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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)
CODIFICATION NOTE
(a) Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a Food Facility shall pay a surcharge annually in advance to the Tax Collector in the amount of $285. "Food Facility" for purposes of this section shall have the same meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 114094, or any successor provisions.
(b) Beginning with fiscal year 2009-2010 and annually thereafter, the surcharge set forth in this Section may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, as set forth in this Section.
(c) Not later than April 1, the Director of Health, or his or her designee, shall report to the Controller the revenues generated by the surcharge 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 California Health and Safety Code Section 114094, or any successor provisions. Not later than May 15, the Controller shall determine whether the current surcharge has produced or is projected to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of providing the services for which the surcharge is assessed and that the surcharge will not produce revenue that is significantly more than the costs of providing the services for which the surcharge is assessed. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the surcharge 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.
(Added by Ord. 155-09, File No. 090703, 7/15/2009)
Caterers are required to submit an application for a Class Q permit to the Department of Public Health with an application fee of $323. The application shall include 1) a verification form demonstrating that the caterer prepares food at a commissary or other facility permitted by the Department of Public Health, 2) an operational procedure form, 3) a copy of a valid food safety certificate, and 4) any other documents required by the Director of the Department of Public Health. The application fee in this section may be adjusted annually as provided in Section 249.1(c). A caterer who also owns a catering facility must pay the catering facility fee but is not required to pay the caterer fee unless that caterer also prepares food at another catering facility where the caterer has no ownership interest.
(Added by Ord. 178-10, File No. 100720, App. 7/23/2010)
Each person filing an application for an initial Mobile Food Facility permit under Public Works Code Section 184.83 also shall pay the Health Department a plan check fee of $181 per hour. This fee is due and payable to the Health Department at the time the applicant requests said plan check from the Health Department. The fee amount shall be based on the Health Department's estimate of the time required to check the applicant's plans. The Health Department may refund a portion of the fee payment or require additional payment if actual plan check time differs from the initial estimate. The Health Department may withhold plan check approval until payment of the plan check fees and the Department of Public Works' Mobile Food Facility permit shall not be final and effective until the Health Department issue plan check approval. The Controller may adjust this fee annually as set forth in Section 249.1(c).
(Added by Ord. 298-10, File No. 101352, App. 12/3/2010)
Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in operating an alternate water source system that requires a permit from the Department of Public Health shall pay an annual license fee to the Tax Collector in the amount listed below. For the purpose of this Section 249.24, the term “alternate water source system” shall have the same meaning as that in Article 12C of the Health Code.
(a) Rainwater, Stormwater, and Foundation Drainage $1,613.45
(b) Graywater $2,195.07
(c) Black water $2,195.07
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) For license periods beginning before April 1, 2026, every body art facility shall pay a license fee of $1,372 per year, or for any portion of a year. Every person registered as a body art practitioner shall pay a license fee of $100. The fees shall be due annually on March 31, pursuant to Section 76.1, Article 2 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code.
For license periods beginning on or after April 1, 2026, the annual license fees in this subsection shall be $0.
(b) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2014-2015, the fee set forth in this Section 249.25 may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, as set forth in this Section. Not later than April 1, the Director shall report to the Controller the revenues generated by the fee 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. This subsection (b) shall only apply to fees for license periods beginning before April 1, 2026.
(c) Not later than May 15, the Controller shall determine whether the current fee has produced or is projected to produce revenues sufficient to support the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed and that the fee will not produce revenue which is significantly more than the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed. The Controller shall, if necessary, adjust the fee upward or downward for the upcoming fiscal year as appropriate to ensure that the program recovers the costs of operation without producing revenue which is significantly more than such costs. The adjusted fee shall become operative on July 1. This subsection (c) shall only apply to fees for license periods beginning before April 1, 2026.