§ 15-104. Certified Unified Program Agency ("CUPA")—Hazardous materials fee schedule.

 

CUPA PROGRAMS			FEE
BUSINESS PLANS
Health and Safety Code (HSC) Chapter 6.95 Article 1
Annual administrative fee
	Maximum # of chemicals
		1—3	$ 254.00
		4—6	304.00
		7—10	355.00
		11—20	408.00
		21—100	449.00
		101 or more	556.00
One time agricultural exemption registration fee *			101.00
One time remote site exemption registration fee **			101.00
Exceptional time and consultation fees, per hour ***			101.00
California Accidental Release Prevention Program (HSC Ch. 6.95, Article 2), per hour			97.00
Photocopies, each			0.10
HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATORS
Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.5
Annual permit to operate
	Hazardous waste generated per facility
		0.00—0.99 tons	$ 351.00
		1.00—4.99 tons	425.00
		5.00—19.99 tons	600.00
		20.00 + tons	1,994.00
	Some generators ≤ .04 tons (10 gallons) are exempt
Site mitigation (for clean-up oversight), per hour			157.00
Monitoring well permits
	Well construction/modification		629.00
	Each additional well for same site		157.00
	Well destruction/inactivation		471.00
	Each additional well for same site		157.00
Emergency response (ER)/complaint response, per hour			$122.00
Exceptional time and consultation fees, per hour ***			96.00
Violation re-inspection fee, per hour			96.00
Photocopies, each			0.10
ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE ACT
Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.67
1,320—9,999 gallons, per site			$ 231.00
10,000 gallons and above, per site			338.00
UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.7
Annual permit to operate
	Per tank per year		$ 591.00
Plan check/construction inspection fee			2,050.00
Plan check/modification/repair inspection fee			2,006.00
Plan check/abandonment inspection fee			1,312.00
Exceptional time, consultation *** and minor project fee, per hour			95.00
Violation re-inspection fee, per hour			95.00
Photocopies, each			0.10
STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNIFIED PROGRAM OVERSIGHT FEES
Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.11
State general program oversight, per facility			$ 24.00
State electronic reporting surcharge, per facility			25.00
State underground storage tank surcharge (each tank per year), per tank			15.00
State California Accidental Release Prevention Program fee, per facility			270.00

 

^*   Agricultural facility above ground fuel tank exemption. Motor vehicle fuel above ground tanks at agricultural facilities having a capacity of one thousand one hundred gallons or less are exempt from the business plan inventory reporting requirements. The facility must submit a one-time business plan and site map to the county fire department, complete an exemption form and pay a one-time only agricultural exemption registration fee of one hundred one dollars. If, however, the cumulative fuel storage capacity of all tanks at a single facility is greater than twenty thousand gallons, the above ground fuel tank exemption would not apply.

^**   Remote site exemption. Remote sites are exempt from the business plan if the hazardous material inventory amounts are equal to or less than all of the following: five hundred cu. ft. compressed inert gases; five hundred GAL combustible liquids used as a fuel source (diesel, fuel oil, kerosene); two hundred GAL electrolytes in closed containers; five hundred GAL lubricating and hydraulic fluids; and one thousand two hundred GAL flammable gas used as a fuel source (propane). The facility has to submit a one-time business plan to the county fire department, complete an exemption form and pay a one-time only remote site exemption registration fee of one hundred one dollars. A remote site is defined as an unstaffed facility located in an isolated sparsely populated area, the facility is secured and not accessible to the public and warning signs are posted and maintained for hazardous materials pursuant to the CA Fire Code.

^***   Exceptional time and consultation fees. Surcharges based on actual costs will apply when, in the opinion of the fire chief, circumstances develop that require extraordinary time for issues including but not limited to special research, consultation or numerous inspections to ensure compliance.

DELINQUENT FEES. Fees that are invoiced by the fire department as outlined in section 15-104 "Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)—Hazardous Materials Fee Schedule" and which are not paid within thirty calendar days of the original invoice date shall be considered delinquent and the following charges added for delinquency:

1. For the first sixty days from the original invoice date that the bill is not paid in its entirety, a penalty fee equal to ten percent of the unpaid amount of such fee shall be assessed.

2. For the next thirty-day period that the bill is not paid in its entirety, a penalty fee equal to fifteen percent of the unpaid balance shall be assessed.

3. Fees not paid within ninety days from the original invoice date may be referred to the district attorney or other agency for the purposes of collection. In addition to the fee(s) and any penalties associated with delinquent fee(s) described above, the accounts referred for collection shall be charged for the actual costs associated with collection efforts.

Note: Businesses in the county must have a valid permit to conduct operations regulated by the certified unified program agency (CUPA) and hazardous materials unit. Once a facility is in compliance and the invoice fees have been paid, the fire department will issue a permit. failure to pay the required fee(s) and possess a valid permit may cause regulated operations by the business to cease and cause the fire department to pursue enforcement actions.

(Ord. No. 4712, § 1, 6-16-2009; Ord. No. 4819, § 1, 12-13-2011; Ord. No. 4986, §§ 1, 2, 12-6-2016)