Filming & Production in Bartow County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Bartow County, Georgia.
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Location Permits
Anyone filming a motion picture, TV production, video or web video on public or private property in unincorporated Bartow County, including rights of way, must first obtain a film production permit from the county under the Film Permit Ordinance. The permit stacks on top of any International Fire Code permit, and using a county facility or building requires a separate Location Agreement contract.
Film Production Permit, Bartow County
Some RestrictionsBartow County Code § 44-702
No person shall engage in, conduct or carry on the business of film production on private or public property within the unincorporated area of Bartow County, including but not limited to rights of way, without first receiving a film production permit from the county. This is in addition to any permit that may be required by the International Fire Code or any other provisions of the Code of Bart...
Street Closures
Bartow County bans full road or bridge closures for filming. At least one lane must stay open at all times, with reversing traffic control, and any full blockage is limited to brief periods under ten minutes no more than once per half hour, never during school bus hours. Off-duty Sheriff's deputies must supervise any filming that disrupts traffic.
Road Closures for Filming, Bartow County
Significant RestrictionsBartow County Code § 44-705(b)(7), (c)(1)
(7)Road closures for filming are not permitted. No road or bridge will be closed completely to traffic for filming; at least one lane must be kept open at all times, with reversing traffic and traffic control. Roads may be totally blocked to traffic for very brief periods not to exceed ten minutes, no more than once per half-hour, and not at all during school bus operation hours (contact county...
Student Filming
Student film productions in unincorporated Bartow County are exempt from the county's film production permit requirement under the Film Permit Ordinance. The exemption also covers news media, personal or family videos, in-studio filming and low-impact shoots, but any exempt production that wants to use a county facility or block a county street loses the exemption and must get a permit.
Student Film Production Exemption, Bartow County
Few RestrictionsBartow County Code § 44-704
The following film production activities are exempt from permit requirements: Film production by news media; personal or family videos (weddings, etc.); studio filming inside a movie studio; student film productions; low impact productions (utilizing ten or fewer crew for three or fewer days and taking place entirely on private property); and such other productions as are exempted by the county...
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