SERVICE

Check inspection or referral fees for your entertainment business

There are different inspection or referral fees for each City department.

What to know

Cost

Varies by department.

Inspection or referral fees

You may need to pay inspection or referral fees from City departments, in addition to the entertainment permit application and license fees. 

What to do

Check your inspection or referral fees

When you apply for an entertainment permit for a business, you must have your business establishment inspected by different city departments, depending on the type of permit. In some cases, the Planning Department may charge you a referral fee.

Listed below are the departments and the costs for the relevant entertainment permits.

Place of Entertainment (POE) Permit

DBI Building $158.10

DBI Electrical $158.10

DBI Plumbing $158.10

Dept. of Public Health $216.00

Fire Department $136.00

Planning Referral Fee $186.00
 

Extended Hours Premises (EHP) Permit

DBI Building $158.10

DBI Electrical $158.10

DBI Plumbing $158.10

Dept. of Public Health $216.00

Fire Department $136.00

Planning Referral Fee $186.00


Mechanical Amusement Device (MAD) Permit

DBI Electrical $158.10

Planning Referral Fee $186.00


Limited Live Performance (LLP) Permit

Planning Referral Fee $186.00


Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit

Planning Referral Fee $186.00

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Contact us

Email

Kaitlyn Azevedo, Deputy Director

kaitlyn.azevedo@sfgov.org