(a) Every Person seeking a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit or an amendment to such a permit shall file an application with the Entertainment Commission upon a form provided by the Entertainment Commission and shall pay the filing fee prescribed in Section 2.26 of this Code, except as provided in this Section 1060.2.2 and Section 1060.19 of this Article 15.1.
(b) The Director shall send the application to the Police Department and the Planning Department. Those departments shall complete any necessary inspections and report their determinations to the Entertainment Commission within 20 City business days of receiving the application.
(c) Waiver of Filing Fee.
(1) 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 new or amended Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit to continue to provide outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound in the same outdoor space as authorized by the JAM Permit shall be eligible for a waiver of the filing fee for a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit.
(2) Any filing 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 to the Entertainment Commission. Any refund request under this subsection (c) must be filed in writing with the Entertainment Commission by June 30, 2025.
(d) If an applicant submits an application for a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit for a premises, and the application is not granted, conditionally granted, or denied within 12 months, the Director shall require the applicant to submit a new application for a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit for the premises that shall be accompanied by the payment of a new filing fee, as set forth in Section 2.26, at the time of submission of the new application.