Commercial Compliance Hub
Check requirements

Atlanta

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal

In short

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal issues 2 permits we publish for Atlanta, last verified 2026-10-09. 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
Annual Fire Safety Inspection Fee (Existing Occupancies)only if it applies to youAtlanta Fire Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal$200–$650 a year by floor area — $200 up to 3,000 sq ft, $250 for 3,001–10,000 sq ft, $350 over 10,000 sq ft, $450 or $650 for high-rise structures; plus a $25 processing feeannual2026-10-09
Fire Operational Permit — Repair GarageAtlanta Fire Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal$42–$66 — $42, plus $22 if the permit includes welding; plus the $25 processing feenot stated in the published fee schedule2026-10-09

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

Annual Fire Safety Inspection Fee (Existing Occupancies)

City Code Sec. 78-57(b)(13) adds Fire Prevention Code §105.6.51 (Sec. 78-57 history runs to Ord. 2025-36, 10-6-25). Under §105.6.51(a)(1)(A), for existing occupancies 'In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 25-2-12 (2) fire inspection shall be performed in order to issue permits or authorize occupancy as required', and the annual fees are $200.00 for a business up to 3,000 square feet, $250.00 for 3,001 to 10,000 square feet, $350.00 for more than 10,000 square feet, $450.00 for high-rise structures up to 70,000 square feet and $650.00 above that. §105.6.51(a) adds 'a $25.00 processing fee', and §105.6.51(b) sets a $200.00 re-inspection fee when a cited violation is not corrected. Atlanta Fire Rescue's fire inspections page says its Inspections Section enforces Sec. 78-57 and conducts fire and life safety inspections of existing buildings.

Fire Operational Permit — Repair Garage

Fire Prevention Code §105.6.43 as amended by City Code Sec. 78-57(b)(12): 'No person shall use any building, shed or enclosure as a place of business for purpose of repair, maintenance or service of any motor vehicle ... without a permit.' The operational permit fee table in §105.6.51(a)(1)(B) lists 'Garage repair' at '42.00, plus $22.00 if permit is to include welding operation', minimum $42.00 and maximum $66.00. Operational permit fees are charged in addition to the annual fire safety inspection fee, multiple operations at one location share a single inspection fee, and §105.6.51(a) adds a $25.00 processing fee. §105.6.51(c) bars operating with an expired operational permit.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Atlanta
Phone
404-546-7000

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

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

  1. Atlanta City Code Sec. 78-57, fire prevention code amendments incl. §105.6.51 fire inspection and operational permit fees (as amended through Ord. 2025-36, 10-6-25)City of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  2. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department — Office of the Fire Marshal, fire inspectionsAtlanta Fire Rescue Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09

Other offices serving Atlanta

The full permit list for this jurisdiction

Industry permit lists that include this agency

Georgia jurisdictions

Commercial Compliance Hub publishes information, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm anything you rely on with the issuing agency before you file.