Article 3 — License Fees
Orinda Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Orinda
8.08.210 - Square footage.¶
Where license fees are based on square footage, this refers to the area occupied by, attendant to and in support of the licensable activity or object. (CCCC § 413-3.1202)
8.08.220 - Temporary license fees.¶
Temporary license fees are equal to the annual fee, or, in the case of proratable fees, are prorated under
Section 8.08.250.¶
8.08.230 - Delinquency, penalty and waiver.¶
A. If any fee required by this chapter is not paid before the delinquency date, it shall be increased by twenty- five (25) percent. The delinquency date is: in the case of initial applications, the thirty-second calendar day after commencement of the activity; in the case of license renewals, March 1st; and in the case of temporary licenses, the second day after commencement of the activity in question. B. With concurrence by the Health Officer, the Tax Collector may waive any penalty incurred without substantial fault by the applicant or licensee and without substantial lessor damage to the county or city. (CCCC § 413-3.1206)
8.08.240 - Plans and inspection deposits.¶
A. Deposit Required. The Health Officer shall collect a nontransferable deposit equal to three times the annual fee, for checking plans and inspecting construction or remodeling, for licensable activities other than vehicles and vending machines. B. Charge — Refund. Actual costs shall be charged against the deposit at an hourly rate(s) to be established annually before November 30th by the Auditor-Controller, plus an administrative fee of twenty-five (25) percent of the deposit. If the deposit is exhausted before final approval by the Health Officer, or if the balance is not sufficient to cover anticipated remaining costs, the Health Officer shall collect from the applicant an additional deposit equal to three times the annual fee (or such lesser amount as the Health Officer deems adequate) to cover the costs before any further review or inspection is made. Failure to pay the additional deposit within ten days following receipt of written notification shall void all prior approvals, and any further construction or activity shall be deemed unlawful. If the deposit is not exhausted, upon final approval by the Health Officer, the balance shall be refunded to the depositor. C. Time Limit. A plans approval is valid for only six months unless work has begun. If work has not commenced within such time, the actual costs plus the additional twenty-five (25) percent administrative fee shall be charged against the deposit. Resubmission of plans and deposit shall conform with subsections A and B of this section. D.
Penalties. Any person violating this section by failing to submit plans, obtain necessary inspections and approvals or make deposits, or by commencing or continuing construction or remodeling in violation hereof, shall pay triple the fee as a penalty and remain subject to other applicable penalties and enforcement procedures. E. Approval Limits. The approval of plans and specifications shall not prevent the Health Officer from thereafter requiring correction of errors in such plans and specifications, or from preventing construction, installation and operations being carried out thereunder when in violation of this code and/or other applicable laws. (CCCC § 413-3.1208)
8.08.250 - Prorating fees.¶
Unless otherwise provided, when an activity is first licensed to commence during a license year, the fee shall be prorated as follows, but never to less than ten dollars ($10.00): the full annual fee if it starts during March through May, three-fourths if during June through August, one-half if during September through November, and one-fourth if during December through February. (CCCC § 413-3.1210)
8.08.260 - Bakery.¶
Bakery license fees are based on square foot area, as follows: less than two thousand (2,000), eighty dollars ($80.00); two thousand (2,000) through five thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (5,999), one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00); six thousand (6,000) or more, one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00). (CCCC § 413-3.1212)
8.08.270 - Food processing establishment.¶
Food processing establishment license fees are the same as for bakeries. (CCCC § 413-3.1214)
8.08.280 - Wholesale food market.¶
Wholesale food market license fees are the same as for bakeries. (CCCC § 413-3.1216)
8.08.290 - Retail food production and marketing establishment.¶
Retail food production and marketing establishment license fees are the same as for bakeries. (CCCC § 413-3.1218)
8.08.300 - Restaurants, taverns, cocktail lounges and snack bars.¶
A. Restaurant license fees are based on patron seating capacity, as follows: less than fifty (50), eighty dollars ($80.00); fifty (50) to one hundred forty-nine (149), one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00); one hundred fifty (150) or more, one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00). Banquet room seating capacity is excluded in accordance with the Health Officer's regulations. B. Tavern, cocktail lounge and snack bar license fees are sixty dollars ($60.00), and drive-in, take-out and catering commissary license fees are one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00); all regardless of seating capacity. (CCCC § 413-3.1220)
8.08.310 - Itinerant restaurant.¶
Itinerant restaurant license fees are forty dollars ($40.00), not proratable. (CCCC § 413-3.1222)
8.08.320 - Vehicles and peddlers.¶
A. A nonproratable license fee of forty-eight dollars ($48.00) is payable for every retail food vehicle from which food is served, and for every location for every mobile food preparation unit. B. A nonproratable license fee of forty dollars ($40.00) is payable for every other retail food vehicle, and for every peddler of food. (CCCC § 413-3.1224)
8.08.330 - Roadside stand.¶
A roadside stand license fee is forty-eight dollars ($48.00), not proratable. (CCCC § 413-3.1226)
8.08.340 - Food vending machine.¶
Food vending machine license fees are forty-eight dollars ($48.00) for one through four machines, plus an additional eight dollars ($8.00) for each machine over four, which are not proratable. (CCCC § 413-3.1228)
8.08.350 - Food salvager.¶
A food salvager license fee is two hundred forty dollars ($240.00).
(CCCC § 413-3.1230)
8.08.360 - Food demonstrator.¶
A food demonstrator license fee is forty dollars ($40.00), not proratable. (CCCC § 413-3.1232)
8.08.370 - Ice plant.¶
An ice plant license fee is eighty dollars ($80.00). (CCCC § 413-3.1234)
8.08.380 - Public swimming pool.¶
A public swimming pool license fee is one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00). (CCCC § 413-3.1236)
8.08.390 - Wiping rag business.¶
A wiping rag business license fee is eighty dollars ($80.00). (CCCC § 413-3.1238)
8.08.400 - Small water system.¶
A small water system license fee is as follows: A. 2 — 4 connections ..... $ 28.00; B. 5 — 50 connections ..... 48.00; C. 51 — 100 connections ..... 64.00; D. 101 — 199 connections ..... 100.00.
(CCCC § 413-3.1240)
8.08.410 - Incidental confectionery.¶
An incidental confectionery license fee is forty-eight dollars ($48.00), nonproratable. (CCCC § 413-3.1242)
8.08.420 - Septic tank-chemical toilet cleaner.¶
A septic tank-chemical toilet cleaner license fee is eighty dollars ($80.00), proratable, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each vehicle, nonproratable.
(CCCC § 413-3.1244)
8.08.430 - Hazardous waste generator.¶
A hazardous waste generator license fee is as follows: A. 1 — 19 employees ..... $ 90.00; B. 20 — 99 employees ..... 180.00; C. 100 — 499 employees ..... 270.00; D. 500 or more employees ..... 540.00.
(CCCC § 413-3.1246)
8.08.440 - Infectious waste producer.¶
An infectious waste producer fee is as follows: A. Skilled nursing facilities, intermediate ..... care facilities, or clinics ..... $ 60.00; B. Hospitals, 0 — 99 beds ..... 120.00; C. Hospitals, 100 or more beds ..... 150.00.
(CCCC § 413-3.1248)
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