Construction and Use Permits
The Fire Marshal’s Office is responsible for building code inspections, plan reviews, and fire prevention activities. This division is the point for all activities related to fire prevention – from building plan review to inspections to public fire education to working with builders and contractors on fire code issues.
Deputy Chief - Fire Marshal Matt Taetz reports to the Chief of the District. The Fire Marshal's office also has an Assistant Fire Marshal.
Coordination of activities and communications with the City of Maryland Heights Building Department on all new construction and existing construction remodeling projects helps to insure that residents and builders receive the appropriate permits and inspections.
Permits
The Maryland Heights Fire District requires a Permit Application (PDF Download) be completed, submitted electronically, and approved for any construction project.
See the Construction Permits page for an alphabetical listing of all construction-related permits and corresponding requirements.
Please submit all Building Plans and Permit Applications via email to planreview@mhfire.org. Any plan set greater than 4 pages requires electronic submission, and electronic submission is preferred for all plans. If files are too large to be emailed, you may also drop them off on a portable flash drive. If you are an architect and have large files, please contact planreview@mhfire.org for information on sharing the files via Dropbox.
The $150 Plan Review Fee is payable in advance. Upon approval, there will be a $100 Base Permit Fee + $3/$1,000 of Construction Costs.
The Maryland Heights Fire Protection District is only accepting credit card payments, cashiers checks or company checks for payment of permit fees. No personal checks will be accepted.
International Fire Code
Effective 04/23/2024, the Maryland Heights Fire Protection District has adopted the 2021 International Fire Code. All new plan submissions and applications will be reviewed to this standard. Also adopted are all current and future NFPA standards that are referenced in the 2021 IFC. Any questions about this change should be forwarded to the fire marshal’s office.