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Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of fumigation that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual license fee of $21 to the Tax Collector.
The license fees prescribed by this Section are due and payable on an annual basis, commencing April 1st. Fees for new licenses issued prior to or after April 1st shall be prorated to April 1st on a monthly basis.
(Amended by Ord. 279-72, App. 9/28/72; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93)
(a) Temporary permits, effective for a period of one to 90 days, and annual permits will be granted by the Department of Public Health (“Department”) to operate establishments under Section 248 – Food Product and Marketing Establishments and Section 249.1 – Food Preparation and Service Establishments.
(b) Business concerns whose regular sales activities concern products or commodities other than food, but sell or give away food periodically for sales promotion purposes shall obtain either a temporary or annual permit prescribed by this Section 249.11.
(1) Application fees, per event:
(A) Event sponsor: $180;
(B) Food operator, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department: $50;
(C) Food operator, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department: $130.
(2) Permit fees, per location:
(A) $74 for up to two days, and $50 for each additional day, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department;
(B) $114 for up to two days, and $50 for each additional day, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department.
(1) Application fees:
(A) Food operator, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department: $401;
(B) Food operator, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department: $401.
(2) Permit fees:
(A) Food operator, where all food sold or distributed and the method of processing the food is considered to be low in potential hazard by the Department: $353;
(B) Food operator, where any food sold or distributed or the method of processing the food is considered to be high in potential hazard by the Department: $588.
The annual fees set forth in this subsection (d) shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for periods beginning on or after April 1, 2026, the Annual Special Event permit fees in subsection (d)(2) shall be $0.
(e) Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026 and annually thereafter, the fees set forth in this Section 249.11 may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, as set forth in this subsection (e). Not later than April 1, the Department shall report to the Controller the revenues generated by the fees for the prior fiscal year and the prior fiscal year’s costs of operation, as well as any other information that the Controller determines appropriate to the performance of the duties set forth in this Section. Not later than May 15, the Controller shall determine whether the current fees have produced or are projected to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed and that the fees will not produce revenue that is significantly more than the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the fees upward or downward for the upcoming fiscal year as appropriate to ensure that the program recovers the costs of operation without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs. The adjusted rates shall become operative on July 1.
(Amended by Ord. 531-78, App. 12/1/78; Ord. 341-88, App. 7/28/88; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 84-00, File No. 000424, App. 5/12/2000; Ord. 149-08, File No. 080744, App. 7/30/2008; Ord. 252-19, File No. 190710, App. 11/15/2019, Eff. 12/16/2019; Ord. 203-24, File No. 240406, App. 8/1/2024, Eff. 9/1/2024; Ord. 279-24, File No. 240926, App. 12/19/2024, Eff. 1/19/2025, Oper. 2/1/2025)
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating food vending machines shall pay a fee of $227 for each food vending machine operated. For purposes of this Section 249.12, “food vending machine” has the meaning set forth in Section 467 of Article 8 of the Health Code. The license fee set forth above shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(a) Every person, firm or corporation engaged in operating wells that require a permit from the San Francisco Department of Public Health shall pay an annual permit fee of $47 to the Tax Collector. For the purpose of this Section, the term "well" shall have the same meaning as that in Section 659 or Article 12B of the San Francisco Health Code.
(b) The license fee set forth above shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(Added by Ord. 450-77, App. 10/6/77; amended by Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 131-97, App. 4/18/97; Ord. 113-05, File No. 050547, App. 6/10/2005; Ord. 149-08, File No. 080744, App. 7/30/2008; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)
Every person who is not a City employee and who is engaged in testing backflow prevention or cross-connection control devices for which a certificate is required from the Department of Public Health shall pay fee(s) to the Tax Collector prior to the issuance of said certificate, as follows:
(a) Initial application for certification: $159.
(b) Training for certification: $115.
(c) Examination for certification: $78.
(d) Seals or tags: $11 each.
(e) Annual license fee and recertification fee: $84.
The annual fees imposed by this Section 249.14 shall be due and payable on March 31 of each year for the upcoming year commencing April 1 and may be collected by the Tax Collector under the Unified License Bill provisions of Section 76.1 of Article 2 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
For license periods beginning on or after April 1, 2026, the annual license and recertification fee in subsection (e) shall be $0.
(Amended by Ord. 356-84, App. 8/24/84; Ord. 244-91, App. 6/24/91; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 149-08, File No. 080744, App. 7/30/2008; Ord. 279-24, File No. 240926, App. 12/19/2024, Eff. 1/19/2025, Oper. 2/1/2025)
Every person, firm or corporation operating a solid waste transfer or processing station within the City and County of San Francisco shall pay to the Tax Collector an annual license fee. The license fees set forth in this Section shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(a) Large Quantity Transfer Station. Any solid waste facility handling in excess of 250,000 tons of solid waste per year: $30,000.
(b) Medium Quantity Transfer Station. Any solid waste facility handling between 10,000 and 249,999 tons of solid waste per year: $10,000.
(c) Small Quantity Transfer Station. Any solid waste facility handling less than 10,000 tons of solid waste per year: $1,000.
(d) For purposes of Section 35 and this Section 249.15 of Article, the terms "transfer or processing station," "transportation," "solid waste," "solid waste facility," and "handling" shall be defined as set forth in Sections 40191, 40194, 40195 and 40200 of the California Public Resources Code, which Sections are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
(Added by Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; amended by Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in tobacco sales shall pay an annual license fee to the Tax Collector. The amount of the fee shall be determined and published annually by the Department of Health based on the initial amount of $188 set in Ordinance 149-08 and adjusted thereafter under Section 76.1(c) of the Business and Tax Regulations Code. The license fee set forth in this Section shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
Every person as defined in Section 6.2-15 of this Code conducting business or engaging in an activity for which a place of entertainment permit is required under Article 15.1 of the San Francisco Police Code shall pay an annual license fee. The amount of the fee for the 2005-2006 fiscal year shall be as set forth in Section 2.27 of the Police Code, and such amount shall be adjusted for the 2006-2007 fiscal year and annually thereafter in accordance with Section 2.31 of the Police Code.
(Added by Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005)
Every person as defined in Section 6.2-15 of this Code conducting business or engaging in an activity for which an extended hours premises permit is required under Article 15.2 of the San Francisco Police Code shall pay an annual license fee. The amount of the fee for the 2005-2006 fiscal year shall be as set forth in Section 2.27 of the Police Code, and such amount shall be adjusted for the 2006-2007 fiscal year and annually thereafter in accordance with Section 2.31 of the Police Code.
(Added by Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005)
Every person as defined in Section 6.2-15 of this Code conducting business or engaging in an activity for which a mechanical amusement device permit is required under Article 15 of the San Francisco Police Code shall pay an annual license fee. The amount of the fee for the 2005-2006 fiscal year shall be as set forth in Section 2.27 of the Police Code, and such amount shall be adjusted for the 2006-2007 fiscal year and annually thereafter in accordance with Section 2.31 of the Police Code.
(Added by Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005)
(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the Director of the Office of Cannabis shall charge every applicant for a cannabis business permit, as set forth in Section 1607 of the Police Code, a one-time non-refundable permit application fee of $2,000 to recover the costs incurred by the Office of Cannabis of processing the permit application. Except as provided in subsection (d), the Director shall charge an applicant for a permit amendment the hourly costs of processing that amendment, which shall include a minimum two-hour charge. The hourly rate for processing a permit amendment shall be $110. Such costs for processing applications for permits and permit amendments shall include costs relating to services provided by the Office of the City Attorney, the Controller’s Office, and such other offices as may be required to assist the Office of Cannabis in this processing function.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), the Director of the Office of Cannabis shall charge every person, firm, or corporation engaged in operating a cannabis business, as set forth in Section 1607 of the Police Code, a license fee of $3,000 for the first year of operation and an annual license fee of $5,000 for each subsequent year of operation, to recover the costs incurred by the Office of Cannabis in implementing Article 16 of the Police Code. Such costs shall include costs, if any, relating to services provided by the Office of the City Attorney, the Controller’s Office, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Technology, the Office of Contract Administration, and such other offices as may be required to assist the Office of Cannabis in this function. The annual license fee shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(c) Beginning with fiscal year 2024-2025, the permit and permit amendment application fees, and first-year and annual license fees, set pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 249.20 may be adjusted each year on July 1, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, based on a determination by the Controller that the changes are necessary to reflect changes in the relevant Consumer Price Index, and/or are necessary to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of providing the services for which the fees are assessed and without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs. Not later than April 1 of each year, the Controller shall determine whether the current fees have produced or are projected to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of application-related and licensing-related activities, and whether the fees will produce revenue that is significantly more than the costs of providing such services. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the fees upward or downward for the upcoming fiscal year as appropriate to ensure that the program recovers the costs of operation without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs.
(d) The Director of the Office of Cannabis shall not charge an Equity Applicant, as that term is defined in Section 1604 of the Police Code, the one-time non-refundable permit application fee of $2,000 for a cannabis business permit required by subsection (a), any fees for the hourly costs of processing a permit amendment for the first year of operation required by subsection (a), or the license fee of $3,000 for the first year of operation as required by subsection (b).
(e) The Director of the Office of Cannabis shall charge every applicant for a Cannabis Event Permit, as set forth in Section 1621.5 of the Police Code, a one-time non-refundable permit application fee, in the amount set forth below, to recover the costs incurred by the City in processing applications, regulating events, and in connection with other permit-related activities. This fee may be waived once for a verified Equity Applicant, as defined under Police Code Section 1604
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, or Equity Operator, as defined under Police Code Section 1608, that operates a cannabis business as a sole proprietorship or a nonprofit, in connection with a single event, but shall not be waived for any additional events. The amount of this fee shall be as follows:
(1) For events with an estimated attendance of 500 or fewer people: $500;
(2) For events with an estimated attendance of 501 – 1000 people: $1,000;
(3) For events with an estimated attendance of 1001 – 2500 people: $1,500;
(4) For events with an estimated attendance of 2500 people or more: $3,000.
Beginning with fiscal year 2020-2021, this fee may be adjusted by the Controller each year on July 1, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, based on a determination by the Controller that the changes are necessary to reflect changes in the relevant Consumer Price Index, and/or are necessary to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of providing the services for which the fees are assessed and without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs. Not later than April 1 of each year, the Controller shall determine whether the current fee has produced or is projected to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of permit-related activities (including, but not limited to, the processing of applications and the regulation of events), and that the fees will not produce revenue that is significantly more than the costs of providing such services. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the fees upward or downward for the upcoming fiscal year as appropriate to ensure that the program recovers the costs of operation without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs.
(Added by Ord. 271-05, File No. 051747, App. 11/30/2005; amended by Ord. 273-05, File No. 051748, App. 11/30/2005; Ord. 149-08, File No. 080744, App. 7/30/2008; Ord. 246-17, File No. 171153, App. 12/22/2017, Eff. 1/21/2018, Oper. 1/21/2018; Ord. 58-19, File No. 190109, App. 3/29/2019, Eff. 4/29/2019, Retro. 4/20/2019; Ord. 194-24, File No. 240599, App. 7/31/2024, Eff. 8/31/2024)
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