Public entertainment ownership/management license required.
San José Municipal Code § 6.60.060
in effect6.60.060 - Public entertainment ownership/management license required.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to work as a manager or have an ownership interest in a public entertainment business without having first obtained an entertainment license from the chief of police.
B. It shall be unlawful for a public entertainment business to allow any person to work as a manager or have an ownership interest in the public entertainment business without such person first having obtained an entertainment license from the chief of police.
C. An entertainment permit issued to a public entertainment business may also serve as the entertainment license for the person who is authorized by the public entertainment business to apply for an entertainment permit on behalf of the public entertainment business, has applied for the entertainment permit on behalf of the public entertainment business, and is required by this chapter to obtain an entertainment license.
D. Notwithstanding Subsections A and B above, if a Public Entertainment Business meets all the requirements under Section 6.60.240.B, only one owner of the Public Entertainment Business and the person that shall be the lead on-site manager when public entertainment is occurring shall be required to obtain an entertainment license from the chief of police.
(Ords. 24629, 28693, 28840, 30127.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BULIRE_CH6.60PUENPE_PT1GEPR_6.60.060PUENOWMALIREFetched: 11/1/2026