In addition to the criteria listed in § 17.97.060, the city shall also investigate the application with respect to the following special circumstances and may impose conditions if warranted.
(A) Noise. Filming activities which produce unusual noise such as gunfire, sirens, public address systems, bull horns or any other loud noises may be limited to mitigate the effects of the activity.
(B) Aircraft. Helicopter landings or filming from the air are not permitted without explicit written permission from the City Manager. The written authorization shall be filed with the application.
(C) Public safety personnel. Police and/or fire personnel requirements shall be determined by those departments and any personnel required shall be at the permittee’s expense. Additional public safety employees may be requested by the applicant at the time of application at the applicant’s expense. The Chief of Police may approve the use of additional public safety personnel or may require the applicant instead to contract with an approved private security firm. Additional public safety employees approved by the Chief of Police shall enforce all city regulations and shall remain employees of the city at all times. The public employees are not employees of the movie company.
(D) Cleanup. The permittee shall conduct operations in an orderly fashion with continuous attention to the storage of equipment not in use and the cleanup of trash and debris. The sites shall be returned to its original condition at the conclusion of filming before leaving the site. The applicant may be required to post a refundable bond to assure site cleanup and restoration.
(E) Roads and streets. If the applicant must park equipment, trucks and/or cars in zones that do not permit parking, the permittee must post the street as required by the City Engineer. The applicant must also obtain permission to string cable across sidewalks or from the generator to the service point.
(F) Traffic control. For any filming that would impair traffic flow in any manner or for any duration, the applicant shall comply with all traffic control requirements deemed necessary by local police or private security personnel for traffic control, subject to the approval of the Chief of Police or the use of local law enforcement personnel. The use of local law enforcement personnel shall be dependent on the location of filming (such as filming occurring on freeways would be the CHP’s jurisdiction rather than local law enforcement) and must be approved and funded as described in division (C) above. All interruptions of normal pedestrian or vehicular traffic must be authorized on the permit, with the traffic control plan and staffing approved by the Chief of Police prior to permit issuance. Any proposed detour plan or parking shall be submitted for the review and approval of the City Engineer. The permittee shall also obtain all necessary permits and approvals from the State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) prior to filming on a state highway.
(G) Pyrotechnics and special effects. The applicant shall obtain a permit from the Fire Department for any pyrotechnics or similar special effects.
(`78 Code, § 17.97.070.) (Ord. 2110 § 2 (part), 1992.)