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Indian River County Fire Prevention Bureau

In short

Indian River County Fire Prevention Bureau issues 2 permits we publish for Indian River County, last verified 2026-10-31. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Fire Prevention Bureau Plan Review and Inspection Feesonly if it applies to youIndian River County Fire Prevention BureauPer the Indian River County Fire District Schedule of Fees adopted by Resolution 2004-071, as amended. Commercial, institutional and multi-family plan review for new construction, renovations, alterations or changes of occupancy: estimated construction cost × 0.0025, minimum $100 per building; a change of occupancy with no construction cost, $0.02 per square foot. Fire suppression and fire alarm system plan review: $50 for up to $1,000 of valuation, plus $4 for each additional $1,000 or fraction. Site plan review: $75 (less than 5 units, up to 5,000 sq. ft.), $250 (5 to 50 units or 5,000 to 50,000 sq. ft.), $400 (more than 50 units or 50,000 sq. ft.); administrative approvals $50. Inspections of existing occupancies: initial inspection and re-inspection for compliance no charge; each subsequent non-compliance re-inspection $50. Inspections of new construction, systems and permitted activities: initial inspection and re-inspection for compliance no charge; each subsequent non-compliance re-inspection $40. Under Resolution 2018-014, plan review fees over $5,000.00 are paid 25% at building permit application and 75% at or before permit issuance.per review or inspection2026-10-31
Fire Special Event Permitonly if it applies to youIndian River County Fire Prevention BureauPer Resolution 2009-029 (effective March 17, 2009), amending the Fire District Schedule of Fees of Resolution 2004-071: Category 1 (a one-day special event with no electrical services, no cooking and no more than 25 exhibit sites), "No Fee"; Category 2 (non-consecutive but recurring one-day special events using any electrical services or cooking, no more than 25 exhibit sites), $30; Category 3 (all other special events), $30. Failure to obtain a special event permit in advance, or violations, are punishable by a fine of up to $200.00.per event; a Category 2 permit remains in effect for 120 days while the organizer submits written notice every 30 days2026-10-31

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Fire Prevention Bureau Plan Review and Inspection Fees

The Fire Prevention Bureau's Permits and Fees page states that on July 6, 2004 the County Commission adopted Ordinance 2004-021 and Resolution 2004-071, which created the Fire Prevention Bureau and "the schedule of fees and fines related to fire and life safety (Chapter 208-Code of Ordinances)", effective July 12, 2004. The amounts above are as published in that schedule, which the page links as the county's resolutions and fee schedules, together with Resolution 2009-029 (effective March 17, 2009) and Resolution 2018-014 (effective January 16, 2018), which changed how large plan review fees are paid. The schedule notes that fire safety service fees include plan review, permit and initial inspection. A restaurant, shop, salon, gym, clinic, child care center or repair garage building out or changing the use of commercial space pays the plan review fee alongside the Building Division's permit fees. The Bureau's page asks applicants to file the downloadable applications by email.

Fire Special Event Permit

Resolution 2009-029, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on March 17, 2009 and linked from the Fire Prevention Bureau's Permits and Fees page, sets the special event permit categories and fees shown above. Per the resolution, a Category 1 event organizer submits a site drawing roughly to scale showing all exhibit sites (tents up to 12 by 12 feet), and approval of the drawing serves as the inspection. A Category 2 permit for recurring one-day events with electrical service or cooking uses the existing permitting process and stays in effect for 120 days as long as the organizer submits written notice every 30 days affirming no site changes and giving the upcoming dates. A food truck or a restaurant or coffee shop cooking at a vendor event falls under Category 2 or Category 3. The resolution leaves the rest of the Resolution 2004-071 schedule unchanged. The event permit is separate from any state food service license.

Contact

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Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Fire Prevention Bureau Permits and FeesIndian River County Emergency Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-31
  2. Resolutions and Fees (Ordinance 2004-021; Resolutions 2004-071, 2009-029, 2018-014)Indian River County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-31

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