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From:
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Glenda Saul, Ezecutive Director
Redevelopment Agency
Subject:
ORDINANCE - PROVIDING FOR MOTION
PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION
PERMITS
Date: July 8, 1985
Synopsis of Previous Commission/Council ection:
04-15-85 Approved motion authorizing staff to develop a program for promoting film
production in the City of San Bernardino.
07-01-85 Waived further first reading and referred to Legislative Review C01DlDittee
before recommendation to Council.
Rscommended motion:
(MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL)
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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER. 12.64 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO
MUNICIPAL roDE TO PROVIDE FOR MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION PERMITS.
a) Adopt Ordinance;
OR
b) Continue Second Reading of Ordinance to August 19, 1985 for recommendation of
Legislative Review C01DlDittee scheduled to meet on August 8, 1985.
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, Signature
Contact person:
GLENDA SAlJL
Phone:
383-5081
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Supporting data attached:
YES
Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount: $
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Project :
No adverse Impact on City:
Date:
July 15, 1985
oncil Notes:
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Agenda Item No.
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STAFF REPORT
On 4-15-83, the Co_unity Development Co_ission authorized Staff to develop a program
for promoting film production in the City of San Bernardino,
During May, Staff met with various representatives of the Film Industry and the
California Film Commission.
On June 13, a meeting was held among affected City departments. The result of that
meeting is the Ordinance before you.
On July 1, 1985 the Mayor and Council approved the first reading and referred the item
to the Legislative Review Committee.
The Legislative Review Committee is not scheduled to meet until August 8, 1985. The
earliest Counci1/Commission meeting for the second reading would be August 19, 1985,
postponing the effect of the Ordinance until September 19, 1985. As stated on July 1,
1985, the film industry has expressed. a desire to film in San Bernardino in
September. This Ordinance would need to be in effect for that to occur.
The Ordinance contains the following:
a) Requires a permit to film in the City of San Bernardino with the
follOWing exemptions:
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1) Filming solely for private or family use
2) Filming for use in a criminal investigation or civil judicial or
administrative proceedings
3) Filming for news purposes
b) The City Administrator shall furnish the application form and
process the permit.
1) Application form and permit must be submitted at least two days
prior to the proposed filming
2) There will be no fee charged for the permit
3) The City Administrator's Office will review each application to
determine if the use will unreasonably interfere with the public
health and safety
4) Liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 must be provided
5) Property damage insurance of not less than $1,000,000 must be
provided
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6) The City Administrator may revoke the permit for noncompliance
(Cont. on Pg. 2 of Staff Report)
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(Cont. fro Pg. 1 of Staff Report) STAFF REPORT
7) The City Administrator is the designated officer and shall have
the authority to waive any time limits otherwise applicable under
the Municipal Code to approve temporary street clos1D8s. and to
issue other temporary permits as the Mayor and Common Council
could do if time were available for submission to the Mayor and
Common Council
Staff is seeking your consideration of this item in order that the Ordinance will be
effective August 15th.
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CI'l'f OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER 12.64
'1'0 THE SAN BERNARDINO IIUNICIPAL CODE '1'0 PROVIDE FOR 1I0000ION
PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION PERMITS.
THE MAYOR AND COIIIION COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
4 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWSz
5 SECTION 1. Chapter 12.64 of the San Bernardino lIunicipal
6 Code is bereby added to read as followsz
7 .Chapter 12.64
8110'1'ION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION PERMITS
9 12.64.010 Purpose.
10 It is the pol1cyo ~f tbe City of San Bernardino to permit a
11 motion picture and television production industry to utilize the
12 variety of backdrops afforded witbin the City of San Bernardino
13 as locations for filming of or video taping for motion picture
~ 14 production so long as tbe use of locations within the City does
15 not unreasonably interfere with tbe public bealth and safety or
16 unreasonably endanger any property. It is tbe purpose of tbis
17 chapter to provide for rules and regulations governing the issues
18 of permits for filming or video taping on location within tbe
19 City in order to ensure that motion picture and television
20 production companies wishing to use locations within tbe City
21 will not be unduly restricted so long as tbeir activities in this
22 regard are not inconsistent witb considerations of tbe public
23 healtb and safety and tbe protection of property.
24 12.64.020 Permit required.
25 Except as otherwise provided in tbis chapter, it sball be
26 unlawful for any person to engage in tbe business or activity of
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27 filming, video taping or producing motion pictures on motion
28 picture film or electronic video tape for public exhibition as
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aotion pictures or for television, at any place within tbe City,
other than at or in an establisbed motion picture or television
studio, without a permit from the City Administrator. Any person
violating any provision of this cbapter is guilty of an
infraction, which upon conviction thereof, is punishable in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1.12.010, Subsection B
of tbis Code.
12.64.030 Bxemptions.
Tbe provisions of tbis cbapter sball not apply to:
A. Tbe filming or video taping of motion pictures solely
for private or family~use,
B. Tbe filming or taping of motion pictures for use in a
criminal investigation or civil judicial or administrative
proceedings,
C. Tbe filming, video taping or production of motion
pictures for news purposes. .News purposes. under tbis section
sball mean tbe filming or video taping for television news
broadcasting by reporters, pbotograpbers or cameramen in tbe
employ of a newspaper, news service, television broadcasting
station, or similar entity, of news events concerning tbose
persons, scenes or occurrences wbicb are in tbe news and of
general public interest.
12.64.040 Application form.
Tbe City Administrator sball furnish an application for sucb
permit. Sucb application shall request tbe following
information:
A. Full name of applicant,
B. Business name of applicant (if different),
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C. Business address of applicant,
D. Business telepbone of applicant,
E. Location(s) of proposed filming or taping,
F. Date(s) and time(s) of proposed filming or taping,
G. Lists wbicb include tbe make, type and license number of
all motor vebicles tbat applicant, its agents or employees will
park on City streets or parking lots during filming,
B. Services of City employees desired or required on
location during filming,
I. Description of scene(s) to be filmed or taped,
J. Hame of person. in charge on location,
K. Such otber information as tbe City Administrator may
deem necessary or desirable.
12.64.050 Time for filing application.
Application sball be presented to the City Administrator at
least two (2) days in advance of the time tbat the proposed
filming, taping or production is to commence.
12.64.060 Granting - Denial.
Tbe City Administrator sball approve tbe application and
issue a permit for such activity unless be or she determines tbat
tbe proposed use will unreasonably interfere witb tbe use and
enjoyment of tbe property by the pUblic, result in damage or
injury to tbe property, or will unreasonably affect or interfere
witb tbe use of neighboring property by the owners or occupants
thereof. If tbe application is approved, tbe City Administrator
sball attacb sucb conditions to tbe permit as he or sbe finds are
necessary to assure that tbe activity will not unreasonably
interfere witb tbe use and enjoyment of neighboring public and
private property.
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12.64.070 Pee.
No fee shall be charged for the issuance of any such permit.
12.64.080 Insurance.
No permit may be issued unless the applicant provides
evidence of insurance in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Such insurance shall include a certificate naming the City as an
additional insured, and shall indemnify and protect the City, its
officers, employees and representatives from liability for uses
as provided for in the permit with limits of not less than One
Million ($1,000,000) Dollars for bodily injuries, including
accidental death, on account of anyone occurrence, and in an
amount of not less than One Million ($1,000,000) Dollars for
property damage on account of anyone occurrence. The provisions
of this subsection may be waived or reduced by the City
Administrator if he finds that the proposed activity involves no
risk or a minimal risk to persons or property so as to warrant a
waiver or reduction or insurance requirements.
12.64.090 Suspension and revocation.
If any person fails to comply with any condition of a
permit, the City Administrator may forthwith suspend or revoke
the permit.
12.64.100 Designated officer.
The City Administrator is designated as the officer to
process eacb application under tbe provisions of tbis cbapter.
Tbe City Administrator, or bis or ber designee, sball coordinate
any matters involving investigation or determination affecting
tbe granting of a permit, and, after tbe granting of any permit,
sball coordinate all City officers and services to provide sucb
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assistance in tbe filming as is reasonable under tbe
circumstances. To effectuate tbe purposes of tbis cbapter, tbe
City Administrator sball bave autbority to waive any time limits
otberwise applicable under tbe San Bernardino Municipal Code, to
approve temporary street closings, and to issue sucb otber
temporary permits as tbe Mayor and Common Council could do if
time were available for submission of sucb matters to tbe Mayor
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and Common Council.
I HEREBY CERTIPY tbat tbe foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by tbe Mayor and Common Council of tbe City of San
Bernardino at a meeting tbereof, beld on tbe
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day of , 1985, by tbe following vote, to
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AYES:
Council Members
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ABSENT:
CITY CLERK
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Tbe foregoing ordinance is bereby approved tbis
, 1985.
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Mayor of tbe City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney
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