(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 1060.1.1, every person granted a Place of Entertainment Permit, Limited Live Performance Permit, or Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit by the Entertainment Commission shall pay to the Tax Collector an annual license fee on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(c) Waiver of Initial License Fee.
(1) The initial license fee associated with Place of Entertainment Permits, Limited Live Performance Permits, and Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permits shall be waived as described in this subsection (c).
(2) The following Persons shall be eligible for a waiver of the initial license fee to which they would otherwise be subject under this Section 1060.1.1:
(A) A Person who previously held a JAM Permit, and who, during the time period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025, applies for a Place of Entertainment Permit, Limited Live Performance Permit, or Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit to continue to provide outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound in the same space as authorized by the JAM Permit; and
(B) A Person who, due to Planning Code amendments that take effect on or after January 1, 2023, becomes eligible to apply and applies for a Place of Entertainment Permit or Limited Live Performance Permit on or before June 30, 2025.
(3) Any license fee that is waived pursuant to this subsection (c) but that has been paid shall be refunded, without interest, upon request of the payor of the fee. Any refund request under this subsection (c)(3) must be filed in writing with the Entertainment Commission by June 30, 2025.
(4) This provision shall not apply to a Person who is applying for an amendment to an existing permit.
(Added as Sec. 1060.1-1 by Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005; amended by Ord. 172-11, File No. 110506, App. 9/12/2011, Eff. 10/12/2011; Ord. 238-11
, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012; redesignated and amended by Ord. 163-17, File No. 170443, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017; 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)