San Francisco County Municipal Code § 7.15 Permits – Events Open to the Public
San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Francisco County
Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code § 7.15 · Text as of 2026-10-04
(a) Any person possessing a valid permit, which states that an area or facility has been reserved for such person's use other than for an event covered by Section 7.15-1, has the right to use the area or facility designated in the permit for the time specified. (b) No person shall in any manner disturb or interfere with any person or party occupying the area or facility under a permit described in subsection (a), nor with the belongings of such person or party. (c) It shall be unlawful for a person who violates subsection (b) to refuse to leave an area or facility that has been reserved by a valid permit when asked to do so by the person or party displaying such a permit, by a Recreation and Park Department employee, by a police officer, or by a member of the Park Patrol. (d) This Section shall not be used to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech or assembly. (Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81; amended by Ord. 55-14 , File No. 131087, App. 5/2/2014, Eff. 6/1/2014)
SEC. 7.15-1. PERMITS – EVENTS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.¶
(a) Any person possessing a valid permit, which states that an area or facility has been reserved for such person's use to conduct an event that is not open to the general public, such as a ticketed or guest-list event or an event limited to the members of an organization and their invitees, has the exclusive right to use the area or facility designated in the permit for the time specified. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to leave an area or facility under a permit as described in subsection (a) when asked to do so by the person or party displaying such a permit, by a Recreation and Park Department employee, by a police officer, or by a member of the Park Patrol.
(c) This Section shall not be used to engage in conduct otherwise prohibited by law, including but not limited to anti-discrimination laws. (Added by Ord. 55-14 , File No. 131087, App. 5/2/2014, Eff. 6/1/2014)
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code