Van Zandt County adopts revised fire marshal fee schedule; fire marshal to expand public education on outdoor burning

Van Zandt County Commissioners on March 6 adopted a revised fire marshal fee schedule and heard a presentation from Fire Marshal Kevin Palmer about an outreach campaign on outdoor burning.

Palmer told the court the revised schedule renames the former "covered buildings" fee to a "new construction permit" to make clear it covers commercial projects ranging from new buildings to solar installations, and adds a formal fee for on-site sewage facility (OSSF) modifications and a $200 reinspect fee for failed final inspections. Palmer said the reinspect fee is charged to the installer, not the homeowner, and that a $30 administrative charge will be used during an initial, county-directed compliance period before late monthly maintenance fees are assessed.

Palmer said the fee amounts come…