Filming & Production in Santa Ana, CA (2026)
1 verified filming & production rules for Santa Ana, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Location Permits
Santa Ana requires a permit before anyone shoots a commercial motion picture or video tape on property the city owns or controls. Applicants apply to the city manager at least fifteen days before the shoot, pay a nonrefundable application fee, and must carry at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance naming the city as additional insured. Personal and news-gathering filming are exempt.
Santa Ana Film and Video Location Permits
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Municipal Code §§ 10-2(a), 10-3(a)
(a)Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to take or cause to be taken any commercial motion picture or electronic video tape in or upon any property owned or controlled by the City of Santa Ana unless and until a permit to take such commercial motion picture or electronic video tape has been obtained pursuant to section 10-3. ... Any person desiring a per...
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