Entertainment Commission

Provide entertainment or amplified sound in an outdoor space

Apply for a Just Add Music (JAM) permit for Shared Spaces and other outdoor locations.

Get a sound truck permit

This permit lets you have amplified sound on a vehicle outdoors.

Get an entertainment permit for your indoor event

Apply for a One Time Indoor Entertainment Permit from the Entertainment Commission

Get a Place of Entertainment (POE) permit

You need a Place of Entertainment (POE) permit if you want to host entertainment on a regular basis, like at a venue, concert hall or nightclub.

Get a Limited Live Performance permit

A Limited Live Performance (LLP) permit lets you host entertainment on a regular basis as a secondary activity, like a restaurant with live music.

Get a Billiard Parlor permit

A Billiard Parlor permit lets you charge customers to use one or more pool tables.

Get a Mechanical Amusement Device permit

A Mechanical Amusement Device permit lets you charge customers to use mechanical or arcade games.

Get a Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound permit

A Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound permit lets a business have outdoor amplified sound with no live performer on a regular basis.

Get an Extended Hours Premises permit

An Extended Hours Premises permit lets a business host entertainment or serve food and drinks between 2AM and 6AM.

Report a business or event for a sound issue

File a sound complaint if you have a problem with a business or event.

Pay your entertainment permit fee

Pay your entertainment permit fee online or by mail.

Check your entertainment permit fees

View the application and license fees for our entertainment permits. Fees are updated each year.

Check inspection fees for your entertainment business

There are different inspection fees for each City department.

Get your housing project reviewed if it’s near a venue

Follow the steps if your housing or hotel/motel project is near an existing Place of Entertainment

Know your rights as a Place of Entertainment (POE) permit holder

Learn more about the Residential Development Review (RDR) process.