Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Fire Services (Fire Marshal)
In short
Cabarrus County Fire Services (Fire Marshal) issues 3 permits we publish for Cabarrus County, last verified 2026-10-21. 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 Sprinkler, Fire Alarm and Fixed Extinguishing System Plan Review and Acceptance Testingonly if it applies to you | Cabarrus County Fire Services (Fire Marshal) | Sprinkler System Plan Review & Acceptance Testing: first 5,000 square feet $925.00, each additional 10,000 square feet $500.00. Fire Alarm System Plan Review & Acceptance Testing: first 5,000 square feet $700.00, each additional 10,000 square feet $725.00. Fixed Extinguishing System Plan Review & Acceptance Testing: $575.00 each system (as published on the Cabarrus County Fire Services Fee Schedule). | per system, per project | 2026-10-21 |
| Fire Code Permits — Tents, Special Events, Storage Tanks and Spraying Operationsonly if it applies to you | Cabarrus County Fire Services (Fire Marshal) | Temporary Membrane Structures or Tents $125.00 each; Special Event Plan Review & Inspection Fee $1,175.00; Under Ground / Above Ground Storage Tank Installation, Upgrade or Removal $450.00 per tank; Spraying & Dipping Operations $500.00 (as published on the Cabarrus County Fire Services Fee Schedule). | per permit | 2026-10-21 |
| State License Inspection (Day Cares) — Fireonly if it applies to you | Cabarrus County Fire Services (Fire Marshal) | $200 per inspection (State License Inspection Fee, Daycares Nursing Homes) | per inspection | 2026-10-21 |
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 Sprinkler, Fire Alarm and Fixed Extinguishing System Plan Review and Acceptance Testing
A restaurant or coffee shop installing a kitchen hood fire suppression system, or any business building out a space with a sprinkler or fire alarm system, has the system's plans reviewed and acceptance-tested by Cabarrus County Fire Services where the county is the reviewing office: sprinklers $925.00 for the first 5,000 square feet and $500.00 for each additional 10,000, fire alarms $700.00 and $725.00 on the same basis, and $575.00 for each fixed extinguishing system. The figures are as published on the Cabarrus County Fire Services Fee Schedule, the file linked as 'Fee Schedule' from the county's Fire Services Plans, Permits, and Services page; the schedule carries no date. County Code §34-56(c) (Ord. No. 2020-50; Ord. No. 2021-32, § 8) provides that permit applications 'shall be accompanied by the applicable permit fee as established by the county' and that 'The required permit fee shall be in a fee schedule', and §34-57 states that the schedule 'is on file and available in the county offices.' The Plans, Permits, and Services page states: 'Fire Services conducts building and site plan reviews for commercial and residential developments in the Town of Midland, Town of Mt. Pleasant and unincorporated areas of Cabarrus County.' The county's Group Homes & Day Cares permit requirements form lists one fire marshal number for Cabarrus, Locust, Midland and Mount Pleasant and separate fire marshal numbers for Concord, Harrisburg and Kannapolis. Fire Services: 704-920-2143.
Fire Code Permits — Tents, Special Events, Storage Tanks and Spraying Operations
County Code §34-56(b) states that 'No person shall maintain, store or handle materials or conduct processes which produce conditions hazardous to life or property or install equipment used in connection with such activities without a permit as required by the N.C. Fire Code', and that the Fire Marshal or a representative inspects and approves before the permit issues. For the businesses on this site, the common Cabarrus County Fire Services permits are a tent at a sale or event ($125.00 each), a special event plan review and inspection ($1,175.00), installing, upgrading or removing an underground or aboveground storage tank, as at an auto repair shop ($450.00 per tank), and a spray booth or dipping operation ($500.00). The Plans, Permits, and Services page lists tents and membrane structures, tank installation and removal, and special events among its services. The figures are as published on the Cabarrus County Fire Services Fee Schedule, the file linked as 'Fee Schedule' from the county's Fire Services Plans, Permits, and Services page; the schedule carries no date. County Code §34-56(c) (Ord. No. 2020-50; Ord. No. 2021-32, § 8) provides that permit applications 'shall be accompanied by the applicable permit fee as established by the county' and that 'The required permit fee shall be in a fee schedule', and §34-57 states that the schedule 'is on file and available in the county offices.' The Plans, Permits, and Services page states: 'Fire Services conducts building and site plan reviews for commercial and residential developments in the Town of Midland, Town of Mt. Pleasant and unincorporated areas of Cabarrus County.' The county's Group Homes & Day Cares permit requirements form lists one fire marshal number for Cabarrus, Locust, Midland and Mount Pleasant and separate fire marshal numbers for Concord, Harrisburg and Kannapolis. Fire Services: 704-920-2143.
State License Inspection (Day Cares) — Fire
A child care center in the area Cabarrus County Fire Services serves pays $200.00 for a state license inspection, listed on the fee schedule as 'State License Inspection Fee (Daycares Nursing Homes)'. The Plans, Permits, and Services page lists foster care, group home and 'other state mandated inspections' among the services Fire Services provides. The figures are as published on the Cabarrus County Fire Services Fee Schedule, the file linked as 'Fee Schedule' from the county's Fire Services Plans, Permits, and Services page; the schedule carries no date. County Code §34-56(c) (Ord. No. 2020-50; Ord. No. 2021-32, § 8) provides that permit applications 'shall be accompanied by the applicable permit fee as established by the county' and that 'The required permit fee shall be in a fee schedule', and §34-57 states that the schedule 'is on file and available in the county offices.' The Plans, Permits, and Services page states: 'Fire Services conducts building and site plan reviews for commercial and residential developments in the Town of Midland, Town of Mt. Pleasant and unincorporated areas of Cabarrus County.' The county's Group Homes & Day Cares permit requirements form lists one fire marshal number for Cabarrus, Locust, Midland and Mount Pleasant and separate fire marshal numbers for Concord, Harrisburg and Kannapolis. The state child care license itself is carried at the state layer. Fire Services: 704-920-2143.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Cabarrus County
- Phone
- 704-920-2143
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.
- Cabarrus County Fire Services Fee ScheduleCabarrus County Fire Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
- Code of Ordinances, County of Cabarrus, North Carolina (Supplement No. 24, through Ordinance No. 2021-34)Cabarrus County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
- Fire ServicesCabarrus County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
- Permit Application Requirements: Group Homes & Day Cares (Created 03.2025)Cabarrus County Building and Inspections Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
- Plans, Permits, and ServicesCabarrus County Fire Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
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