(A) It is unlawful for a person to engage in commercial filming in the city without first securing a commercial filming permit from the city.
(B) A producer who desires to perform commercial filming in the city must contact the City Administrator to discuss the project’s parameters and the feasibility of filming in the city before submitting an application for a filming permit. The City Administrator may require a producer to provide a copy of the script for the commercial filming.
(C) After meeting with the City Administrator and securing a determination that commercial filming is feasible, a producer must submit to the City Administrator a completed application for a filming permit on a form provided by the city in accordance with the following applicable time frame:
(1) Feature films: A minimum of five business days prior to the commencement of filming or any substantial activity related to the filming; and
(2) Commercial, documentary, television, public service announcement, or similar purpose: A minimum of two business days prior to the commencement of filming or any substantial activity related to the filming.
(D) The City Administrator may accept late applications in exceptional circumstances if the producer clearly demonstrates the ability to comply with all other provisions of this chapter.
(E) An application processing fee of $25 must accompany each application for commercial filming that is timely filed. If the City Administrator agrees to accept a late application, the processing fee will be $200. These fees are nonrefundable. The City Administrator may waive the application fee for commercial filming projects that the Administrator determines will promote the city, or upon proof of a producer’s non-profit status, or for any other reason the Administrator deems sufficient.
(Ord. 2013-08-20-2, passed 8-20-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99