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Commission backs lower‑cost live performance permit and eases visibility restrictions for small venues
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a new limited life performance permit that reduces fees and allows small accessory live performance in neighborhood commercial areas; commissioners amended staff language to remove mandated closed‑window and 'not visible from the street' restrictions before unanimous approval.
The Planning Commission voted July 7 to recommend a city ordinance that would create a lower‑cost 'limited life performance' permit for small‑scale live performance in neighborhood commercial districts.
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi told commissioners the permit would provide an affordable option for cafes and small restaurants to host live performers in an area of roughly 200 square feet of performance space. The entertainment commission and the…
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