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Board of Appeals upholds Jones restaurant's amended live‑performance permit despite neighbor noise objections
Summary
In a 3‑2 decision Sept. 11, 2013, the San Francisco Board of Appeals upheld amendments to a limited live performance permit for 620 Jones St., allowing indoor entertainment to 10 p.m. on weeknights and a 90‑day trial for limited outdoor Sundays, after neighbors raised concerns about notice, low‑frequency sound testing and late‑night noise.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Sept. 11 upheld amendments to a limited live performance permit for 620 Jones Street after a contested hearing that split the board 3–2.
The board denied an appeal filed by neighborhood residents and hotel representatives who argued the amended permit would worsen nighttime noise and that notice and sound testing for the permit application were inadequate. The Entertainment Commission had amended the LLP to allow indoor entertainment Tuesday through Saturday until 10 p.m., capped at 76 dBA indoors, and a 90‑day trial for outdoor entertainment on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at ambient or 68 dBA, whichever is lower.
An appellant representing nearby tenants told the board the proposal would “escalate the patrons’ negative behavior,” extend disturbances and that the Entertainment…
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