Cedar Rapids
City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office
In short
City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office issues 3 permits we publish for Cedar Rapids, last verified 2026-09-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Department Operational Permit — Day Care | City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office | $50.00 annual Operational Permit fee, plus the underlying Fire Inspection Fee itself: $150 per hour of inspection and computer-entry time, billed at $50 per each 20-minute increment (rounded up). The first non-compliant re-inspection of a space is free; each subsequent re-inspection is billed a flat $150. | annual | 2026-09-10 |
| Flammable & Combustible Liquids Storage Tank Permit / Tier II Reportingonly if it applies to you | City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office | A one-time Construction Permit of $250 per tank is required to install, alter, place temporarily out of service, or remove any tank, pipeline or fuel-dispensing facility used to store, transport or dispense flammable or combustible liquids (LP-Gas tanks, permanent or temporary, are priced identically at $250 each). Separately, any business storing hazardous chemicals above EPA-reportable threshold quantities pays an annual Tier II reporting fee scaled by total pounds stored, from $100 (0-99 lbs, Standard) up to $3,200 Standard / $6,400 Extremely Hazardous Substance (10,000,000+ lbs), capped at $7,000 per location per reporting period. | one-time, per tank or project (construction permit); a separate Tier II fee, if applicable, is billed annually | 2026-09-10 |
| Mobile Cooking Unit Fire Inspection | City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office | $25–$100 per unit — $25.00 for a fire inspection alone, or $100.00 if it includes an LPG-tank inspection | annual — a tag is issued for each inspected unit | 2026-09-10 |
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 Department Operational Permit — Day Care
A genuine, distinct local fire permit specific to day care — the Fire Department's own current fee schedule names Day Care by itself in the same short list of 'State required operations' that also includes Health Care, Schools, Colleges, Hospitals and businesses that sell or distribute alcohol, each carrying this same $50 Operational Permit on top of the Fire Inspection Fee. This is separate from, and additional to, the Iowa HHS Child Care Centre License recorded at the state layer. Contact the Fire Marshal's Office at (319) 286-5166.
Flammable & Combustible Liquids Storage Tank Permit / Tier II Reporting
This is the touchpoint an auto-repair or body shop storing paints, solvents, waste oil or fuel above the fire code's threshold quantities would hit, on top of the generic building and sign permits recorded above. It applies only when a shop actually installs or maintains a covered tank or stores hazardous chemicals above the reportable threshold — a small shop with only retail-quantity containers of chemicals is unlikely to trigger it. Confirm applicability directly with the Fire Marshal's Office (319-286-5166) before budgeting for it.
Mobile Cooking Unit Fire Inspection
The Fire Marshal's Office's own application form states the fee 'must be included when the application is submitted prior to City Clerk issuance of business license,' making this a genuinely separate prerequisite fee that sits in front of, not folded into, the City Clerk's own Mobile Food Vendor License fee recorded above. Inspection covers the fire extinguisher, the kitchen hood's extinguishing system and, where an LPG tank is present, its condition and securement. The published permit form is dated Revised 01/2019, so confirm the current fee directly with the Fire Marshal's Office (319-286-5166) before budgeting for it.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Cedar Rapids
- Phone
- (319) 286-5166
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.
- Fees Charged by the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, effective January 1, 2025 — fire inspection fees, Operational Permits (including Day Care) at $50 each, Construction Permits (flammable/combustible liquids and LP-gas tanks at $250 each), the Construction Certificate of Occupancy Trip Fee schedule, and the Tier II hazardous-materials reporting fee tableCity of Cedar Rapids Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
- Mobile Cooking Units permit application (Revised 01/2019) — Fire Marshal's Office fee of $25.00 (fire inspection only) or $100.00 (fire inspection including LPG inspection), required before City Clerk issuance of the mobile food vendor business licenseCity of Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
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