Cost Recovery for Special Events
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.4022
in effect§22.4022 Cost Recovery for Special Events
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Division, or when funded or waived by Council resolution or ordinance, for any Special Event the City Manager shall charge for the actual cost of:
(1) the salaries of City personnel involved in permit processing, Event traffic control, fire safety or other facility or Event support; and
(2) the use of City equipment and other non–personnel expense.
(b) The City Manager shall require payment of fees required pursuant to Section 22.4022(a), or a reasonable estimate thereof, at the time the completed application is approved, unless the City Manager for good cause extends time for payment.
(c) If the Event Organizer fails to comply with Section 22.4017(m), the Event Organizer will be billed for actual City costs for clean–up and repair of the area or route occasioned by the Event. It the Event Organizer failed to comply with Section 22.4017(m) under a previously issued Special Event Permit, the City Manager may require the Event Organizer to deposit adequate surety in the form of cash or bond.
(Retitled from “Cost Recovery for Commercial Special Events” and amended 8-4-2003 by O–19205 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division40.pdf#page=17Fetched: 10/28/2026