Attention Businesses with JAM Permits
Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to learn how to transition your JAM permit and continue hosting outdoor entertainment/amplified sound after March 2023.
What to do:
1. JAM permits and pandemic Shared Spaces permits will expire on March 31, 2023. If you want to continue using your Shared Spaces location and continue hosting outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound on a regular basis at this location after March 2023, you must do the following:
- For a sidewalk or parking lane (parklet), submit a new application for the "legislated" Shared Spaces Permit as soon as possible. Your pandemic Shared Spaces permit will no longer be valid after March 31, 2023, so you must apply for a new permit if you wish to continue using the Shared Space. Deadline has been extended to January 15, 2023, but don’t wait – ACT NOW.
- For private outdoor property, visit https://sf.gov/use-private-property-your-business for application instructions from SF Planning.
- For a Roadway Closure, contact sharedspaces@sfmta.com for application instructions.
2. If you are approved for the legislated Shared Spaces permit or for the private outdoor property, and want to continue hosting outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound at this location, you will need to go through a separate application process with the Entertainment Commission to transition your JAM permit to a permanent outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound permit.
IMPORTANT: The Entertainment Commission can only begin approving permit applications for permanent outdoor entertainment and/or amplified sound after your business has obtained approval to continue using the location of your Shared Space. Again, don't wait for the January 15th application deadline. ACT NOW.
For entertainment or amplified sound in a Roadway Closure that will occur after March 31, 2023, you must apply for a One Time Outdoor Event permit from the Entertainment Commission after you receive the approal from SFMTA. That application will become available at SF.gov/EntertainmentCommission in January 2023.
Questions about your entertainment permit: entertainment.commission@sfgov.org
Questions about your Shared Space: sharedspaces@sfgov.org
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