§ 10-312. Film permits.

Except as provided herein, an approved film permit shall be required for the filming of any motion picture, television production, commercial production, educational production or other video production within the city. The city manager's office shall provide guidelines and regulations for filming and make applications available at the city clerk's office in city hall. The city manager may make administrative changes to the guidelines and regulations, including the fee schedule, as circumstances and costs change. The special events coordinator shall evaluate applications and issue permits pursuant to the guidelines and regulations.

Filming without a permit shall be considered a misdemeanor and the film's producer and/or director may be subject to penalties pursuant to section 74-320 of this Code.

A film permit is not required for the following production activities:

(1)

Filming current news;

(2)

Filming for private or family use;

(3)

Filming for use in a school project;

(4)

Filming conducted by the city's public, education and government access organizations, or by or at the direction of the city;

(5)

Filming for the transmission of live entertainment to large-screen monitors within a live entertainment venue;

(6)

Filming within a legally established commercial motion picture, television, radio or photography studio, so long as city resources are not required for such filming; or

(7)

Video or multimedia broadcast on the Internet so long as city resources are not required for such filming.

(Ord. No. 1105, 10-6-2009)