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Supervisors advance ordinance loosening rules for arcade games in small businesses
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved on first reading an amendment to the Police Code that eases permitting and fee requirements for mechanical amusement devices and arcades, with new exemptions for non-bar businesses and revised staff-level permitting for bars.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed on first reading an ordinance amending the Police Code to reduce restrictions on the location of mechanical amusement devices and arcades, ease permitting requirements for many small businesses and make related procedural clarifications.
Supervisor Breed said the amendments aim to simplify the code and reduce burdens on small businesses. Breed said the revision keeps a permit exemption for non-bar businesses with up to 10 games, maintains a one-game exemption for bars, and creates a staff-level permit process rather than requiring many businesses to go before the Entertainment Commission. She said the amendments…
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