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Board imposes sound and operational conditions on Hue Nightclub after weeks of complaints and police testimony
Summary
After dozens of public commenters and multiple San Francisco Police Department officers described repeated incidents tied to Hue Nightclub, the Board of Appeals approved conditions that limit entertainment hours and require a sound test/attenuation plan verified by the Entertainment Commission; motion carried unanimously July 26.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals took action July 26 on an appeal brought by Hue Nightclub (447 Broadway) challenging Entertainment Commission conditions that limited live entertainment to midnight and added other restrictions. The hearing drew extensive public comment for and against the club and lengthy testimony from police and entertainment regulators over persistent neighborhood complaints.
Owner Bennett Montoya and counsel Mark Rennie urged the board to overturn the Entertainment Commission’s action, saying the club had been singled out and that the incident records and CAD calls were overstated. Montoya said he and his staff track sound and maintain documentation and warned that an…
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