release, and patient transfers.
Actual ambulance charges may depend upon the level of care and services provided during the incident.
Services Outside the District
The District may, when authorized and available, provide certain plan-review or inspection services for projects outside Peyton Fire Protection District’s jurisdiction.
The Fee Schedule identifies these as Extraterritorial Plan Reviews & Inspections and provides for applicable review or inspection fees along with travel-time and mileage surcharges.
Availability of these services should be confirmed with the Fire Prevention Division before a project is submitted.
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The calculator provided on this page are intended as a convenience for applicants preparing a project or permit application.
Calculator results are estimates and do not constitute an invoice, permit approval, or final determination of fees. Project conditions, additional reviews, inspections, revisions, system components, or other requirements may change the final amount due.
Need Help Determining a Fee?
Not every project fits neatly into a single fee category. If you are unsure which permit, occupancy classification, review type, or fee applies to your project, contact the Peyton Fire Protection District Fire Prevention Division before submitting.
FireMarshal@PeytonFD.org