SEC. 2402. COMPENSATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

   Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Proposition "L," the compensation of the appointive members of the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Crafts Examiners shall be as follows:

   (a)   A member shall receive $100.00 plus reasonable travel expenses for each meeting of the Advisory Committee actually attended by said member for 50 percent of each meeting of four or more hours.

   (b)   A member shall receive $100.00 plus reasonable travel expenses for each visit to the studio or workshop of a certified street artist or an applicant for a Street Artist Certificate for the purpose of viewing the applicant's facilities and verifying that the art or craft item for which the applicant seeks certification is his or her own creation or those of his or her family unit, for an assignment of monitoring or inspecting street artist wares being sold in public locations, or for the performance of such other function as shall from time to time be deemed appropriate by the Arts Commission.

   (c)   In no event shall the aggregate amount paid each member exceed 35 meetings/studio visits or $3,500.00 per year excluding reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses. For the purposes of this section, the term "reasonable travel expenses" shall include travel to and from a member's office or home.

(Amended by Ord. 418-84, App. 10/5/84; Ord. 345-90, App. 10/12/90; Ord. 451-94, App. 12/30/94; Ord. 63-02, File No. 011788, App. 5/10/2002; Ord. 260-06, File No. 061030, App. 10/13/2006; Ord. 103-08, File No. 080514, App. 6/18/2008)

SEC. 2403. AGE ELIGIBILITY FOR STREET ARTISTS.

   No person under the age of 16 is eligible for certification as a street artist.

(Amended by Ord. 41-83, App. 2/4/83)

SEC. 2404. STREET ARTIST CERTIFICATE: DISCLAIMER, TRANSFER, AND DISPLAY.

   (a)   Disclaimer. On each Street Artist Certificate the following words shall appear:

"The issuance of this Certificate does not constitute an endorsement by the City and County of San Francisco or the Article sold pursuant to the terms of this Certificate."

   (b)   Transfer. Any Street Artist Certificate issued pursuant to the terms of this Article cannot be transferred to any other person as defined in Proposition "L."

   (c)   Display. The Art Commission shall issue to each Street Artist a Certification Card which shall contain a photograph of the Street Artist, the certificate number of all members of the family unit and the number of the certificate in figures plainly discernible. The Art Commission, or its designee, shall determine the manner and form of any other information that may be placed upon this Certification Card. The Certification Card shall be displayed by the Street Artist at all times when said Street Artist is selling or soliciting offers to purchase any art or craft work. The photograph shall be furnished by the Street Artist.

(Amended by Ord. 41-83, App. 2/4/83)

SEC. 2404.1. STREET ARTIST CERTIFICATE: FEE.

   Pursuant to the provisions of Proposition K, adopted by the voters at an election held on November 8, 1983, the Board of Supervisors hereby establishes the fee for a Street Artist Certificate to be as follows: Beginning July 1, 2021, the fee for a quarterly Street Artist Certificate shall be $20 and said certificate shall be valid for a period of three months from the date of issuance; except that any person certified as a street artist pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall have the option of purchasing for $80 an annual certificate valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.

(Added by Ord. 511-84, App. 12/21/84; amended by Ord. 295-88, App. 6/29/88; Ord. 216-91, App. 6/12/91; Ord. 240-03, File No. 031333, App. 10/10/2003; Ord. 103-08, File No. 080514, App. 6/18/2008; Ord. 189-10, File No. 100710, App. 7/23/2010; Ord. 174-13 , File No. 130550, App. 8/2/2013, Eff. 9/1/2013; Ord. 132-21, File No. 210655, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021)

SEC. 2404.1.1. STREET ARTIST APPLICATION/EXAMINATION FEE.

   Every person applying for street artist certification, whether for the first time or for reissuance of certification after a lapse in payment of the certificate fee, shall pay a nonrefundable application/examination fee. The fee shall initially be set at $20 and shall be paid upon filing of an application for certification. The application/examination fee collected shall be equal to, but shall not exceed, the fee necessary to support the costs of processing applications and examinations under the Street Artists Ordinance. As part of the report required by Section 2404.2 of this Article, each year the Arts Commission shall report to the Controller the costs incurred in administering the application and examination process.

   The funds credited to the Arts Commission pursuant to this Section, in combination with funds derived from Sections 2404.1 and 2410 of this ordinance, shall not exceed the actual cost to the Arts Commission of administering and enforcing Proposition "L" and this Article.

(Added by Ord. 383-96, App. 10/15/96)