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Entertainment commission approves ParkLab Gardens outdoor music permit with reduced hours after neighbor complaints
Summary
The commission approved ParkLab Gardens’ fixed place outdoor amplified sound permit to replace a pandemic-era jam permit but limited amplified sound to six hours per day and directed staff to prioritize sound‑travel testing after neighbors reported music carrying into nearby residential buildings.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted May 16 to grant ParkLab Gardens a fixed place outdoor amplified sound (FPAS) permit, but trimmed the business’s requested hours after residents raised repeated noise concerns.
ParkLab Gardens, an outdoor mini‑golf course and beer garden in Mission Bay, asked to convert its jam permit (which allowed six hours of amplified sound per day) into a permanent FPAS permit and to increase allowable amplified sound to 10 hours daily. Staff recommended an eight‑hour compromise but commissioners ultimately approved a six‑hour limit and directed staff to…
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