A. Authority of Village Manager. The Village Manager or his designee shall review each film production permit application to determine whether the application is complete, to determine whether the application meets the standards established by this chapter, and to establish the applicable film production activities charges.
B. Review of Application. In reviewing the application, the Village Manager or his designee shall review all documents submitted with the application and all additional documentation required by the Village Manager pursuant to section 5.20.050 of this chapter. In reviewing the application, the Village Manager and his designee shall be assisted by all operational and administrative departments of the Village, which shall provide such information, analysis and comment as may be requested by the Village Manager or his designee.
C. Standards for Reviewing Applications. In reviewing each application for a film production permit, the Village Manager or his designee shall consider the totality of the circumstances of the proposed film production, as described in all of the application materials, as well as all impacts, whether direct or indirect, that the proposed film production activities may have on Village resources and Village operations. The review of them application shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of the following factors:
1. the nature of the Village resources the applicant has requested to use in the course of the film production activities;
2. the nature of additional Village resources the Village Manager or his designee has determined should be assigned to the film production activities;
3. the extent to which the personal and property rights of residents and businesses are affected and whether such rights can be adequately protected;
4. the nature and extent of any disruptions to the day-to-day activities of the Village’s residents and businesses, and whether such disruptions can be adequately minimized;
5. the nature and extent of the impact of the proposed film production activities on the right of the public to the safe and normal use of the Village’s streets, rights-of-way and public property, and whether such use can be adequately protected;
6. the nature and extent of the impact of the proposed film production activities on the right of the public to the orderly functioning of local government and to the provision of public services, and whether such governmental functions and public services can be adequately provided;
7. whether the public health, safety and welfare can be adequately protected during the film production activities; and
8. whether the Village can be adequately compensated both for the direct use of Village resources in the course of the proposed film production activities and for all other effects or impacts on Village resources and Village operations that may arise from the proposed film production activities.
D. Setting Application Processing Fees and Film Production Activity Charges. The permit application review process shall include setting the film production activity charges, as provided in this chapter. The Village Council shall have and retain the discretion to fix hourly rates for the use of Village personnel, equipment and property by resolution.
(Amended MC-3-2007 § 2, 04/03/07)