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Commission grants a series of neighborhood venue permits; staff unveils citywide outdoor-events guide
Summary
The Entertainment Commission approved two consent-calendar permits and multiple limited-live and place-of-entertainment permits for neighborhood venues (Mystic Room & Tavern; Speakeasy Ales and Lagers; Paramount Superstars; Rock Bar; Virgin Hotel San Francisco; Jolene's) and heard a staff presentation of a new SF Outdoor Event Planning and Permitting Guide and fee estimator.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved a slate of permit applications and heard staff presentations on citywide event-permitting resources at its meeting on Wednesday.
On the consent calendar the commission conditionally granted limited-live-performance permits for Mystic Room & Tavern (417 Stockton Street) and Speakeasy Ales & Lagers (Evans Avenue) after staff reported letters of support and no complaints.
The commission then considered several regular-agenda permits. The Paramount Superstars application (939 Clement Street) was approved conditionally after owner Wesley Lee and community supporters described outreach and neighborhood support; the owner said he would initially operate limited live performances until 10 p.m. and could seek later hours after building neighborhood trust. Rock Bar (Tiffany Avenue) received a limited-live-permit after owners described targeted outreach, new acoustic mitigation, a decibel meter for monitoring and doorman training following an early complaint.
The commission also conditionally approved a place-of-entertainment permit for Virgin Hotel San Francisco (250 Fourth Street), which includes multiple indoor venues and a rooftop lounge; planning conditions limit rooftop amplified sound to 10 p.m. The new queer bar Jolene’s (2700 16th Street) received conditional approval for a place-of-entertainment and billiard-parlor permit; applicants described programming that mixes food and community-focused DJ and performance nights.
Earlier in the meeting staff presented the new SF Outdoor Event Planning and Permitting Guide and a permit-fee estimator intended to consolidate agency requirements, sample operational plans and provide a calculator for estimating fees for street closures, food/beverage facilities and other event components. Senior analyst Dylan Rice said the guide is an online resource that will be updated twice a year and will be followed by a user survey to collect producer feedback.
Commissioners welcomed the guide and encouraged broader outreach to nonprofits and producer communities to promote the new resources.
