Background:

In the past district personnel have been signing off business licenses for the public and then making a copy of the application and giving the copy to Fire Prevention.

This procedure has been fine up until now. Problems have arisen with the public thinking that we have ok'd their business. They then go to the building department. Then the Building Department requires them to make changes to their building. They then complain that the fire department didn't require them do anything.

Procedure:

The following is a new procedure for handling Business License Applications.

1. Make a copy of the application, (unsigned).

2. Obtain a phone number where the responsible can be contacted.

3. Advise the applicant that an inspection will need to be performed prior to sign-off of the application.

4. Advise the applicant that Fire Prevention will be contacting them by phone to schedule an inspection.

5. Place the copy of the application in the inspection box located to the right of the mail boxes in the day room at Station 49.

6. If an overwhelming amount of inspections get backed up then there is a possibility these inspections may be assigned to the other shifts, (B-2 occupancies only).

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