Ventura Municipal Code Art. 5 Conduct of Filming

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or the terms and conditions of a permit issued under this chapter, those provisions of this code regulating land use and parking shall not apply to a permittee. All other provisions of this code shall be applicable to the permittee’s conduct except as specifically provided in the permit. (Code 1971, § 612280)

The administrator, or designee, is authorized and directed to establish traffic and/or crowd control devices on or within the city’s streets, parking facilities, sidewalks, or other public rights-of-way, and to undertake other actions necessary to cordon off the route or site of filming. In addition, the administrator shall, when appropriate, cause the route or site of filming to be posted as a no-parking zone for the duration of filming and sufficiently in advance thereof as may be necessary to prevent vehicles from parking along the route or at the filming location. (Code 1971, § 612290)

A. Interference With Filming. No person shall physically obstruct, impede, hamper or otherwise interfere with any filming authorized by a permit or with any person, animal or vehicle participating or used in filming.

B. Driving Through the Filming Site. No person shall drive a vehicle between vehicles or persons authorized by a film permit when such vehicles or persons are in motion.

C. Prohibited Parking. No person shall park along or within any portion of the route or site of filming authorized by a permit, when the route or site is designated as a no-parking zone by the administrator in the manner authorized by this chapter. (Code 1971, § 612300)