San Diego County began notifying restaurants Thursday of $4.5 million in permit fee refunds, the result of a recent settlement in a lawsuit brought by a local restaurant group.
The refunds cover the period of March 16, 2020 through June 15 of this year.
The class action settlement benefits all restaurants and limited food preparation facilities that paid or were required to pay annual permit fees to the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality.
It provides a 50% refund of annual permit fees to restaurants that paid, and 50% credit to those that owe the fees.
