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It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors that the costs incurred by the City and County of San Francisco (hereinafter the City) in processing applications for permits issued by the Police Department or Entertainment Commission, and regulating activities authorized thereby, shall be defrayed by filing fees and license fees (as hereinafter defined), which fees are imposed solely for the purpose of paying for the processing and regulatory services provided.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)
(a) Filing Fee. A filing fee is a fee levied by the Department to reimburse it for all costs, direct and indirect, including an allocatable portion of fixed overhead costs, incurred in processing any permit application or application for amendment to a permit, and in conducting any investigation connected therewith.
(b) License Fee. A license fee is a fee levied by the Department on behalf of the City to reimburse the City for the costs incurred by the City in engaging in regulatory, inspection, and police activities in connection with the type of activity, business, profession, calling or event authorized by each type of permit approved by the San Francisco Police Department or Entertainment Commission.
(c) Service Fee. A service fee is a fee levied by the Department to reimburse it for services providing in processing or investigating any permit application or application for amendment to or renewal of a permit, which amount is not included in the filing fee, and includes fees for fingerprinting, criminal history background checks, and advertising and notices.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 171-10, File No. 100709, App. 7/23/2010)
Each year the Chief of Police and Executive Director of the Entertainment Commission shall cause a report to be made of the revenues received from each type of fee collected by the Police Department and Entertainment Commission, respectively, the costs incurred in providing the services for which the fee is assessed, the anticipated costs for the ensuing fiscal year and the rates which would be necessary to support such costs for each type of fee. Said report shall be filed with the Controller no later than April 1st of each year pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.17-2 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
The Controller shall file said report with the Board of Supervisors no later than May 15th of each year and the Board of Supervisors shall, by ordinance, establish or readjust the rates for the filing fees and license fees. The rates set shall be equal to, but not greater than, the rates necessary to support the costs of providing the services for which each fee is assessed.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005)
All applications for permits required by this Code shall be made to the Police Department or Entertainment Commission in the manner prescribed in this Code and in Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)
When an application is filed with the Police Department or Entertainment Commission for any of the permits required by this Code, the Police Department shall cause an investigation to be made when required by this Code prior to deciding whether to grant the permit. No permit may be issued without such investigation when it is required.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)
The Police Department or Entertainment Commission, as the case may be, may issue a permit or in the exercise of the discretion provided in Section 26, Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Police Department or Entertainment Commission, as the case may be, may deny the permit; provided, however that when the approval of other City Departments is required, no permit shall be issued without the approval of such Departments.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)
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