(a) No later than a date that the Controller shall prescribe, the Chief of the Department shall annually report the revenues received from each type of fee the Department collects. The report shall include the costs, both direct and indirect, the Department incurs in providing the services for which each fee is assessed, the anticipated costs for the ensuing fiscal year, the level of service the Department anticipates it will provide for each service for which it charges a fee, and the rate that would be necessary to support each service. The Controller shall file the report with the Board of Supervisors no later than July 1st of each year. If the fees are insufficient to recover SFFD costs, or if the fee recovers more than the actual costs, the Controller shall submit legislation to the Board of Supervisors to ensure that over time the City fees do not exceed the cost of providing the service for which the City charges the fee. The amount of the license fee for the Fire Department permit for the 2022-2023 fiscal year shall be as set forth in the Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 75 et seq.
(b) Beginning with the set of fees for fiscal year 2019-2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Controller shall annually adjust the Department’s fees as provided in this section to the extent necessary to ensure that over time each departmental fee does not exceed the cost of providing the service for which the City charges the fee. This process will occur as follows. The Chief of the Department shall annually report to the Controller the revenues received from each type of fee the Department collects for the immediately preceding year. The report shall include the costs, both direct and indirect, the Department incurred in providing the services for which each fee is assessed, the anticipated costs for the ensuing fiscal year, the level of service the Department anticipates it will provide for each service for which it charges a fee, and the rate that would be necessary to support each service. No later than April 15 of each year, the Chief of Department shall submit this report and SFFD’s current fee schedule to the Controller. No later than July 1 of each year, the Controller shall make such adjustments to the fees as are necessary to comply with this ordinance and file a report with the Board of Supervisors reporting the new fee schedule as adjusted under this ordinance and certifying that: (1) each will produce sufficient revenue to support the costs of providing the services for which the fee is charged and (2) each fee will not produce revenue that exceeds the costs of providing the services for which each permit fee is charged. No later than September of each year, SFFD’s fee schedule showing the current fee amounts inclusive of annual adjustments shall be published in an Appendix to the Fire Code, posted on SFFD’s website, and made available upon request at SFFD headquarters.
TYPE OF PERMIT
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FEE
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TYPE OF PERMIT
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FEE
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Additive Manufacturing | $387 |
Aerosol Products, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Amusement Buildings, Operation | $387 |
Aviation Facilities, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Aviation Facilities, Aircraft Refueling Vehicle | $387 |
Battery System, Operation | $387 |
Carnivals and Fairs, Operation | $387 |
Cellulose Nitrate Film, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Combustible Dust-Producing Operations | $387 |
Combustible Fiber, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Compressed Gas, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Conditional Use | $95 |
Covered Mall Buildings, Operation | $387 |
Cryogenic Fluids, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Cutting and Welding, Operation | $387 |
Dry Cleaning Plant, Operation | $387 |
Energy Storage Systems | $387 |
Exhibits and Trade Shows, Operation | $387 |
Explosives, Regulated Activities (includes Fireworks) | $387 |
Fire Hydrants and Valves | $387 |
Firefighter Air Systems, Maintenance | $387 |
Floor Finishing | $387 |
Flammable or Combustible Liquids, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Fruit and Crop Ripening | $387 |
Fumigation and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging | $387 |
Hazardous Materials, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Hazardous Production Material (HPM) Facilities | $387 |
High-Piled Storage | $387 |
Hot Work Operations, Regulated Activities | $387 |
Indoor Cannabis Cultivation | $387 |
Industrial Ovens | $387 |
Liquid- or gas-fueled vehicles or equipment in assembly buildings | $387 |
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG), Regulated Activities | $387 |
Lithium Batteries | $387 |
Live Audience, Production Facility, Studio, Sound Stage | $387 |
Lumberyards and Woodworking Plants | $387 |
Magnesium Processing | $387 |
Miscellaneous Combustible Storage | $387 |
Mobile food vendor carts | $95 |
Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles | $387 |
Mobile Fueling-Dispensing | $387 |
Mobile Fueling Location (each) | $387 |
Mobile Fueling of hydrogen-fueled vehicles | $387 |
Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities | $387 |
Open Burning | $387 |
Open Flame and Candles in Assembly Areas | $387 |
Open Flame and Torches – Wildfire Risk Area | $387 |
Organic Coating, Manufacturing | $387 |
Outdoor Assembly event | $387 |
Place of Assembly | $387 |
Place of Assembly – Permanent Occupancy for Non-Profit Group | $0 |
Plant Extraction Systems | $387 |
Private fire hydrant - Remove, use, or operate | $387 |
Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material | $387 |
Pyroxylin Plastics | $387 |
Refrigeration Equipment | $387 |
Repair Garages and Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities | $387 |
Rooftop Heliports | $387 |
Spraying or dipping - Operational | $387 |
Temporary Membrane Structures and Tents | $387 |
Tire Rebuilding Plants | $387 |
Waste Handling, Regulated Activities | $387 |
VALUATION
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FEE
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VALUATION
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FEE
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$1.00 TO $2,000 | $80.26 for the First $1,000 or less plus $72.0448 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $2.000.00 1
|
$2,001 TO $50,000 | $159.30 for the First $2,000 or less plus $15.2655 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $50.000.00 1
|
$50,001 TO $200,000 | $892.04 for the First $50,000 or less plus $6.1227 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $200,000.00 |
$200,001 TO $500,000 | $1,810.95 for the First $200,000 or less plus $2.8554 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00 |
$500,001 TO $1,000,000 | $2,667.58 for the First $500,000 or less plus $1.9060 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00 |
$1,000,001 TO $5,000,000 | $3,620.53 for the First $1,000,000 or less plus $1.4490 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $5,000,000.00 |
$5,000,001 | $9,416.48 for the First $5,000,000 or less plus $0.7307 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof |
NOTATION TO TABLE 107-B:
EVACUATION SIGNAGE: Plan review beyond thirty minutes will be assessed at an hourly rate of $136 per hour.
VALUATION
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FEE/INSP. TIME CREDIT
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Over
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Not More Than
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VALUATION
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FEE/INSP. TIME CREDIT
| |
Over
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Not More Than
| |
$0 | $10,000 | $136 ONE HOUR |
$10,001 | $50,000 | $272 TWO HOURS |
$50,001 | $500,000 | $408 THREE HOURS |
$500,001 | $5,000,000 | $680 FIVE HOURS |
$5,000,001 | $10,000,000 | $1,360 TEN HOURS |
$10,000,00 1 | $25,000,000 | $2,720 TWENTY HOURS |
$25,000,00 0 | $4,080 THIRTY HOURS | |
NOTATION TO TABLE 107-C:
NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS | $272 TWO HOURS |
NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEMS | $408 THREE HOURS |
NEW GASEOUS SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS | $272 TWO HOURS |
This initial minimum inspection fee covers all inspections up to the hours specified above. If the inspections for the new system exceed the hours specified above, additional hourly fees will be assessed.
TYPE OF FILING
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FEE
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RECORD OF 5-YEAR INSPECTION & TESTING OF WATER-BASED AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS | $125 |
RECORD OF ANNUAL INSPECTION & TESTING OF FIRE ALARM & FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS | $75 |
(Amended by Ord. 31-24, File No. 231163, App. 2/16/2024, Eff. 3/18/2024, Oper. 9/14/2024)
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So in Ord. 248-22.