SF Board Establishes Castro Upper Market Entertainment Zone for Outdoor Alcohol Service

• When: 2025/04/15
• Address: 18th Street between Diamond and Sanchez Streets; Castro Street between 19th and States Streets; Market Street between Collingwood and Church Streets; Church Street between 14th and 15th Streets; 14th Street between Belcher and Landers Streets; Noe Street between Beaver and Market Streets; and 16th Street between Market and Pond Streets, San Francisco, CA
• City: San Francisco
• State: CA
• Category: Zoning Code Modification
• Subcategory: Process updates
• Asset Class: Land
• Property Type: Placemaking

The Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 94B to create the Castro Upper Market Entertainment Zone across multiple public street segments in the Castro and Upper Market neighborhood. The zone covers specified portions of 18th, Castro, Market, Church, 14th, Noe, and 16th Streets, including sidewalks and rights-of-way, and clarifies the boundaries of the existing Arena Entertainment Zone. The ordinance authorizes outdoor consumption of open alcoholic beverages during approved Entertainment Zone Events, requiring purchases only from ABC-licensed premises or special event permit holders within the zone. Events not involving street closures are exempt from SFMTA street-use permit requirements under Transportation Code sections 6.6, 6.16, or Division II Section 206. Outdoor alcohol service is permitted daily from noon to 11:59 p.m., subject to applicable ABC license, Management Plan, or Downtown Activation Permit limitations. The Planning Department’s CEQA determination has been affirmed and the ordinance takes effect 30 days after enactment.

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