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Sacramento council adopts higher fire‑prevention fees, eases hit for small assembly businesses
Summary
After public testimony from business groups and neighborhood associations, Sacramento City Council approved a revised fire‑prevention fee schedule, setting most inspections to full cost recovery while limiting A2/A3 small assembly occupancies to 75% recovery and using $175,000 from a city fund to offset the change.
Sacramento City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt updated fire‑prevention fees after weeks of study and more than two hours of public testimony from small business owners and industry groups.
The council approved a fee schedule that moves the Fire Department toward full cost recovery for most inspection and prevention services but maintains a reduced rate for A2 and A3 occupancies — a category that includes many restaurants, cafes and similar small assembly businesses — at 75% of the department’s calculated costs. Councilmember Katie Maple made the motion to adopt the fee changes with that modification; Mayor Pro Tem Guerra seconded. The tally was 9‑0 in favor.
The Sacramento Fire Department told the council its last comprehensive fee study was in 2018 and that expected workload increases — a reported 83% jump in…
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