a. No person shall set-up, stage, film, videotape or perform any other activity related to the production of commercial motion pictures, film shorts, music or entertainment videos, television presentations, advertising or other commercial materials using City equipment, City personnel or City facilities that disrupt the normal activities of that facility, or that require the closure of any City street or sidewalk, or involve the use of pyrotechnics, explosives or other incendiary devices unless a permit shall first have been obtained from the Neighborhood.
b. This Subchapter shall not apply to the shooting of commercial motion pictures and television productions at studios constructed for such purposes where no City equipment, City facilities or City personnel are involved.
c. This Subchapter shall not apply to any news, news features, documentary production, or filming or videotaping done for use by the City of Bowling Green, in criminal investigations by law enforcement agencies, or for use in judicial proceedings.
d. This Subchapter shall not apply to commercial motion picture and television productions done for nonprofit organizations approved by the City, although such nonprofit organizations shall make an application in order to provide notification to City police and other City personnel, but all fees may be waived.
e. This Subchapter shall not apply to commercial motion picture and television productions that do not use any City equipment or City personnel, do not disrupt the normal activities of City facilities or require the closure of any City street or sidewalk or do not involve the use of pyrotechnics, explosives or other incendiary devices.
(Ord. BG2019-53, 12/17/2019; Ord. BG2024-9, 5/21/2024)