Santa Barbara County Municipal Code Art. III Use of County-Owned Property by Commercial Film Companies

No commercial film company shall in any way use any county-owned property, other than county roads, for motion pictures without complying with the requirements of this article III, of chapter 12A, of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2799, § 2; Ord. No. 2838, § 1; Ord. No. 2849, § 3)

For the purposes of this article III, of chapter 12A, of this Code, "commercial film company" shall mean any person, group, partnership, corporation or other entity which engages in the business of taking or making motion pictures for the purpose of making a monetary profit therefrom. "Commercial film company" shall not include any news media making motion pictures for news purposes, nor shall it include any bona fide educational institution, nor any other governmental entity.

(Ord. No. 2799, § 2; Ord. No. 2838, § 2; Ord. No. 2849, § 3)

All commercial film companies desiring to use county-owned property, other than county roads, for motion pictures shall first apply for and obtain a permit therefor from the county director of parks.

(Ord. No. 2799, § 2; Ord. No. 2838, § 3; Ord. No. 2849, § 3)

Permits issued may contain reasonable conditions, including but not limited to indemnification of the county from liability covered by public liability insurance, conditions to protect county-owned property and safety conditions.

(Ord. No. 2799, § 2; Ord. No. 2849, § 3)

The county director of parks shall charge such fees for permits hereunder as the board of supervisors may from time to time establish; provided, however, that the county director of parks may waive or reasonably reduce such fees when he deems it to be in the public interest to do so. In the event a permit is not used, any fees paid therefor shall be refunded by the county auditor-controller upon receipt of a verified claim.

(Ord. No. 2799, § 2; Ord. No. 2849, § 1)