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The General Manager shall approve a permit application unless:
(a) A prior application for a permit to use the same location at the same time has been received and such application has been or will be approved authorizing an activity which does not reasonably permit multiple occupancy of the area;
(b) The proposed activity would conflict with a previously planned program sponsored by the Recreation and Park Department or Commission and scheduled for the same location as that requested by the applicant;
(c) The General Manager has reasonable cause to conclude that the applicant or any person or persons participating in the proposed activity will, in connection with that activity, cause physical injury to person or substantial damage to property; provided, however, that in determining whether such reasonable cause exists the General Manager shall not consider the content of expression which is proposed or anticipated;
(d) The proposed activity is inconsistent with the purpose for which the facility or area has been established or designated;
(e) The location selected is inappropriate because (1) the nature of the proposed activity or the number of persons expected in connection with the activity would be likely to damage trees, plants or other vegetation; (2) the activity would unduly disturb adjacent neighborhoods because of the nature of the proposed activity or the number of persons expected to be involved; or (3) other activities have been scheduled in an area or areas near the location proposed by the applicant, or they normally occur in such area or areas, and permitting the proposed activity to occur in the proposed location would unreasonably interfere with park use and enjoyment by participants in such activities;
(f) The applicant fails to obtain necessary approvals, permits, or licenses from other governmental departments or agencies;
(g) The applicant has not complied with the procedural requirements established by Commission resolution for the filing of permit applications;
(h) The applicant fails or refuses to pay a processing fee or a user fee, or both, which the Recreation and Park Commission has established by resolution;
(i) The applicant fails or refuses to post a performance bond when required to do so by the Recreation and Park Commission;
(j) The applicant fails or refuses to provide insurance when required to do so by the Recreation and Park Commission;
(k) The applicant fails or refuses to execute an agreement to reimburse the Recreation and Park Department for any costs incurred by it in restoring damage to the property occasioned by, or arising out of, the permitted activity, and to defend the City against and indemnify and hold the City harmless from, any liability to any person occasioned by, or arising out of, the permitted activity, when such an agreement is required by the Recreation and Park Commission;
(l) The application contains misrepresentations of material fact;
(m) The proposed activity is prohibited by law;
(n) The applicant refuses to comply with conditions reasonably imposed on approval of the permit application by the General Manager or the Recreation and Park Commission in order to insure that public or private property is not damaged and that the comfort, convenience, safety and welfare of the public are not disturbed.
Whenever a permit application is denied, the General Manager shall inform the applicant of the reason for the denial and when a change in location would allow approval, shall offer alternative suitable locations.
(Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81)
(a) No permit may be required to engage in petitioning, leafletting, demonstrating or soliciting so long as engaging in any of these activities, or any combination of these activities, does not involve 50 or more petitioners, leafletters, demonstrators, or solicitors at the same time within an area circumscribed by a 500-foot radius, provided, however, that a permit is required to solicit in the Music Concourse Area of Golden Gate Park.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in petitioning, leafletting, demonstrating or soliciting in such a manner as to substantially obstruct any traffic of pedestrians or vehicles after being warned by a peace officer or a member of the Park Patrol not to do so.
(c) No person may engage in petitioning, leafletting, demonstrating or soliciting inside the San Francisco Zoological Gardens.
(Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81; amended by Ord. 210-12, File No. 120819, App. 9/28/2012, Eff. 10/28/2012)
The procedure for reserving the use of any building or stadium in any park shall be established by the Recreation and Park Department and shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Recreation and Park Commission and made available to the public upon request.
(Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81)
Mooring space at Yacht Harbor is reserved by applying for a permit from the Harbormaster at Yacht Harbor. A permittee granted use of Yacht Harbor shall enter and use only the mooring space designated in the permit and shall at all times be subject to and shall obey all rules and regulations of the Recreation and Park Department governing Yacht Harbor.
(Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81)
No person shall engage in commercial photography, filming or recording in any park without first having obtained a permit. The procedure for obtaining such permits shall be established by the Recreation and Park Department and shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Recreation and Park Commission and made available to the public upon request.
(Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81)
Any processing or user fee established by the Recreation and Park Commission for the use of park property may be waived where the applicant is the United States of America, the State of California or subdivision thereof, an agency or commission of the City and County of San Francisco, or other governmental unit.
(Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81)
(a) Any person possessing a valid permit, which states that an area or facility has been reserved for such person's use other than for an event covered by Section 7.15-1, has the right to use the area or facility designated in the permit for the time specified.
(b) No person shall in any manner disturb or interfere with any person or party occupying the area or facility under a permit described in subsection (a), nor with the belongings of such person or party.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a person who violates subsection (b) to refuse to leave an area or facility that has been reserved by a valid permit when asked to do so by the person or party displaying such a permit, by a Recreation and Park Department employee, by a police officer, or by a member of the Park Patrol.
(d) This Section shall not be used to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech or assembly.
(Added by Ord. 603-81, App. 12/18/81; amended by Ord. 55-14
, File No. 131087, App. 5/2/2014, Eff. 6/1/2014)
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