[BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES]

SF-POLICE art. 15, pt. [BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES]

in effect

SF Police Code § 1037 BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES.

SEC. 1037. BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES. (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in business under the provisions of this Section 1037 without first obtaining from the Director a permit to maintain and charge for the use of such billiard or pool or combination tables. Applications for such permits shall be reviewed and decided by the Director without a hearing, but if the Director, Entertainment Commission, and/or Police Department has received more than one complaint in the preceding 12 months regarding the permit applicant and/or the subject premises, the Director shall have discretion to refer the application to the Entertainment Commission for its determination whether to grant, conditionally grant, or deny the permit. (b) Permits for billiard and pool tables may be suspended by the Director or the Entertainment Commission or revoked by the Entertainment Commission in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in Sections 1060.20 through 1060.20.4, inclusive. Upon the revocation of such permit, any license issued thereon shall immediately expire by operation of law, and the Tax Collector shall not issue any license under the provisions of this Section unless the applicant shall have first obtained a permit from the Director or the Entertainment Commission. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023)

SF Police Code § 1037.1 FILING FEE APPLICATION.

SEC. 1037.1. FILING FEE APPLICATION. Applications for billiard or pool table permits shall be filed with the Entertainment Commission on a form provided for said permit together with a nonrefundable fee. If an applicant submits an application for a billiard or pool table permit, but the permit is not granted, conditionally granted, or denied within 12 months, the Director shall require the applicant to submit a new application for a billiard or pool table permit that shall be accompanied by the payment of a new filing fee, as set forth in Section 2.26, at the time of submission of the new application. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023)

SF Police Code § 1037.2 LICENSE FEE.

SEC. 1037.2. LICENSE FEE. (a) Every person, firm or corporation owning, leasing or maintaining any billiard table, pool table, or combination table, for the use of patrons of any place of business, shall pay an annual license fee to the Tax Collector for the first such table and additional license fee for each additional such table in any such place of business 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 permit shall be nontransferable. (b) The amount of the license fee for the 2024-2025 fiscal year shall be as set forth in Section 2.27 of this Code, and such amount shall be adjusted for inflation commencing with the 2025-2026 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, in accordance with Section 2.31 of this Code. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 193-05, File No. 051027, App. 7/29/2005; Ord. 238-11 , File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012; Ord. 193-24, File No. 240598, App. 7/31/2024, Eff. 8/31/2024)

SF Police Code § 1037.3 PERMIT AND LICENSE NOT EXEMPT FROM ANY OTHER PROVISION OF CODE.

SEC. 1037.3. PERMIT AND LICENSE NOT EXEMPT FROM ANY OTHER PROVISION OF CODE. The issuance of a permit or license under the provisions of Sections 1037 to 1037.2, inclusive, shall not exempt the permittee or licensee from any other provisions of the of San Francisco Municipal Code or any ordinances of the City and County of San Francisco requiring a permit or license or otherwise regulating the use or maintenance of billiard or pool tables. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

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/0-0-0-47468Fetched: 11/1/2026