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Votes at a glance: Bamboo Restaurant permit approved; Black Feathered continuance; Buskit and Hayes Valley permits conditionally granted
Summary
The commission approved a consent LLP permit for Bamboo Restaurant, continued the Black Feathered application, and conditionally granted permits for Buskit and the Hayes Street shared-space amendment; it also directed staff to deprioritize complaints at Rampant Bottle and Bar.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission recorded the following formal actions during the hearing.
Bamboo Restaurant (LLP permit — consent calendar): Staff recommended approval for an LLP permit for Bamboo Restaurant on Polk Street; no public opposition was recorded. The commission approved the consent item by voice vote; commissioners voting aye included Vice President Xin Wang, Commissioners Davis, Perez, Poggio, Schlander and Thomas.
Black Feathered (regular agenda): The commission granted a continuance for the Black Feathered LLP permit application while staff worked with the applicant. The continuance was moved, seconded and approved by the commission; no public comment was recorded for this item.
Buskit (one-time outdoor event permit): The commission conditionally approved a one-time outdoor entertainment permit for Buskit, a Market Street sidewalk-music series organized by the Mid Market Business Association/Foundation. Staff recommended approval with the good-neighbor policy and SFPD provided no recommendations within the response window. The motion to approve passed with all commissioners present voting aye.
Hayes Street shared-space amendment (one-time outdoor permit amendment): The commission conditionally granted an amendment to the Hayes Street shared-space permit, allowing expanded Fridays-and-Saturdays programming from March 7 through Nov. 22 under the condition that amplified sound would not exceed six hours per day and that volunteer and site-plan procedures preserve driveway and emergency access. The motion passed with all commissioners present voting aye.
Rampant Bottle and Bar (administrative directive): In the senior inspector discussion the commission moved to direct staff to deprioritize responses to complaints at Rampant Bottle and Bar because inspections found the business did not host entertainment requiring a permit; the motion passed unanimously.
Votes and tallies (recorded from roll call): - Bamboo Restaurant LLP permit (consent): Approved — Ayes: Vice President Xin Wang; Commissioners Davis, Perez, Poggio, Schlander, Thomas (6–0). - Black Feathered LLP permit: Continued — Approved to continue (6–0). - Buskit one-time outdoor permit: Approved — Ayes: Xin Wang; Davis; Perez; Poggio; Schlander; Thomas (6–0). - Hayes Street shared-space amendment: Approved — Ayes: Xin Wang; Davis; Perez; Poggio; Schlander; Thomas (6–0). - Motion to deprioritize complaints at Rampant Bottle and Bar: Approved — Ayes: Xin Wang; Davis; Perez; Poggio; Schlander; Thomas (6–0).
Staff notes: Applicants with conditionally granted permits were instructed to follow the Entertainment Commission’s good-neighbor policy and to coordinate next steps with project and communications staff. The Black Feathered application was continued to allow staff and applicant to resolve outstanding items.
