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For the purpose of this Article, the following words and phrases shall mean and include:
(a) Theater. A building, playhouse, room, hall or other place having a permanent stage upon which movable scenery is or may be placed and upon which theatrical or vaudeville or similar performances are given, with permanently affixed seats so arranged in proximity to such stage that a body of spectators may have an unobstructed view of said stage, the primary function of which is to serve as the locale of such performances.
(b) Public Photography Studio. An establishment to which patrons or members are invited or allowed to photograph or purportedly photograph or graphically reproduce in any manner persons or models.
(c) Entertainment. Any act, play, review, pantomime, scene, dance act, song, song and dance act, poetry recitation, reading, style show or modeling for photographing or graphic reproduction by any means whatsoever within a public photography studio as defined herein.
(d) Person. An individual, firm, partnership, joint adventure, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, excepting the United States of America, the State of California, and any political subdivision of either thereof.
(e) Operator. Any person operating a Public Photography Studio, including but not limited to the owner or proprietor of the premises upon which it is located, and the lessee, sublessee, or mortgagee in possession.
(f) Bona Fide Nonprofit Clubs or Organizations. Any fraternal, charitable, religious or benevolent, or any other nonprofit organization having a regular membership association primarily for mutual social, mental, political and civic welfare, to which admission is limited to members and guests and revenue accruing therefrom to be used exclusively for the benevolent purposes of said organization and which organization or agency is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Laws of the United States as a bona fide fraternal, charitable, religious, benevolent or nonprofit organization.
(g) Entertainer. An entertainer is any person who performs any act enumerated in Section 1073.1(c) of this Article for any compensation whatsoever.
(h) Employee. Any and all persons who render any service whatsoever to the patrons or customers of a Public Photography Studio and who receive compensation for such service.
(Added by Ord. 428-74, App. 9/5/74)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on in any premises in the City and County of San Francisco, the operation of a Public Photography Studio as defined herein, without first obtaining a permit from the Police Department.
(Added by Ord. 428-74, App. 9/5/74)
It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined in Section 1073.1(h), to perform any service for a customer of a Public Photography Studio without first securing a permit from the Chief of Police.
(Added by Ord. 428-74, App. 9/5/74)
Every applicant desiring a permit to maintain, operate or conduct a Public Photography Studio shall file an application with the Chief of Police upon a form provided by said Chief of Police and pay a filing fee which shall not be refundable.
(Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)
Every applicant for an Employee Permit for a Public Photography Studio shall file an application with the Chief of Police on a form provided by said Chief of Police and pay a filing fee which shall not be refundable. Said applicant shall file for a permit within 30 days of the effective date of this Article.
(Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)
The application for a permit to operate a Public Photography Studio shall set forth the proposed place of business and facilities therefor and the name and address of each applicant.
In addition to the foregoing, any applicant for a permit shall furnish the following information:
(a) The two previous addresses immediately prior to the present address of the applicant.
(b) Written proof that the applicant is at least 18 years of age.
(c) Applicant's height, weight, color of eyes and hair.
(d) Two portrait photographs at least 2" by 2".
(e) Business, occupation, or employment of the applicant for the three years immediately preceding the date of application.
(f) All criminal convictions except minor traffic violations.
(g) Such other identification and information necessary to discover the truth and the matters hereinbefore specified as required to be set forth in the application.
(h) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny to the Chief of Police the right to take fingerprints and additional photographs of the applicant, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to deny the right of said Chief of Police to confirm the height and weight of the applicant.
(i) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation together with the names and residence addresses of each of the officers, directors, and each stockholder holding more than 10 percent of the stock of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, the applicant shall set forth the name and residence address of each of the partners, including limited partners. If one or more of the partners is a corporation, the provisions of this Section pertaining to a corporate applicant apply.
(Added by Ord. 428-74, App. 9/5/74)
The employee of a Public Photography Studio filing for a permit shall furnish the following information:
(a) Name.
(b) Residence address.
(c) Public Photography Studio in which the employee is currently working.
(d) Two previous addresses immediately prior to the present address of the applicant.
(e) Applicant's weight, height, color of eyes and hair.
(f) Written proof that applicant is at least 18 years of age.
(g) Two portrait photographs at least 2" × 2".
(h) Previous employment of the applicant for three years immediately preceding the date of application.
(i) All criminal convictions except minor traffic violations.
(j) Such other identification and information necessary to discover the truth of the matters hereinbefore specified.
(k) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny the Chief of Police the right to take the fingerprints and additional photographs of the applicant, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to deny the right of said Chief of Police to confirm the height and weight of the applicant.
(Added by Ord. 428-74, App. 9/5/74)
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