(Amended by Ord. No. 186,708, Eff. 8/10/20.)
(a) Application and License Filing Fees. The following fees shall be payable pursuant to Section 104.03 and any other sections specified in accordance with the following schedule:
Type | Fee |
Type | Fee |
Pre-Application Review
(a) | $597 |
Temporary Approval Application
(b) | $5,720 |
Annual License Application
(b) | $7,691 |
$9,360 | |
$11,806 | |
$8,059 | |
$6,969 | |
LAFD Inspection
(a)(d) | Actual Cost |
Annual Primary Personnel LiveScan Review
(c)(e) | $450 |
Primary Personnel Background Review
(a) | $614 |
SEIA
2
Eligibility Verification (Section 104.06.1) | $597 |
(a) Fee is charged per Application.
(b) Fee is charged per Activity.
(c) Fee is charged per Individual.
(d) Fee is based on the actual cost. Cannabis LAFD Inspection Fee shall be based on the current LAFD hourly Inspector Rate, at a four-hour minimum. The Fire Department will invoice the Applicant separately to recover any inspection costs exceeding four hours.
(e) Fee is based on the annual review and assessment of any criminal offender record information on Primary Personnel obtained via LiveScan.
1 SEP - Social Equity Program pursuant to Sec. 104.20.
2 SEIA - Social Equity Individual Applicant pursuant to Sec. 104.20.
(b) License Renewal Fees. The following renewal fees shall be payable pursuant to Section 104.12 in accordance with the following schedule:
Type | Fee |
Temporary Approval Renewal Fee
(b) | $4,233 |
License Renewal
(b) | $8,486 |
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License Renewal
(b) | $9,735 |
(b) Fee is charged per Activity.
1 SEP - Social Equity Program pursuant to Sec. 104.20.
(c) Environmental Assessment Fees. For the processing of each initial study prepared or filed in connection with an Application, or for the processing of any supplemental report or for the preparation of a general exemption pursuant to City’s California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, the following environmental assessment fees shall be payable, pursuant to Sections 104.03(c) and 104.06(e) in accordance with the following schedule:
Type | Fee |
Type | Fee |
Environmental Assessment / Initial Study
(a) | $6,024 |
Addendum prior to Environmental Determination
(a) | $4,137 |
Categorical Exemption | $2,596 |
Mitigated Negative Declaration / Negative Declaration - Expanded Initial Study
(a) | $16,454 |
Environmental Impact Report - Initial Deposit
(a) | $16,454 |
Environmental Analysis Review Services
(a)(d) | Actual Cost |
Publication Fee
(a)(d) | $732 plus Actual Cost
(d) |
(a) Fee is charged per Application.
(d) Fee is based on the actual cost. The Department shall calculate actual costs and the resultant fee in accordance with Section 104.19(j).
(d) Notice Fees. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,095, Eff. 7/1/21.) Notice fees shall be payable pursuant to Section 104.05 in accordance with the following schedule:
Type | Fee |
Written Notice
(a) | $484 |
Mailed Notice
(a)(d) | $1,683 plus Actual Cost
(d) |
Printed Notice
(a) | $484 |
(a) Fee is charged per Application.
(d) Fee is based on the actual cost. In addition to the Department's fee for Mailed Notice, the Applicant shall pay the actual mailing and postage costs directly to the Department's mailing services contractor.
Type | Fee |
Community Meeting
(a) | $986 |
Cannabis Regulation Commission Hearing
(a) | $1,940 |
Appeal to the Cannabis Regulation Commission
(a) | $6,802 |
Appeal to City Council
(a) | $6,210 |
(a) Fee is charged per Application.
(f) Administrative Hearing Appeal Filing Fees. Administrative hearing appeal filing fees shall be payable pursuant to Section 104.14 in accordance with the following schedule:
(g) Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) Filing Fees. PCN fees shall be payable pursuant to Section 104.03(a)(4) and in accordance with the following schedule:
Type | Fee |
Cannabis Public Convenience or Necessity Filing Fee
(b) | $1,592 |
(b) Fee is charged per Activity.
(h) Modification and Other Filing Fees. Modification and other fees shall be payable pursuant to Section 104.03(e) and in accordance with the following schedule:
Type | Fee |
Type | Fee |
Modification Request Form Review
(f) | $542 |
Business Premises Relocation
(f) | $3,554 |
Business Diagram Modification
(f) | $3,368 |
Ownership Structure Modification
(f) | $2,335 |
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Ownership Structure Modification
(f) | $3,870 |
Primary Personnel Background Review
(a) | $614 |
Primary Personnel LiveScan Review
(c) | $450 |
Land-Use Document Review
(f)(g) | $186 |
Dated Radius Map Document Review
(f)(g) | $186 |
Site Plan Document Review
(f)(g) | $123 |
Evidence of Legal Right to Occupy Document Review (f)(g) | $101 |
Executed Lease or Property Deed Document Review (f)(g) | $597 |
Business Premises Diagram Document Review
(f)(g) | $489 |
Business Formation and Organization Document Review (f)(g) | $1,194 |
Organizational Chart Document Review
(f)(g) | $428 |
Ownership Disclosure Form Document Review
(f)(g) | $131 |
History of Denial Document Review
(f)(g) | $244 |
Equity Share Documents / Social Equity Agreement Review (f)(g) | $1,248 |
Indemnification Agreement Document Review
(f)(g) | $56 |
Waste Management Plan Document Review
(f)(g) | $597 |
Certificate of Occupancy Document Review
(f)(g) | $131 |
Commercial Cannabis Activity Plan Document Review (f)(g) | $597 |
Financial Information Document Review Fee
(f)(g) | $624 |
Labor Peace Agreement Document Review
(f)(g) | $131 |
Management Company Agreement Document Review (f)(g) | $597 |
Proof of Bond or Insurance Document Review
(f)(g) | $131 |
Security Plan Document Review
(f)(g) | $597 |
Staffing Plan Document Review
(f)(g) | $597 |
Standard Operating Procedures Document Review
(f)(g) | $1,221 |
Standard Inspection
(h) | $2,468 |
Off-Hours Inspection
(h) | $3,623 |
Extraordinary Projects or Services
(d) | Actual Cost
(d) |
Expedited Services (Time and a Half Rate) | 142.04% of Regular Fee |
Expedited Services (Double Time Rate) | 189.38% of Regular Fee |
(a) Fee is charged per Application.
(c) Fee is charged per Individual.
(d) Fee is based on the actual cost. The Department shall calculate actual costs and the resultant fee in accordance with Section 104.19(j).
(f) Fee is charged per modification request by the Applicant.
(g) Fee is charged for supplemental document review when requested by DCR to assess compliance.
(h) Fee is charged per inspection trip. If the Department determines that, in addition to the routine inspections pursuant to this article or the rules and regulations, additional inspections or abatement actions are required to process an application or enforce compliance with this article or the rules and regulations, the Applicant or Licensee shall pay separate fees for each inspection.
1 SEP - Social Equity Program pursuant to Sec. 104.20.
(i) Fines, Violations, and Non-Compliance Fees(h). Fines, violations, and non-compliance fees shall be payable pursuant to Section 104.13 and the Rules and Regulations in accordance with the following schedule:
Type | Fee |
Type | Fee |
Cannabis Code Violation Inspection | $2,317 |
Cannabis Code Violation Inspection (Off-Hours) | $3,051 |
Cannabis License Non-Compliance Inspection Fee | $4,416 |
Cannabis License Non-Compliance Inspection (Off-Hours) | $5,886 |
Cannabis License Violation Fine - Minor Violation
(i) | $7,004 |
Cannabis License Violation Fine - Moderate Violation
(i) | $21,013 |
Cannabis License Violation Fine - Major Violation
(i) | $42,026 |
(h) Fee is charged per inspection trip. If the Department determines that, in addition to the routine inspections pursuant to this article or the rules and regulations, additional inspections or abatement actions are required to process an application or enforce compliance with this article or the rules and regulations, the Applicant or Licensee shall pay separate fees for each inspection.
(i) Fee is charged per violation.
(j) Actual Cost. In addition to the fees expressly set forth in this article, the Department may negotiate with an Applicant or Licensee (the “Requestor”) for reimbursement of the actual costs associated with the City’s processing of applications, licenses, or related services which requires another City department, a City contractor, or unusually heavy commitments of Department resources. Actual Cost may be charged for Commercial Cannabis Activity services not expressly enumerated in this Article provided the Department and the Requestor agree upon:
(i) The processing services required, including environmental reviews, and the personnel, time and physical resources which the City will need to accomplish those processing services.
(ii) The costs which are to be funded shall consist of the actual costs to the City which include, but are not limited to: wages, including overtime, retirement, compensated time off and other benefits, bureau/divisional overhead, departmental overhead and general City overhead, which are incurred in connection with the employees assigned to perform the processing services for the major project, the direct costs of material and equipment required to furnish the processing services, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any employee assigned to furnish the processing services, and the cost of hiring outside consultants necessary to provide the City with special expertise.
(iii) The Requestor shall deposit funds into the Cannabis Regulation Special Revenue Trust Fund based on the estimated costs of providing the processing services.
(iv) The Department shall promptly advise the Requestor if, at any time during the processing period, the Department believes that the costs of accomplishing the processing services will exceed the estimated costs. The Department and the Requestor shall agree to a procedure for deposit of additional funds if the funds deposited are not adequate to fund the agreed upon processing services.
(v) The Department shall maintain appropriate records of the actual costs of the processing services, prepare a report for the Requestor upon completion of processing services, and refund any unused portion of the deposit to the Requestor.
(vi) Entering into the processing service agreement is voluntary.
(k) Filing Fee Credit. At the discretion of the Department, an Applicant for any determination for which fees are required by this section may be allowed credit for the fees paid upon a reapplication for the same activity under a different application procedure when the Department finds that the Applicant made a good-faith attempt to file the application properly and that the application could be more appropriately approved if filed under a different procedure. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,095, Eff. 7/1/21.)
(l) Refunds. DCR has the sole discretion to consider and approve the issuance of partial or full refunds depending on the actual services performed for the full cost. This subdivision shall not be construed to allow a credit or refund to be given at the Applicant’s option. (Added by Ord. No. 187,095, Eff. 7/1/21.)