From March 1, 2016 (last amended on December 17, 2024)
List of changes
| Statutes of | entered into force on | Amended regulations |
|---|---|---|
| 13.12.2016(OJ p. 1565) | 01.01.2017 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 18.12.2017 (OJ p. 2133) | 01.01.2018 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 14.12.2018 (OJ p. 1502) | 01.01.2019 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 17.12.2019 (OJ p. 1100) | 01.01.2020 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 16.12.2020 (OJ p. 1563) | 01.01.2021 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 13.12.2021 (OJ p. 1748) | 01.01.2022 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 16.12.2022 (OJ p. 587) | 01.01.2023 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 18.12.2023 (OJ p. 1681) | 01.01.2024 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
| 17.12.2024 (OJ p. 2160) | 01.01.2025 | Annex 1 Tariff of fees |
At its meeting on February 25, 2016, the Council of the City of Bonn passed the following resolution on the basis of Sections 3 ( 2), 26 and 52 (5) sentence 1 of the Act on Fire Protection, Assistance and Disaster Control (BHKG) of December 17, 2015 (GV.NRW. p. 885), as well as Section 7 of the Municipal Code for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in the version published on July 14, 1994 (GV.NRW. p. 666/ SGV.NRW. 2023), last amended by the Act of June 25, 2015 (GV.NRW. p.496) and Sections 4 and 5 of the Municipal Tax Act for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia dated October 21, 1969 (GV.NRW. p. 712/ SGV.NRW. 610), last amended by the law dated September 8, 2015 (GV.NRW. p. 666), the following statutes have been adopted:
§ 1: Purpose of the fire prevention inspection
(1) The fire prevention inspection is carried out in order to preventively check whether buildings and facilities that are at increased risk of fire or explosion or in which a large number of people or considerable material assets are at risk in the event of a fire breaking out or an explosion meet the requirements of fire prevention.
(2) The inspection of fire prevention requirements serves to identify fire protection deficiencies and sources of danger and to initiate measures to prevent the development of a fire and the spread of fire and smoke and to enable the rescue of people and animals, the protection of material assets and effective extinguishing work in the event of a fire or accident.
§ 2: Official acts subject to charges
(1) Fees are payable for the services
- for carrying out the fire prevention inspection within the meaning of § 1, including its preparation and follow-up. This also applies in cases in which the department responsible for the fire prevention inspection is involved in inspections by the building supervisory authority and at the same time carries out a recurring inspection,
- as a result of necessary follow-up inspections (re-inspection) following defects identified during the fire prevention inspection in accordance with letter a),
- to carry out a fire safety inspection and its preparation and follow-up of an object that is not subject to the fire prevention inspection obligation or is not included in Annex 2, but has been requested verbally or in writing by the operator/owner of the object.
(2) The right of other authorities, in particular the building supervisory authority, to charge fees on the basis of special regulations remains unaffected if they have participated in the fire prevention inspection under their own responsibility or have taken action after the fire prevention inspection has been carried out.
§ 3: Scale of charges
(1) The fees are calculated according to the duration of the individual official act (including travel to and from the office) and the number of staff required. Travel costs shall be charged separately.
(2) The fees shall be calculated in detail in accordance with the provisions and rates set out in Annex 1 and taking into account the objects listed in Annex 2.
(3) Appendices 1 and 2 form an integral part of these bylaws.
§ 4: Timing of the fire prevention inspection
(1) The fire prevention inspection shall be carried out at intervals of no more than six years, depending on the degree of risk of the objects or facilities listed in Annex 2. For places of assembly and places of sale within the meaning of the Special Building Regulations, which are subject to periodic inspection by the Building Regulations Office in accordance with the NRW Inspection Ordinance, the interval shall be three years. For all other properties subject to periodic inspection in accordance with the NRW Inspection Ordinance, the interval is a maximum of six years.
In order to ensure continuity for the objects to be inspected, the inspection intervals for the fire prevention inspection are adjusted to those for the periodic inspection.
(2) Objects that have an increased risk potential due to their existing building fabric or due to local conditions may also require shorter intervals for the fire prevention inspection. The fire prevention department shall determine this at its own discretion.
§ 5: Debtor of fees
The party liable for the fee is the owner, holder or other authorized user of the property subject to the fire prevention inspection as well as the party applying for a service in accordance with § 2 Para. 1 letter c). Several debtors are jointly and severally liable.
§ 6: Exemption from fees
The following are exempt from paying fees
- Corporations, institutions and foundations under public law, provided the service does not relate to their commercial enterprises or a third party has not directly initiated the service;
- Institutions that exclusively serve non-profit or charitable purposes within the meaning of tax law;
- Churches and religious communities under public law if the service was provided for objects that directly serve the implementation of their church or religious tasks.
§ 7: Due date
The obligation to pay the fee arises upon completion of the official act. The fee shall be determined by notice. It is due within one month of notification of the decision.
§ 8: Entry into force
These Articles of Association shall enter into force on January 1, 2025.
The above statutes are hereby made public.
It is pointed out that a violation of procedural and formal regulations of the municipal code for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (GO NRW) in the creation of these bylaws can no longer be asserted after the expiry of one year since this announcement, unless
- a prescribed approval is missing or a prescribed notification procedure has not been carried out,
- these Articles of Association have not been duly published,
- the Mayor of Bonn has previously objected to the resolution on the statutes or
- the formal or procedural defect has been notified to the city in advance, stating the violated legal provision and the fact that reveals the defect.
Bonn, December 17, 2024
Dörner
Mayor of Bonn
Appendix 1
Fee schedule for the statutes on the levying of fees for fire prevention inspections in the City of Bonn
| 1. | Carrying out a fire prevention inspection or an inspection of the property, including the necessary travel time per quarter of an hour or part thereof and employee deployed |
22.48 euros |
| 2. | Preparation and/or follow-up of the fire inspection according to the workload per quarter of an hour or part thereof and employee deployed |
22.48 euros |
| 3. | Travel allowance | 39.30 euros |
| 4. |
Fire protection inspection (§ 2 para. 1 letter c) |
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Appendix 2
List of objects for the assessment of fees in accordance with Section 3 (2) of the statutes on the charging of fees for fire prevention inspections in the City of Bonn
| Digit | Object type |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nursing and care properties |
| 1.1 | Hospitals |
| 1.2.1 | Residential homes for the elderly and facilities with nursing and care services, in accordance with the directive on their building inspection requirements for construction and operation |
| 1.2.2 | Facilities for minors in need of assistance (from 9 persons) |
| 1.2.3 | Facilities for physically or mentally disabled persons (9 persons or more) |
| 1.2.4 | Day care facilities for vulnerable minors or disabled persons (20 or more persons) |
| 1.3 | Kindergartens, day care centers, day nurseries |
| 1.4 | Child day care associations with more than 9 children |
| 2 | Overnight accommodation |
| 2.1 | Accommodation establishments with more than 12 guest beds according to SBauVO |
| 2.2 | Accommodation for the homeless |
| 2.3 | Emergency accommodation (for asylum seekers , etc.) |
| 2.4 | Campsites according to CWVO |
| 2.5 | Halls of residence with more than 12 beds outside the SBauVO |
| 3 | Places of assembly |
| 3.1 - 3.3 | (unoccupied) |
| 3.4 | Places of assembly with assembly rooms that individually hold more than 200 visitors, in accordance with SBauVO |
| 3.5 | Places of assembly with several assembly rooms that can accommodate more than 200 visitors in total, if they have common escape routes, in accordance with SBauVO |
| 3.6 | Outdoor venues with stage areas whose visitor area can accommodate more than 1,000 visitors, in accordance with SBauVO |
| 3.7 | Sports stadiums that can accommodate more than 5,000 visitors, in accordance with SBauVO |
| 3.8 | Guest rooms and rooms with stages/scene areas/film screenings, not at ground level, with more than 50 visitors |
| 4 | Teaching facilities |
| 4.1 | Schools according to SchulBauRL |
| 4.2 | (unoccupied) |
| 4.3 | Educational establishments with teaching wings or classrooms for 100 persons or more (not at ground level: 50 persons or more) |
| 5 | High-rise buildings |
| 5.1 | High-rise buildings according to SBauVO |
| 6 | Properties for sale |
| 6.1 | Retail premises according to SBauVO |
| 6.2 - 6.3 | (unoccupied) |
| 6.4 | Retail outlets > 700 sqm sales area |
| 7 | Administrative properties |
| 7.1 | Medium-height office and administration buildings > 3,000 sqm floor area |
| 8 | Exhibition properties |
| 8.1 | Museums |
| 8.2 | Trade fair and exhibition buildings |
| 9 | Garages |
| 9.1 | Large garages according to SBauVO |
| 9.2 | Underground closed medium-sized garages > 500 sqm in connection with buildings used for other purposes |
| 10 | Commercial properties |
| 10.1.1 | Businesses for the production, processing and handling of predominantly flammable substances with a fire compartment size > 800 sqm |
| 10.1.2 | Businesses for the production, processing and handling of/with predominantly flammable substances, in connection with residential buildings or not at ground level, with a fire compartment size > 400 sqm |
| 10.1.3 | Businesses for the production, processing and handling of predominantly non-combustible materials with a fire compartment size > 1,600 sqm |
| 10.1.4 | Businesses for the production, processing and handling of predominantly non-combustible materials, in connection with residential buildings or not at ground level, with a fire compartment size > 800 sqm |
| 10.1.5 - 10.2.1 | (unoccupied) |
| 10.2.2 | Buildings for the storage of predominantly non-combustible materials > 3,200 sqm storage area |
| 10.2.3 | Buildings for the storage of predominantly non-combustible materials, not at ground level, > 1,600 sqm storage area |
| 10.2.4 | Buildings for the storage of predominantly combustible materials > 1,600 sqm storage area |
| 10.2.5 | Buildings for the storage of predominantly combustible materials, not at ground level, > 800 sqm storage area |
| 10.2.6 | Open-air storage for predominantly flammable substances > 5,000 sqm storage area |
| 10.2.7 | High-bay warehouse |
| 10.3 | Buildings and facilities in hazard groups II A and III A in accordance with FwDV 500 |
| 10.4 | Buildings and facilities of hazard group II B * and III B according to FwDV 500 |
| 10.5 | Buildings and facilities of hazard group II C * and III C in accordance with FwDV 500 |
| 10.6 | Power stations and substations |
| 11 | Special objects |
| 11.1 | Monuments at particular risk of fire |
| 11.2 | Agricultural buildings > 2,000 cbm in connection with residential buildings |
| 11.3 | Churches and places of worship |
| 11.4 | Underground transportation facilities |
| 11.5 | (unoccupied) |
| 11.6 | Hotel and restaurant ships |
| 11.7 | Stations with high passenger flows * |
| 11.8 | (unoccupied) |
| 11.9 | Areas for the fire department outside classified properties * |
| 11.10 | Correctional facilities and buildings of the penal system |
| 11.11 | Airports |
| 11.12 | Other critical infrastructure * |
| 11.13 | Other properties according to risk analysis * |
* Classification of the fire prevention obligation by the locally responsible fire protection authority