For purposes of this Article 53, the following definitions apply:
“City” means the City and County of San Francisco.
“Core delivery service” means a service that (1) lists a covered establishment, and makes the covered establishment discoverable, on all modalities or platforms offered by a third-party food delivery service, including but not limited to any website, mobile application, or other internet service where a third-party food delivery service lists covered establishments, and (2) facilitates and/or performs the delivery (through employees or independent contractors of the third-party food delivery service and/or such establishments) of food and/or beverages from covered establishments to customers. Core delivery service does not include any other service that may be provided by a third-party food delivery service to a covered establishment, including but not limited to advertising services, search engine optimization, business consulting, or credit card processing.
“Covered establishment” means a restaurant that offers, in a single commercial transaction over the internet, whether directly or through a third-party food delivery service, the sale of food for same-day pickup or delivery to customers from one or more retail locations within the City. Covered establishment shall not include any restaurant that meets the definition of a formula retail use under Section 303.1 of the Planning Code.
“Food preparation and service establishment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 451 of the Health Code, as may be amended from time to time.
“OEWD” means the Office of Economic and Workforce Development or its successor agency.
“OEWD Director” means the Director of OEWD or the Director’s designee.
“Online order” means a food and/or beverage order placed by a customer through a platform provided by a third-party food delivery service for delivery or pickup within the City.
“Purchase price” means the menu price of an online order. Such term therefore excludes taxes, gratuities, and any other fees that may make up the total cost to the customer of an online order.
“Restaurant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 451 of the Health Code, as may be amended from time to time.
“Third-party food delivery service” means any website, mobile application, or other internet service that offers or arranges for the sale of food and/or beverages prepared by, and the same-day delivery or same-day pickup of food and beverages from, no fewer than 20 separately owned and operated food preparation and service establishments.