Arlington County Fire Department, Office of the Fire Marshal

Fire Operational Permits (Kitchen Hood, Mobile Food Unit, Repair Garage, Child Day Care, Place of Assembly)

The Office of the Fire Marshal's operational permit fee table, issued under County Code Chapter 8.1 (Code Updated April 2025), sets these fees: a commercial kitchen operation requiring a Type I hood, $175; a Mobile Food Unit employing commercial cooking that produces grease-laden vapors, a fire protection system, or LP gas or portable fuel-fired equipment, $175; an automotive repair garage, $175, or $175 for a combined repair garage and service station; a child daycare facility, $150 for an approved capacity up to 50, $200 for 51 to 500 and $300 above 500; and a place of assembly, $200 for 50 to 500 and $300 above 500. The Fire Marshal's hood page states: "This is an annual permit with a permit fee of $175.00. However, if the occupancy has a valid ASSEMBLY permit, a separate hood system permit is not required." The Environmental Health Mobile Unit Licenses page lists the same $175 fire inspection fee for food trucks. The county's FY 2027 Adopted Tax & Fee Compendium lists the child care, assembly and $175 figures.