An application for a Place of Entertainment permit shall specify the following and be signed under penalty of perjury:
(a) The name and street address of the Business for which the permit is sought.
(b) The name and address of the applicant as follows:
(1) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation; the date and place of incorporation; and the name and address of each officer and director.
(2) If the applicant is a Person other than a publicly traded company, the name and address of every Person that directly or indirectly owns or controls 10% or more of the assets, ownership interests or voting interests in that Person.
(c) The name of and contact information for the Manager who shall directly, or through designees, be on the premises during all hours of operation.
(d) The name and address of each Person who appears on the business registration certificate for the Business for which a permit is sought.
(e) The name and address of each Person to whom the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has issued a license for the Business for which a permit is sought.
(f) The names and addresses of the Persons who have or will have authority or control over the Business and a brief statement of the nature and extent of such authority and control, if the applicant has not otherwise provided this information in the application.
(g) The name and address of the Person authorized to accept service of process.
(h) A plan for the Business to operate as a Place of Entertainment, specifying the days and hours of operation, the number of employees and their duties, the number of patrons, a statement certifying that the Business shall comply with the maximum occupancy load for the space as established under the San Francisco Building and Fire Codes, the types or classes of entertainment (in terms of the types of instruments, numbers of performers, and sound levels) to be provided, and the amount of parking, both on and off-site, to be provided. If sound amplification is to be used, the plan shall also include a specific description of the amplification system, and whether the Business proposes to use Amplified Sound Equipment to project sound outside of any building or at any location out of doors. If the plan includes outdoor amplified sound, it shall also include the following information: (1) the location at which Amplified Sound Equipment will be placed out of doors, (2) the hours and dates during which sound will be amplified, (3) a specific description of the amplification system to be used, including the type of sound to be amplified (e.g., speech or music), (4) a statement certifying that the Business shall comply with the maximum noise levels as established under the Police and Health Codes, and (5) a statement whether the activity will take place within 300 feet of a hospital, school, house of worship, courthouse, public library, or mortuary during the normal hours of use of said facilities. Where applicable, the applicant shall submit a copy of a street closure permit, and any other City, state, or federal permit required for the proposed activity.
(i) A proposed Security Plan as defined in Section 1060.
(j) For the Persons(s) whose disclosure is required under Subsections (b), (c), (e) and (f), all criminal charges, complaints or indictments in the preceding ten years which resulted in a conviction or a plea of guilty or no contest for the following laws: assault and battery (Cal. Penal Code § 240, 242, 245); felony sexual assault; sexual battery (Cal. Penal Code § 243.4); rape (Cal. Penal Code § 261); statutory rape (Cal. Penal Code § 261.5); discharging firearm (Cal. Penal Code § 246, 246.3); unlawful weapons (Cal. Penal Code § 12020; S.F. Police Code § 1291); disturbing the peace (Cal. Penal Code § 415, 416, 417); unlawful threats (Cal. Penal Code § 422); obstruction of pedestrian or vehicle right-of-way (Cal. Penal Code § 370); gambling (Cal. Penal Code §§ 330, 337a); prostitution and related offenses (Cal. Penal Code §§ 266, 266a, 266e, 266h, 266i, 315, 316, 647(b)); sex crimes for which registration is required under the Sex Offender Registration Act (Cal. Penal Code § 290); loitering for lewd or lascivious purposes (Cal. Penal Code §§ 647(d), 647(h)); identify theft (Cal. Penal Code § 530.5); a violent felony warranting enhancement of a prison term (Cal. Penal Code § 667.5); criminal gang activity (Cal. Penal Code § 186.22); drug offenses (Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 11351, 11352, 11359, 11360, 11378, 11379, 11378.5, 11379.5); violation of Alcohol Beverage Control laws (Cal. Business & Professions Code §§ 23300, 25602, 25631, 25657, 25658); or for conduct in another jurisdiction which if carried out in California would constitute an offense under one of the laws set forth in this Subsection (j).
(k) All criminal charges, complaints or indictments in the preceding ten years which resulted in a conviction for the Person(s) whose disclosure is required under Subsections (b), (c), (e) and (f), for any other offense which is a felony or misdemeanor under the laws of this state, or for conduct in another jurisdiction which if carried out in California would constitute a felony or misdemeanor under the laws of this state, provided that this Subsection (k) applies only to offenses arising out of the operation of a nightclub, dance hall, cabaret, Place of Entertainment or an establishment that serves food or beverages.
(l) For the information required by Subsections (j) and (k), a statement setting forth for each Person all charges under which convictions or pleas of guilty or no contest were obtained, any sentence imposed, and for each matter the date, name and location of the court; and if the Person was granted parole or probation, whether the Person successfully completed parole or probation.
(m) Such further information as the Entertainment Commission requires regarding financial and lease arrangements and management, authority, and operational control of the Business or its premises when the information will assist the Commission in its determination whether to grant or deny the permit.
(Added by Ord. 140-70, App. 4/28/70; amended Ord. 325-91, App. 9/4/91; Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 239-09, File No. 080323, App. 11/20/2009; Ord. 163-17, File No. 170443, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017)