Communications Department: Schedule of Fees

South Kingstown Communications Department

509 Comm. Perry Highway, Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone: (401) 789-9331 x2242/2243 Fax: (401) 789-0344

Municipal Fire Alarm Connection Fee

  1. Payment of a municipal connection fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00). In locations where the building is less than 100 feet (<100’) from an existing municipal circuit, said fee shall cover the installation and construction costs incurred by the Town in total with respect to connecting to the municipal fire alarm system.
  2. In locations where the building is more than one hundred feet (>100’) from an existing municipal circuit, the fee will be $300.00 plus *actual costs.

*Actual costs for the ordering, purchasing and payment of all necessary cable, wire, pole hardware, tangents and/or dead-ends and labor required for the project to come in close proximity to an existing municipal circuit.

NEW BUILDING, ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURES, ETC.

Permit Fees Based Upon Fire Alarm System Project Cost

Fire Alarm Project Cost Plan Review Fee
$500 or less   $25
Over $500 but less than $1,000   $35
Over $1,000 but less than $2,000   $45
Over $2,000 Plus $6.00 per $1,000 or fraction thereof over $2,000   $45+

The Town Council waives all municipal fire alarm fees for all Town Departments, including the School Department, for projects having an estimated value of $200,000 or less. The Town Council may, upon request, grant by resolution a waiver of the fees for projects with an estimated value in excess of $200,000.

Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island
180 High Street | Wakefield, RI 02879
Tel. (401) 789-9331 | Fax. (401) 789-5280

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