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Special Event Fees - Effective July 1, 2009

 
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The General Fee Schedule is adopted by City Council annually and becomes effective on July 1st of each year.  Please check off all of the fees that apply to your proposed event to create an estimate for any potential event fees.  Hourly public safety personnel fees (police & fire) are not listed below.  Please submit an event application to obtain an estimate of these fees. 

Below are the base fees associated with rentals of the various locations (Public Right-of-Way, Parks, & City Hall).  Permit fees for all other aspects of an event (amplified sound, tents, food vendors, electrical, stage, etc.) follow behind the locations.

 

EVENTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY


Temporary Street Closure

$40.73 (Non-Profit)
$81.45 (Commercial)

 


Public Works Admin Processing Fee

$39.15

 


Traffic Control Plan Review

At Cost

 

Barricade Delivery

$403.10 (One City Block)
$661.90 (Multiple Blocks)

 

Barricade Pick-Up & Return @ City Yards

Free (Local Non-Profit)
$142.25 (For Profit)

 

Water Barricade Operation

Barricades: $661.90
Hydrant Connection Fee: $150
Fire Engine:  $194.61
Police Personnel:  $325
Water Barricade Total: $1,331.51  

 

 

No Parking Signs

$1.24 per sign

 

No Parking Signs (Pre-Printed)

$42.50 (Set-Up Fee)
$2.00 per sign (< 100 Signs)
$1.40 per sign (> 101 Signs)

 

Parking Meters (Old Pasadena & Civic Center)

At Cost (.75 - $1.25 per hour)

 

Parking Meters (Centennial Square)

At Cost ($1.25 per hour)

 

Parking Meters (South Lake)

At Cost ($1.00 per hour)

 

Public Works Deposit or Sundry

At Cost (depends on size and scope of event)

 

Colorado Bridge Rental

$6,000 (daily event rate)

$4,500 (daily set-up & strike rate)

 

 

 

 

EVENTS IN PARKS

Area H/Brookside

$50 per hour (local non-profit)

$100 per hour (non-local non-profit)

$150 per hour (local commercial)
$200 per hour (non-local commercial)

$50 per hour (resident)

 

All Other Parks (local non-profit)

$60 per hour (local non-profit)
$120 per hour (non-local non-profit)

$180 per hour (local commercial)

$240 per hour (non-local commercial)

$60 per hour (resident)

$180 (non-resident)

 

Park Rentals for commercially sponsored events providing free activities or services open to the public (non-city sponsored)

50% of total rental costs

 

Parks Event Monitors

$31 per hour (Regular Park Attendant) $33 per hour (Sound Monitor) 

$33 per hour (Alcohol Monitor

 

Park Security Deposit

$225- $5,000 depending on size and scope of event

 

 

 

 

CITY HALL* & CENTENNIAL SQUARE EVENTS
* City Hall Rentals are a 4 hour minimum

City Hall Courtyard/Rotunda Rental (local non-profit)

$297 per hour (local non-profit)
$447 per hour (non-local non-profit)

$297 per hour (resident)
$597 per hour (non-resident)
$597 per hour (local commercial)

$906 per hour (non-local commercial)

 

City Hall Courtyard/Rotunda Set-Up & Clean-Up Rates

$125 per hour (local non-profit)

$188 per hour (non-local non-profit)

$125 per hour (resident)

$188 per hour (non-resident)

$125 per hour (local commercial)

$188 per hour (non-local commercial)

 

City Hall Courtyard/Rotunda Refundable Cleaning Security Deposit

$750 per hour

 

City Hall Courtyard/Rotunda Fountain Alterations

$178.35

 

City Hall Electrician (Basic Electrical Requests)

$116.00

 

City Hall Trash & Recycling (includes 2 recycling & 2 regular toters)

$280.00

 

City Hall Administrative Processing Fee

$39.15

 

City Hall Courtyard/Rotunda Restroom Cleanup & Restocking Fee

$206.20

 

City Hall Event/Sound Monitor

$40.45 per hour

 

City Hall Event Alcohol Monitor

$33.00 per hour

 

City Hall Courtyard Security Guard (when restroom is open and City Hall is not)

$15.64 per hour (for first 8 hours)

$23.46 per hour (thereafter)

 

 

 

 

ALCOHOL SALES or SERVICE

Alcohol Permit (City permission letter for all City facilities, ABC Permit applied for separately)

$71.00 per day

 

Alcohol Monitor

$33.00 per hour

 

 

 

 

AMPLIFIED SOUND PERMITS

Amplified Sound Permit

$85.16 (commercial)

$9.50 (non-profit)

 

Sound Monitor

$33.00 - $49.80 (depending on location)

 

 

 

 

EVENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Cardboard Event Trash Boxes

$3.00 each

 

Dumpster Rental (3 cubic yard size only)

$89 per dumpster

 

Generator Permit (Permit required regardless if Ground Rod is used)

$33.00 (up to 100 kVA)

$38.00 (over 100 kVA)

 

Generator Permit Processing Fee

$57.00

 

Generator Permit Inspections (outside normal business hours)

$550

 

Stage Permits

Based on total value of project

 

Tent Permits

$194 (100-450 sq. ft)

$388 (451-3,500 sq. ft.)

$776 (3,501- 25,000 sq ft.)

$1552 (25,001 sq ft+)

 

 

 

 

FOOD VENDORS

Health Inspection- Food Stand

$332.25

 

Business License- Food Stand

$94.10 per booth (+ $18.82 per each additional person in booth)

 

Health Inspection Annual Permit- Food Stand (site-specific to one location)

$297.57

 

Business License Annual Permit- Food Stand (site specific to one location)

$285.15 per booth (+ $57.04 per each additional person in booth)

 

Health Inspection – Food Vehicle

$395.82

 

Fire Department Open Flame Permit

$194.00 (blanket permit)

 

 

 

 

GENERAL MERCHANDISE VENDORS & SPONSOR BOOTHS

Business License- Vendor or Sponsor with general merchandise, information, advertisements

$47.05 per vendor (+ $9.41 per each additional person in booth)
* Non-Profits free with proof of 501(c)3 Status

 

Business License Annual Permit- Vendor or Sponsor with general merchandise, information, advertisements

$142.58 per booth (+ $28.51 per each additional person in booth)

 

Business License- Carnival Games

$44.57 per day ($00-.25 cents)

$57.33 per day ($.26 - .50 cents)

$76.50 per day ($.50 +)

 

Business License- Rides

$170.61

 

Business License Special Event Masseuse (background check required by Police Department)

$47.05 (+$9.41 per each additional employee)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Petting Zoo

$165.42 (Business License Fee)

$0 (Health Fee)

 

Street Banner Permit (insurance required along with permission from property owners)

$39.15

 

Valet Special Event Permit

$124.85

 

Valet Special Event Permit Sponsor or Operator

$80.01

 

Valet Application Processing

$39.15

 

 

 

 

NEW YEAR’S VENDOR PERMITS

New Year’s Food Vendor

$213.40 (Health Permit)

$114.67 (Business License)

 

New Year’s Day Foot Peddler

$77.30 (Health Permit)
$76.50 (Business License)

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW

Fire Inspection

$194.00 per event

 

Fire Plan Check

$194.00

 

Fire Administrative Processing Fee

$48.50

 

Fire Standby Officer

$194.00 per hour

 

EMS Bike Team or Ambulance

Submission of Event Inquiry Sheet & Event Plan required prior to creating cost estimate

 

Police Personnel

Submission of Event Inquiry Sheet & Event Plan required prior to creating cost estimate

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT

Attendance of 1 - 200

$172.41

 

Attendance of 201 - 750

$402.29

 

Attendance of 751 - 1500

$574.70

 

Attendance of 1501 – 5000

$862.05

 

Attendance of 5001 – 9999

$1436.75

 

Attendance of 10,000 +

$1.00 charge from individual admission or registration cost

 

Attendance of 10,000 + originating from Rose Bowl & Pasadena Center Operating Company Events

$2,500