SEC. 2.26. SCHEDULE OF PERMITS AND SERVICES; FILING AND SERVICE FEES.

The following filing and service fees, payable in advance to the City and County of San Francisco, are required when submitting applications for the specified permits to the Police Department or Entertainment Commission or when paying for the specified services, except as provided in Sections 1060.2, 1060.2.1, 1060.2.2, 1060.29, and 1060.29.2 of the Police Code, as may be amended from time to time:

TYPE OF PERMIT	FILING FEE
Permit Amendment	$ 261
Permit Renewal (unless otherwise specified)	605
Auto Wrecker	1,085
Balloon and Kite Advertising	67
Billiard Parlor	456
Bingo Games	261
Charitable Organizations - Certificate of Registration
Sales Solicitations	132
Non-Sales Solicitations	101
Document Copies	25
ID Card	25
Closing-Out Sale	439
Commercial Parking (garage or lot)	762
Dance Hall Keeper	1,401
Amendment to Permit	660
Dealer in Firearms and/or Ammunition	1,295
Renewal	370
Driverless Auto Rental	1,055
Encounter Studio
Owner	903
Employee	251
Escort Service
Owner	991
Employee	379
Extended Hours Permit	1,500
Amendment to Permit	660
Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound	750
Amendment to Permit	255
Fortuneteller	67
Funeral Procession Escort	379
General Soliciting Agent	252
Itinerant Show	680
Itinerant Show/Nonprofit    [Fee set by Police Code Section 1017.2]	100
Junk Dealer
Junk Dealer operating within or in conjunction with a junk yard	1,358
Junk Dealer operating without a junk yard	768
Licensed Tour Guide
Owner - Buses	990
Owner - Other Motorized Vehicles	705
Owner - Bicycle/Segway/Other Mechanism	490
Owner - Walking	395
Employee	116
Limited Live Performance	385
Amendment to Permit	129
Massage Establishment	1,684
Masseur/Masseuse	202
Trainee	202
Mechanical Amusement Devices	568
Mobile Caterer	1,092
Additional Stop	257
Assistant	320
Transfer of Stop	820
Museum	645
Nude Models in Public Photographic Studio
Owner	877
Employee	251
Off-Heliport Landing Site	667
One Time Event	450
One Time Outdoor Amplified Sound (up to 4 hours)	435
Each additional hour	75
Outcall Massage	462
Pawnbroker	939
Peddler
Food for Human Consumption	824
Nonfood	519
Employee	163
Pedicab Driver	168
Pedicab Owner
First Pedicab	453
Each Additional Pedicab	163
Photographer, Public Place
Owner	644
Solicitor	421
Photographic Solicitor
Owner	644
Employee	230
Place of Entertainment	1,500
Amendment to Permit	660
Poker	1,259
Amendment to Permit	257
Public Bathhouse	1,122
Second Hand Dealer	200
Second Hand Dealer, Auto Accessories	1,091
Shooting Gallery	899
Sound Monitoring Fee (hourly)	59
Sound Truck (per 12-hour day)	435
Tow Car Driver	579
Tow Car Firm	1,028
Valet Parking
Fixed Location	899
Annual Special Event	899
Vehicle for Hire, Nonmotorized	981
Advertising and notices	168
Backgrounds	67
Fingerprints	98

 

(Amended by Ord. 467-86, App. 12/5/86; Ord. 382-91, App. 10/28/91; Ord. 309-93, App. 10/5/93; Ord. 238-96, App. 6/11/96; Ord. 63-97, App. 3/6/97; Ord. 150-02, File No. 021071, App. 7/12/2002; Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 196-03, File No. 021948, App. 8/1/2003; Ord. 262-04, File No. 041148, App. 11/4/2004; Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005; Ord. 239-09, File No. 080323, App. 11/20/2009; Ord. 86-10, File No. 100008, App. 4/30/2010; Ord. 171-10, File No. 100709, App. 7/23/2010; Ord. 219-10, File No. 100639, App. 8/12/2010; Ord. 172-11, File No. 110506, App. 9/12/2011, Eff. 10/12/2011; Ord. 166-12 , File No. 120597, App. 7/27/2012, Eff. 8/26/2012; Ord. 196-12 , File No. 120671, App. 9/24/2012, Eff. 10/24/2012; Ord. 2-13 , File No. 120434, App. 1/24/2013, Eff. 2/23/2013; Ord. 45-17, File No. 161316, App. 2/24/2017, Eff. 3/26/2017; Ord. 163-17, File No. 170443, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017; Ord. 111-21, File No. 210285, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021; Ord. 178-22, File No. 220678, App. 8/4/2022, Eff. 9/4/2022; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023)

SEC. 2.26.1. [REPEALED.]

(Added by Ord. 383-91, App. 10/28/91; amended by Ord. 309-93, App. 10/5/93; Ord. 238-96, App. 6/11/96; Ord. 63-97, App. 3/6/97; Ord. 88-99, File No. 981443, App. 4/30/99; Ord. 176-02, File No. 011178, App. 8/23/2002; Ord. 196-07, File No. 070814, App. 8/3/2007; Ord. 107-08, File No. 080605, App. 6/24/2008; repealed by Ord. 56-15 , File No. 120967, App. 5/8/2015, Eff. 6/7/2015)

SEC. 2.27. SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES FOR PERMITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION.

   (a)   The following license fees are payable to the Tax Collector for permits issued by the Police Department or Entertainment Commission and, when applicable, for their renewal, except as provided in Section 1060.1.1 of the Police Code, as may be amended from time to time:

   Note: All license fees are at an annual rate unless otherwise indicated.

TYPE OF PERMIT	LICENSE FEE
Auto Wrecker	$535.50
Billiard Parlor
First Table	268
Each Additional Table	14
Dance Hall Keeper	756
Dealer in Firearms and/or Ammunition	499.50
Driverless Auto Rental	367.50
Encounter Studio
Owner	558.50
Employee	99.50
Escort Service
Owner	564.50
Employee	131.50
Extended Hours Permit	896
Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound	345
General Soliciting Agent	129.50
Licensed Tour Guide
Owner - Buses, per vehicle	972
Owner - Other Motorized Vehicles, per vehicle	195.50
Owner - Bicycle/Segway/Other Mechanisms, per mechanism	195.50
Owner - Walking	195.50
Employee	0
Limited Live Performance	265
Massage Establishment	860
Masseur/Masseuse	119
Trainee	119 per 90-day permit
Mechanical Amusement Devices
First Machine	508
Each Additional Machine	0
Mobile Caterer	695
Assistant	49
Museum	249.50
Nude Models in Public Photographic Studio
Owner	535.50
Employee	131.50
Off-Heliport Landing Site	79.50 per day
Pawnbroker	583.50
Peddler
Food for Human Consumption	747
Nonfood	199
Employee	81
Photographer, Public Place
Owner	249.50
Solicitor	121.50
Photographic Solicitor
Owner	209.50
Employee	121.50
Place of Entertainment	863
Poker	357.50
Public Bathhouse	483.50
Second Hand Dealer	0
Tow Car Driver	75.50
Tow Car Firm
First Tow Truck	595.50
Each Additional Tow Truck	234
Valet Parking
Fixed Location	310.50
Annual Special Event	209.50
Vehicle for Hire, Nonmotorized	209.50

 

   (b)   Notwithstanding the chart above, for license periods beginning on or after April 1, 2026, the annual license fee for the following licenses shall be $0:

      (1)   Billiard Parlor—First Table.

      (2)   Billiard Parlor—Additional Table.

      (3)   Dance Hall Keeper.

      (4)   Extended Hours Permit.

      (5)   Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound.

      (6)   Limited Live Performance.

      (7)   Mechanical Amusement Devices—First Machine.

      (8)   Mechanical Amusement Devices—Each Additional Machine.

      (9)   Place of Entertainment.

(Amended by Ord. 467-86, App. 12/5/86; Ord. 382-91, App. 10/28/91; Ord. 309-93, App. 10/5/93; Ord. 238-96, App. 6/11/96; Ord. 63-97, App. 3/6/97; Ord. 150-02, File No. 021071, App. 7/12/2002; Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 196-03, File No. 021948, App. 8/1/2003; Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005; Ord. 194-06, File No. 060779, App. 7/21/2006; Ord. 86-10, File No. 100008, App. 4/30/2010; Ord. 171-10, File No. 100709, App. 7/23/2010; Ord. 172-11, File No. 110506, App. 9/12/2011, Eff. 10/12/2011; Ord. 166-12 , File No. 120597, App. 7/27/2012, Eff. 8/26/2012; Ord. 2-13 , File No. 120434, App. 1/24/2013, Eff. 2/23/2013; Ord. 45-17, File No. 161316, App. 2/24/2017, Eff. 3/26/2017; Ord. 163-17, File No. 170443, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017; Ord. 178-22, File No. 220678, App. 8/4/2022, Eff. 9/4/2022; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023; Ord. 193-24, File No. 240598, App. 7/31/2024, Eff. 8/31/2024; Ord. 279-24, File No. 240926, App. 12/19/2024, Eff. 1/19/2025, Oper. 2/1/2025)

SEC. 2.27.1. [REPEALED.]

(Added by Ord. 383-91, App. 10/28/91; amended by Ord. 309-93, App. 10/5/93; Ord. 238-96, App. 6/11/96; Ord. 63-97, App. 3/6/97; Ord. 88-99, File No. 981443, App. 4/30/99; Ord. 176-02, File No. 011178, App. 8/23/2002; Ord. 196-07, File No. 070814, App. 8/3/2007; Ord. 107-08, File No. 080605, App. 6/24/2008; repealed by Ord. 56-15 , File No. 120967, App. 5/8/2015, Eff. 6/7/2015)

SEC. 2.28. [REPEALED.]

(Amended by Ord. 355-85, App. 7/12/85; repealed by Ord. 86-10, File No. 100008, App. 4/30/2010)

SEC. 2.29. ADDITIONAL LICENSE FEES.

   (a)   When either a mobile caterer's or pawnbroker's permit and license is originally granted an additional license fee shall be charged as shown below:

   Mobile Caterer   $7,500

   Pawnbroker      6,000

   (b)   The license fees required to be paid by this Section are imposed, pursuant to the taxing power of the City and County of San Francisco, solely for the purpose of obtaining revenue and they predated the passage of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution.

   (c)   Any person required to pay a fee under this Section shall not be relieved from the payment of any license tax or fee for the privilege of doing such business required under any other ordinance of the City and County and shall remain subject to the regulatory provisions of other ordinances.

   (d)   Every person to whom a license or permit is transferred, except where the transfer is to the spouse, child, or children of a license or permit holder by testate or intestate succession or to the spouse of a license or permit holder, pursuant to a marital settlement agreement, with the consent of the Chief of Police and the Director, shall pay to the Tax Collector upon delivery of each such license or permit by the Tax Collector a fee as follows:

   Mobile Caterer   $ 500

   Pawnbroker      6,000

    (e)   The Tax Collector shall transmit all moneys collected pursuant to this Section of the Code to the Treasurer for deposit to the General Fund.

(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

SEC. 2.30. ADDITIONAL FEES-MOTORIZED CABLE CARS.

   The following filing fees are payable in advance to the Police Department when submitting applications for motorized cable car and motorized cable car operator's permits:

   Owner      $ 105

   Operator   62

   The following license fees are payable to the Tax Collector for permits issued by the Police Department:

   Owner      $ 69

   Operator   11

(Added by Ord. 272-82, App. 6/10/82)

SEC. 2.31. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.

   Beginning with fiscal year 2003-2004, fees set in Sections 2.26 and 2.27 may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, to reflect changes in the relevant Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Controller.

   No later than April 15th of each year, the Police Department, Taxi Commission, and Entertainment Commission shall submit its current fee schedule to the Controller, who shall apply the price index adjustment to produce a new fee schedule for the following year.

   No later than May 15th of each year, the Controller shall file a report with the Board of Supervisors reporting the new fee schedule and certifying that: (a) the fees produce sufficient revenue to support the costs of providing the services for which each fee is assessed, and (b) the fees do not produce revenue which is more than the costs of providing the services for which each fee is assessed.

(Added by Ord. 150-02, File No. 021071, App. 7/12/2002; amended by Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005; Ord. 196-07, File No. 070814, App. 8/3/2007; Ord. 56-15 , File No. 120967, App. 5/8/2015, Eff. 6/7/2015)

SEC. 6. [REPEALED.]

(Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38; repealed by Ord. 14-02, File No. 011845, App. 2/8/2002)