Term of Permit and Renewal; Fees
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.0308
in effect§33.0308 Term of Permit and Renewal; Fees
(a) Any permit that is renewed will be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance, except permits for occasional events and alarms which will be valid only for the specified duration. New permits will be pro-rated and partial year, expiring on the day their business tax certificate expires.
(b) Except as provided in section 33.0308(e), (f), (g), and (i), each permit may be renewed annually upon payment of the regulatory fee specified in the Rate Book of City Fees and Charges and submittal of a renewal form.
(c) If a completed renewal form is not received on the date required, the permittee has ten calendar days in which to submit the renewal form and pay the regulatory fee without any penalty.
(d) If the renewal form is received in less than thirty but more than fifteen calendar days after the due date, an additional $25 plus ten percent of the regulatory fee is due in order to complete the renewal.
(e) If a renewal is not complete with all fees and penalties paid within the following calendar month after the due date, the permit expires and business operations, occupations, or activities allowed by the permit must cease.
(f) Any changed circumstance which would have been grounds for denial of the application is grounds for denying the permittee a renewed permit.
(g) Failure to disclose any material circumstance, whether or not such circumstance would have been grounds for denial under section 33.0305, is grounds for denying the permittee a renewed permit.
(h) A permittee may appeal the refusal to renew a permit as provided in Division 3.
(i) A permit will not be renewed if it has been revoked. However, if an action to revoke a permit is in progress, a permit will not be renewed unless and until the permittee succeeds in having the revocation action overturned, or the action is stayed as provided in section 33.0506 or by court order allowing the permittee to operate, in which case, the permit will expire as provided in subsection (a) unless the permittee:
(1) pays the annual regulatory fee on the permit’s renewal date; and
(2) if applicable, submits a copy of the court order authorizing the stay along with the renewal form.
Payment of the annual regulatory fee does not grant the permittee a new permit, nor does it invalidate the revocation of the permit. If the revocation of the permit is upheld, the permittee shall be reimbursed the pro-rated annual regulatory fee from the date the permittee ceased operating under the permit until the remainder of the permit’s duration.
(j) If the permittee meets the criteria in this section, a renewed permit will be issued by the Chief of Police and sent to the permittee.
(“Temporary Permits for Employees of Police Regulated Businesses” repealed; “Term of Permit and Renewal” renumbered from Sec. 33.0307 and amended 11-20-2000 by O-18885 N.S.)
(Amended 7-10-2015 by O-20508 N.S.; effective 8-9-2015.)
(Retitled from “Term of Permit and Renewal” to “Term of Permit and Renewal; Fees” and amended 11-8-2021 by O-21385 N.S.; effective 12-8-2021.)
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/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division03.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/28/2026