Salt Lake City Fire Department mapping requirements

The Salt Lake City Fire Department mapping requirements, printed as Fire Requirements for Salt Lake City Special Event Local Consent, are the Fire Department's conditions for approving a special event local consent, centered on a legible site map showing all exits.

The Salt Lake City Corporation Fire Department issues the document under the city's adopted ordinances and codes: IFC 2018 and Salt Lake City Ordinance 1507.11, "Places of Assembly". It is not an application that produces a license by itself. It tells the applicant what the Fire Department needs to see before it signs off on the fire side of a Single Event, which the city's business licensing office handles when the event requires a Local Consent from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Service (DABS).

The document covers:

• the site map, which must show all exits based on the attendees or occupant load;
• the minimum number of exits for each occupant load range (IFC Table 1006.3.2);
• posted occupant load and the rule against overcrowding (IFC 1004.9 and IFC 108.6);
• exit sign placement (IFC 1013.1);
• fire extinguisher travel distance and coverage (IFC Table 906.1).

It states that special event local consent does not give the applicant or the business location the authority to exceed the posted occupancy load. If the Fire Department needs anything more, it emails the applicant.

Applicants who hold a Single Event in Salt Lake City that requires a Local Consent from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Service (DABS) use these requirements. The city's Single Event page lists the Salt Lake City Fire Department mapping requirements among the items to have before you start the application.

Conditions the document sets for the location:

• The location requesting a special event local consent must have a current business license.
• The location must have had a current fire inspection.
• The applicant must report the listed occupancy for the location requested.

The document makes no exception by event size: it sets exit counts for occupant loads of 1 to 500, 501 to 1,000 and more than 1,000. It does not describe who may sign or apply on someone else's behalf, so contact the business licensing office with that question.

The requirements do not replace the other items the city lists for a Single Event, such as the Criminal Background Report from BCI and the Police Authorization form.

Single Event applications must be submitted at least 17 days before the event, and the city's page says there are absolutely no exceptions. Prepare the site map and check the fire requirements before you apply, because they are listed under "Before you start".

After you apply, a business license officer reviews the application within 3 business days. If the Fire Department needs additional items, it emails the applicant. Once all required documents are uploaded, you receive an email to pay the licensing fee, and once inspections are approved you receive an email with your signed Local Consent to take to your DABS hearing. The requirements sheet itself prints no separate due date.

You can apply for the Single Event through the online business license application or in person with help from the business licensing office.

• Online: use the "Create an Account" button on the city's Single Event page, enter your phone number so a business license officer can contact you, and apply for the single event permit. Required documents, including the site map, are uploaded with the application.
• In person: schedule an appointment with the business licensing office, or contact it, and come in to fill out the online application at a kiosk with assistance.
• Phone: (801) 535-6432, Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm.

After the officer's review and the upload of all required documents, you receive an email to pay the licensing fee. The fee is based on the type of local consent obtained from DABS and is listed in Salt Lake City's Consolidated Fee Schedule; check that schedule or call the office for the amount. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.