(A) Permit Required: No person shall use any public or private property, facility or residence for the purpose of taking motion pictures, television, digital media or commercial still photography without first applying for and receiving a permit from the village manager or his or her designee.
(B) Exemptions:
1. News Media: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect reporters, photographers or camerapersons in the employ of a newspaper, news service, or similar entity engaged in on-the-spot print media, publishing or broadcasting, of news events concerning those persons, scenes or occurrences which are in the news and of general public interest.
2. Personal/Family Video: The recording of visual images (motion or still photography) solely for private personal use, and not for commercial use.
3. Studio Filming: Filming activities (motion or still photography) conducted at a studio. (Ord. 2020-4860, 2-17-2020)