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Commission conditionally grants Standard Deviant Brewing a limited-live permit after neighborhood concerns
Summary
The commission approved a limited-live entertainment permit for Standard Deviant Brewing (280 14th St.) with conditions including the good-neighbor policy, a staff sound check, and set sound levels after staff found 48 letters of support and a mixed record of neighborhood signatures.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission conditionally approved a limited live-performance permit for Standard Deviant Brewing, a tasting room at 280 Fourteenth Street, after a hearing on April 2 that included testimony from the owner, Mark DeVito, staff, and neighbors.
What happened: Deputy Director Acevedo summarized outreach and public input: the applicant collected 48 letters of support and 16 signatures at an on-site community meeting, while the record also included 10 signatures of opposition, four from neighbors directly across the street. Owner Mark DeVito said the venue will host vinyl DJs, bluegrass, trivia and small theater events and plans to close a roll-up garage door at 10 p.m. during events to limit sound leakage. "We've had a policy... to close it at 10PM every night," DeVito testified.
Commission questions and public concerns: Commissioners asked about prior complaints, the roll-up door as a sensitive receptor, amplification and speaker placement, and door management. Inspector Burke reported no sustained permit violations for Standard Deviant and noted one noise complaint about patron voices linked to the roll-up door. Several neighbors and a Mission Neighborhood Watch representative said they had called police previously and described disruptive crowd behavior during earlier events.
Decision: Commissioner Tan moved to approve the permit with the good-neighbor policy and to require a staff-conducted sound check to establish and record sound limits for the venue; the motion passed by roll call. Staff will follow up with the applicant about setting a specific sound limit and outreach to nearby residents.
Next steps: The applicant will coordinate with deputy director Acevedo to schedule the sound check and to provide a final operational plan that includes door procedures and staffing for events. Staff said they would set a concrete decibel limit after the test and continue enforcement if complaints persist.
