[MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES; SKATING RINKS]

SF-POLICE art. 15, pt. [MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES; SKATING RINKS]

in effect

SF Police Code § 1045 MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES AND OTHER AMUSEMENTS.

SEC. 1045. MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES AND OTHER AMUSEMENTS. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to maintain or conduct any of the following amusements without first having obtained a permit for said amusement from the Entertainment Commission: (a) Any public roller or ice skating rink; (b) Any revolving wheel, chute, toboggan slide, merry-go-round, swing or other mechanical contrivance where a fee or sum of money is charged to carry any person thereon; (c) Any museum or any collection of machines operated for the entertainment or amusement of the public, where an admission fee is charged; provided, however, that permits for museums shall not be required under this Section from any museum maintained or conducted by a federal, state or local entity or any corporation or foundation which is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)

SF Police Code § 1045.1 FILING FEE.

SEC. 1045.1. FILING FEE. Every person desiring a permit pursuant to Section 1045 of this Article shall file an application with the Entertainment Commission upon a form provided by the Entertainment Commission and shall pay a filing fee. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)

SF Police Code § 1045.2 LICENSE.

SEC. 1045.2. LICENSE. Every person, firm or corporation maintaining or conducting any amusement for which a permit is required by Section 1045 of this Article shall pay a license fee on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.* The following editor's statement is included pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code Sec. 76.1(c): The fees administered pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code Sec. 76.1 are subject to annual review and adjustment to reflect the City's cost increases or decreases, which may include adjustments based upon the Consumer Price Index that most accurately tracks increases and decreases in the City's cost for the function, service, or undertaking for which the fee will pay. Each department maintains on its website an up-to-date list of the fees charged subject to adjustment. The Tax Collector shall not issue a license under the provisions of this Section, unless the applicant therefor shall have first obtained from the Entertainment Commission a permit to conduct such amusement. Such permits shall be issued annually, and may be revoked at any time by the Entertainment Commission, and upon the revocation of such permit such license issued thereon shall immediately terminate and expire. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)

SF Police Code § 1045.3 APPLICATION AND POSTING.

SEC. 1045.3. APPLICATION AND POSTING. The application for mechanical contrivances and other amusements shall be filed in sufficient time to allow the Entertainment Commission to notice and fix the time and place for a public hearing on the application. Not less than 10 days before such hearing, the Entertainment Commission shall cause a notice of such hearing to be posted in one or more conspicuous place(s) on or about the property where the mechanical contrivances and other amusements are to be operated, in a fashion designed to inform the public of the application. Failure to apply in sufficient time for a noticed hearing to be held may be cause for the Entertainment Commission to deny issuance of a permit. (Amended by Ord. 584-81, App. 12/10/81; Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)

SF Police Code § 1045.4 EXCEPTIONS.

SEC. 1045.4. EXCEPTIONS. The provisions of Sections 1045 to 1045.4, inclusive, shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation who is required to obtain a permit for the same amusement pursuant to Sections 1015 to 1018, inclusive, or Sections 1031 to 1034, inclusive, of this Article. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

SF Police Code § 1049 PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT CONTRIVANCES USED TO CONVEY HUMAN BEINGS.

SEC. 1049. PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT CONTRIVANCES USED TO CONVEY HUMAN BEINGS. Every person, firm or corporation operating or maintaining any revolving wheel, chute, scenic railway, swing, slide or mechanical amusement contrivance for the purpose of conveying human beings, shall cause an inspection of the same to be made before a license therefor is granted. Such inspection of said machine must be made quarterly prior to the issuance of the quarterly license therefor and may be made either by the Department of Public Works of the City and County of San Francisco or by a qualified safety inspector employed by an insurance company; provided, that said safety inspector shall have first secured from the Industrial Accident Commission of the State of California a certificate of competency to make such inspection. A safety certificate must be furnished to the person conducting said contrivance, and presented to the Tax Collector before a license therefor shall be granted. (Amended by Ord. 971, Series of 1939, App. 12/26/40)

Source: City and County of San Francisco, Charter and Municipal Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_police/0-0-0-47470Fetched: 11/1/2026