San Francisco County Municipal Code § 1060.2 Filing Application and Notice to Other City Departments for

PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT. (a) Every Person seeking a Place of Entertainment permit or an amendment to such a permit shall file an application with the Entertainment Commission upon a form provided by the Entertainment Commission and, except as otherwise provided in this Section 1060.2, shall pay a filing fee as provided in Section 2.26 of this Code. (b) The Director shall send the application to the following departments, which shall complete all necessary inspections or approvals and shall report their determinations to the Entertainment Commission within 20 City business days of receiving the application. (1) The Police Department; (2) The Planning Department; (3) The Department of Public Health, except that this subsection (b)(3) shall not apply if the Person provides evidence of a permit to operate a food preparation and service establishment on the premises, as required by Article 8 of the Health Code, current as of the date of the Person’s application for a Place of Entertainment Permit; and (4) The Fire Department, except that this subsection (b)(4) shall not apply if the Person provides evidence of a place of assembly permit for the premises, as required by Chapter 1 of the San Francisco Fire Code, current as of the date of the Person’s application for a Place of Entertainment Permit. (c) Waiver of Filing Fee. (1) The following Persons shall be eligible for a waiver of the filing fee for a Place of Entertainment Permit:

(A) A Person who previously held a JAM Permit and who, during the time period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025, applies for a new or amended Place of Entertainment Permit to continue to provide outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound in the same outdoor space as authorized by the JAM Permit; and (B) A Person who, due to Planning Code amendments that take effect on or after January 1, 2023, becomes eligible to apply and applies for a Place of Entertainment Permit on or before June 30, 2025. (2) Any filing fee that is waived pursuant to this subsection (c) but that has been paid shall be refunded, without interest, upon request of the payor of the fee to the Entertainment Commission. Any refund request under this subsection (c) must be filed in writing with the Entertainment Commission by June 30, 2025. (d) If an applicant submits an application for a Place of Entertainment Permit, and the application is not granted, conditionally granted, or denied within 12 months, the Director shall require the applicant to submit a new application for a Place of Entertainment Permit that shall be accompanied by the payment of a new filing fee, as set forth in Section 2.26, at the time of submission of the new application. (Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 239-09, File No. 080323, App. 11/20/2009; Ord. 163-17, File No. 170443, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017; Ord. 205-19, File No. 181211, App. 9/11/2019, Eff. 10/12/2019; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023; Ord. 118-25, File No. 250537, App. 7/17/2025, Eff. 8/17/2025)

FOR LIMITED LIVE PERFORMANCE PERMIT. (a) Every Person seeking a Limited Live Performance Permit, or an amendment to such a permit, shall file an application with the Entertainment Commission upon a form provided by the Entertainment Commission and, except as otherwise provided in this Section 1060.2.1, shall pay a filing fee as provided in Section 2.26 of this Code. (b) The Director shall send the application to the Police Department, which shall complete all necessary inspections and report their determinations to the Entertainment Commission within 20 City business days of receiving the application. (c) Waiver of Filing Fee. (1) The following Persons shall be eligible for a waiver of the filing fee for a Limited Live Performance Permit: (A) A Person who previously held a JAM Permit and who, during the time period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025, applies for a new or amended Limited Live Performance Permit to continue to provide outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound in the same outdoor space as authorized by the JAM Permit; and (B) A Person who, due to Planning Code amendments that take effect on or after January 1, 2023, becomes eligible to apply and applies for a Limited Live Performance Permit on or before June 30, 2025. (2) Any filing fee that is waived pursuant to this subsection (c) but that has been paid shall be refunded, without interest, upon request of the payor of the fee to the Entertainment Commission. Any refund request under this subsection (c) must be filed in writing with the Entertainment Commission by June 30, 2025. (d) If an applicant submits an application for a Limited Live Performance Permit, and the application is not granted, conditionally granted, or denied within 12 months, the Director shall require the applicant to submit a new application for a Limited Live Performance Permit that shall be accompanied by the payment of a new filing fee, as set forth in Section 2.26, at the time of submission of the new application. (Added by Ord. 172-11, File No. 110506, App. 9/12/2011, Eff. 10/12/2011; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023; Ord. 118-25, File No. 250537, App. 7/17/2025, Eff. 8/17/2025)

FOR FIXED PLACE OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED SOUND PERMITS. (a) Every Person seeking a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit or an amendment to such a permit shall file an application with the Entertainment Commission upon a form provided by the Entertainment Commission and shall pay the filing fee prescribed in Section 2.26 of this Code, except as provided in this Section 1060.2.2 and Section 1060.19 of this Article 15.1. (b) The Director shall send the application to the Police Department, which shall complete any necessary inspections and report their determinations to the Entertainment Commission within 20 City business days of receiving the application. (c) Waiver of Filing Fee. (1) A Person who previously held a JAM Permit and who, during the time period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025, applies for a new or amended Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit to continue to provide outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound in the same outdoor space as authorized by the JAM Permit shall be eligible for a waiver of the filing fee for a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit.

(2) Any filing fee that is waived pursuant to this subsection (c) but that has been paid shall be refunded, without interest, upon request of the payor of the fee to the Entertainment Commission. Any refund request under this subsection (c) must be filed in writing with the Entertainment Commission by June 30, 2025. (d) If an applicant submits an application for a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit for a premises, and the application is not granted, conditionally granted, or denied within 12 months, the Director shall require the applicant to submit a new application for a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit for the premises that shall be accompanied by the payment of a new filing fee, as set forth in Section 2.26, at the time of submission of the new application. (Added by Ord. 163-17, File No. 170443, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023; Ord. 118-25, File No. 250537, App. 7/17/2025, Eff. 8/17/2025)

ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Where an applicant for a Place of Entertainment Permit provides sufficient evidence to the satisfaction of the Entertainment Commission, or its Director if so designated by the Commission, that the premises has been in regular operation with a valid Place of Entertainment Permit, or a series of consecutive valid Place of Entertainment Permits, without a substantial gap in operation, for at least ten years prior to the effective date of the ordinance in Board of Supervisors File No. 210285, enacting this Section 1060.2.3, the Commission or Director, as applicable, may designate the premises as a Continuing Entertainment Operations Establishment for purposes of Section 193 of the Planning Code. (b) A “substantial gap in operation” shall not be interpreted to include any of the following: (1) a change in ownership of a premises; (2) the temporary closure of a premises for repair, renovation, restoration, or remodeling, including, but not limited to, restoration or repair of a premises after total or partial destruction or damage due to fire, riot, insurrection, toxic accident, or act of God; or (3) the temporary closure of a premises to comply with restrictions connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Added by Ord. 111-21, File No. 210285, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021)