(a) Every Person seeking a Limited Live Performance 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, except as otherwise provided in this Section 1060.2.1, shall pay a filing fee as provided in Section 2.26 of this Code.
(b) The Director shall send the application to the Police Department and the Planning Department. Those departments shall complete all 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) The following Persons shall be eligible for a waiver of the filing fee for a Limited Live Performance Permit:
(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 new or amended Limited Live Performance Permit to continue to provide outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound in the same outdoor 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 Limited Live Performance Permit on or before June 30, 2025.
(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 Limited Live Performance Permit, 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 Limited Live Performance Permit 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.