San Francisco Amends Administrative Code to Establish Five New Entertainment Zones on Valencia Street, Pier 39, Folsom Street, Ellis Street, and Yerba Buena Lane

• When: 2025/05/06
• Address: Valencia Street between 16th and 21st Streets; Pier 39 bounded by The Embarcadero, Kearny Street, Powell Street, and the San Francisco shoreline; Folsom Street between 7th and 8th Streets and Hallam and Langton Streets segments; Ellis Street between Stockton and Powell Streets; Yerba Buena Lane between Market and Mission Streets (north side only between Yerba Buena Lane and 3rd Street, including Jessie Square), San Francisco, CA
• City: San Francisco
• State: CA
• Category: Zoning Code Modification
• Subcategory: Process updates

This ordinance amends Administrative Code Chapters 94B and 94D to create five new Entertainment Zones, allowing open alcoholic beverages to be served outdoors during authorized events. It establishes a Valencia Street zone (16th–21st Streets), a Pier 39 zone bounded by the Embarcadero, Kearny Street, Powell Street, and the shoreline, a Folsom Street corridor (7th–8th Streets plus Hallam and Langton Street segments), an Ellis Street zone (Stockton–Powell Streets), and a Yerba Buena Lane activation area (Market to Mission Streets, north side only, including Jessie Square). The ordinance affirms outdoors consumption between noon and 11:59 p.m. subject to ABC permit and management plan conditions, removes the requirement for a Downtown Activation Permit, and exempts non–street-closure events from SF MTA street-use permits. It also requests Port Commission support and regulations for the Pier 39 zone.

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