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Visalia council adopts higher fire inspection fees, removes apartment cap
Visalia City Council · March 16, 2026
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Summary
Council adopted a revised fire-inspection fee schedule that sets a flat $82 business inspection fee, $82 per operational permit (max three), raises apartment inspection to $12.09 per unit and removes the 100-unit cap affecting nine properties.
The City Council adopted a new fire department fee schedule that raises inspection charges and removes a unit cap for apartment inspections.
Corbin Reed, fire marshal for SLA Fire, said the existing fee structure originated in 2010 and did not fully account for personnel costs, particularly for engine crews that perform many…
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