Lawndale Municipal Code Ch. 5.11 Filming and Special Events

No still or motion filming for commercial purposes shall be permitted in the city without having first obtained a filming permit from the city and having paid the fee required therefor. Requests for such permit shall be made no less than ten days prior to the start of filming.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)

Prior to being issued a filming permit for motion filming, the business requiring the permit shall solicit the written consent of neighbors within three hundred feet of the perimeter of the property on which the filming is to take place. In no case, however, shall the solicitation for consent include fewer than the two most immediate neighbors from each side property line and the three most immediate neighbors from the front and rear property line, regardless of distance.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)

The city manager shall be empowered to modify or waive the requirement of the written consent of the neighbors if, in his judgment, the filming to take place will not adversely affect the public health, safety or general welfare.

The city manager shall determine whether the actual amount of written consent received is adequate to permit the filming to take place.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)

Should any resident, property owner or business be unable to receive consent from the neighbors required in Section 5.11.020 and the city manager has denied a filming permit based on such failure to obtain written consent, an appeal may be filed with the council to permit the filming. The council shall grant the permit to film only if it finds the proposed filming will not adversely affect the public health, safety or general welfare.

The decision of the council shall be final and binding on all parties.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)

Any additional restrictions may be placed on commercial filming in the city if the city manager deems it necessary to protect the public health, safety or general welfare of the community. Such restrictions may include the requirement for use of police, fire or other local agency personnel during the filming.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)

Filming permit fees shall be paid by any business or individual requesting to do commercial still or motion filming in the city prior to the start of such filming.

A. Still Filming.

1. For all equipment and vehicles to be located on private property there shall be no fee.

2. For use of public streets for parking equipment there shall be a daily fee as established by the city council from time to time by resolution.

3. For interior and exterior shots in public parks and buildings there shall be a daily fee as established by the city council from time to time by resolution.

B. Motion Filming.

1. For use of all equipment and vehicles to be located on private property there shall be a daily fee as established by the city council from time to time by resolution.

2. For use of public streets for parking equipment there shall be a daily fee as established by the city council from time to time by resolution.

3. For filming of interior and exterior shots in public parks and buildings there shall be a fee as established by the city council from time to time by resolution.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)

No resident or property owner in the city shall have still or motion filming for commercial purposes conducted on their property without having first obtained a filming license from the city and paying the fee required in addition to any fee which shall be required of the commercial filming business.

Every person engaged in commercial still or motion filming shall pay a daily fee, or portion thereof during which the filming is to take place, in an amount as established by the city council from time to time by resolution. Setup and takedown shall be considered a part of the filming.

Each separate occurrence of a still or motion filming shall require a separate license. Separate occurrence will relate to changes in time and location.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)

Whenever a member or members of any of the city's departments are required to be present at a still or moving filming site for safety purposes or to provide protection of city property, as determined by the city manager, the individual or business requesting a filming permit shall be required to pay hourly and administrative fees as established by the city council from time to time by resolution. The fees may be modified as needed to conform to number of persons and classifications required to be present.

(Ord. 685-91 § 9)