San Francisco Fire Code § 108.21 [For SF] Fee-Setting

(a) No later than a date that the Controller shall prescribe, the Chief of the Department shall annually report the revenues received from each type of fee the Department collects. The report shall include the costs, both direct and

indirect, the Department incurs in providing the services for which each fee is assessed, the anticipated costs for the ensuing fiscal year, the level of service the Department anticipates it will provide for each service for which it charges a fee, and the rate that would be necessary to support each service. The Controller shall file the report with the Board of Supervisors no later than July 1st of each year. If the fees are insufficient to recover SFFD costs, or if the fee recovers more than the actual costs, the Controller shall submit legislation to the Board of Supervisors to ensure that over time the City fees do not exceed the cost of providing the service for which the City charges the fee. The amount of the license fee for the Fire Department permit for the 2025-2026 fiscal year shall be as set forth in the Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 75 et seq.

(b) Beginning with the set of fees for fiscal year 2019-2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Controller shall annually adjust the Department’s fees as provided in this section to the extent necessary to ensure that over time each departmental fee does not exceed the cost of providing the service for which the City charges the fee. This process will occur as follows. The Chief of the Department shall annually report to the Controller the revenues received from each type of fee the Department collects for the immediately preceding year. The report shall include the costs, both direct and indirect, the Department incurred in providing the services for which each fee is assessed, the anticipated costs for the ensuing fiscal year, the level of service the Department anticipates it will provide for each service for which it charges a fee, and the rate that would be necessary to support each service. No later than April 15 of each year, the Chief of Department shall submit this report and SFFD’s current fee schedule to the Controller. No later than July 1 of each year, the Controller shall make such adjustments to the fees as are necessary to comply with this ordinance and file a report with the Board of Supervisors reporting the new fee schedule as adjusted under this ordinance and certifying that: (1) each will produce sufficient revenue to support the costs of providing the services for which the fee is charged and (2) each fee will not produce revenue that exceeds the costs of providing the services for which each permit fee is charged. No later than September of each year, SFFD’s fee schedule showing the current fee amounts inclusive of annual adjustments shall be published in an Appendix to the Fire Code, posted on SFFD’s website, and made available upon request at SFFD headquarters.

TABLE 108-A. – OPERATIONAL PERMIT FEES.

TYPE OF PERMIT	FEE
TYPE OF PERMIT	FEE
Additive Manufacturing	$436
Aerosol Products, Regulated Activities	$436
Amusement Buildings, Operation	$436
Aviation Facilities, Regulated Activities	$436
Aviation Facilities, Aircraft Refueling Vehicle	$436
Battery System, Operation	$436
Carnivals and Fairs, Operation	$436
Cellulose Nitrate Film, Regulated Activities	$436
Combustible Dust-Producing Operations	$436
Combustible Fiber, Regulated Activities	$436
Compact Mobile Food Vendor Carts	$95
Compressed Gas, Regulated Activities	$436
Conditional Use	$95
Covered Mall Buildings, Operation	$436

Cryogenic Fluids, Regulated Activities	$436
Cutting and Welding, Operation	$436
Dry Cleaning Plant, Operation	$436
Energy Storage Systems	$436
Exhibits and Trade Shows, Operation	$436
Explosives, Regulated Activities (includes Fireworks)	$436
Fire Hydrants and Valves	$436
Firefighter Air Systems, Maintenance	$436
Floor Finishing	$436
Flammable or Combustible Liquids, Regulated Activities	$436
Fruit and Crop Ripening	$436
Fumigation and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging	$436
Hazardous Materials, Regulated Activities	$436
Hazardous Production Material (HPM) Facilities	$436
High-Piled Storage	$436
Hot Work Operations, Regulated Activities	$436
Indoor Cannabis Cultivation	$436
Industrial Ovens	$436
Liquid- or gas-fueled vehicles or equipment in assembly buildings	$436
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG), Regulated Activities	$436
Lithium Batteries	$436
Live Audience, Production Facility, Studio, Sound Stage	$436
Lumberyards and Woodworking Plants	$436
Magnesium Processing	$436
Miscellaneous Combustible Storage	$436
Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles	$436
Mobile Fueling-Dispensing	$436
Mobile Fueling Location (each)	$436
Mobile Fueling of Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles	$436
Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities	$436
Open Burning	$436
Open Flame and Candles in Assembly Areas	$436
Open Flame and Torches – Wildfire Risk Area	$436
Organic Coating, Manufacturing	$436
Outdoor Assembly Event	$436
Place of Assembly	$436
Place of Assembly – Permanent Occupancy for Non-Profit Group	$0
Plant Extraction Systems	$436
Private Fire Hydrant - Remove, Use, or Operate	$436
Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material	$436

Pyroxylin Plastics	$436
Refrigeration Equipment	$436
Repair Garages and Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities	$436
Rooftop Heliports	$436
Spraying or dipping - Operational	$436
Temporary Membrane Structures and Tents	$436
Tire Rebuilding Plants	$436
Waste Handling, Regulated Activities	$436

TABLE 108-B. – PLAN REVIEW FEES.

VALUATION	FEE
VALUATION	FEE
$1.00 TO $2,000	$90.29 for the first $1,000 plus $86.9038 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000
$2,001 TO $50,000	$179.21 for the first $2,000 plus $16.7832 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000
$50,001 TO $200,000	$1,003.52 for the first $50,000 plus $6.7315 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $200,000
$200,001 TO $500,000	$2,037.26 for the first $200,000 plus $3.1393 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000
$500,001 TO $1,000,000	$3,000.95 for the first $500,000 plus $2.0955 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000
$1,000,001 TO $5,000,000	$4,072.99 for the first $1,000,000 plus $1.5931 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $5,000,000
$5,000,001	$10,593.25 for the first $5,000,000 plus $0.8033 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof

NOTATION TO TABLE 108-B:

EVACUATION SIGNAGE: Plan review beyond thirty minutes will be assessed at an hourly rate of $153 per hour. TABLE 108-C. – FIELD INSPECTION FEES (See notation for additional fees).

VALUATION		FEE/INSP. TIME CREDIT
Over	Not More Than
VALUATION		FEE/INSP. TIME CREDIT
Over	Not More Than
$0	$10,000	$153 ONE HOUR
$10,001	$50,000	$306 TWO HOURS
$50,001	$500,000	$459 THREE HOURS
$500,001	$5,000,000	$765 FIVE HOURS
$5,000,001	$10,000,000	$1,530 TEN HOURS

$10,000,001	$25,000,000	$3,060 TWENTY HOURS
$25,000,000		$4,590 THIRTY HOURS

NOTATION TO TABLE 108-C:

NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS	$306 TWO HOURS
NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEMS	$459 THREE HOURS
NEW GASEOUS SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS	$306 TWO HOURS

This initial minimum inspection fee covers all inspections up to the hours specified above. If the inspections for the new system exceed the hours specified above, additional hourly fees will be assessed.

TABLE 108-D. – FILING FEES

TYPE OF FILING	FEE
Record Of 5-Year Inspection & Testing Of Water-Based Automatic Extinguishing Systems	$125
Record Of Annual Inspection & Testing Of Fire Alarm & Fire Detection Systems	$75