Filming & Production in Multnomah County, OR (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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Location Permits
Multnomah County requires a special event permit before filming on any of its six Willamette River bridges, Broadway, Burnside, Hawthorne, Morrison, Sellwood or Sauvie Island, whenever the shoot closes a lane or sidewalk.
Multnomah County Bridge Filming Permits
Significant RestrictionsMultnomah County Code §§ 29.703, 29.704(A)
FILMING USE. A special event, which uses a bridge for the production of a film, video, or any other visual or audio recording. ... Except as provided in this subchapter, a special event permit is required to stage and conduct a special event.
Production Noise
Multnomah County has no film-specific noise permit: its general Sound Control Law caps sound at 60 dBA daytime, 50 dBA at night, or any plainly audible sound after 10 p.m., enforced by the Sheriff in unincorporated areas only.
Multnomah County Film Production Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsMultnomah County Code § 15.269(A)(1)-(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to produce or permit to be produced, with a sound producing device, sound which: (A) When measured at or within the boundary of the property on which a noise sensitive unit which is not the source of the sound is located, or, within a noise sensitive unit which is not the source of the sound, exceeds: (1) Fifty dBA at any time between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m....
Street Closures
Closing or using a Willamette River bridge for filming requires a Multnomah County special event permit: filming triggers the requirement even below the 200-person threshold that exempts other small events.
Multnomah County Bridge Filming Closure Permit
Significant RestrictionsMultnomah County Code § 29.704(A)-(B)
Except as provided in this subchapter, a special event permit is required to stage and conduct a special event. No special event permit which requires the closure or use of the roadway or sidewalks on a bridge will be effective unless the sponsor obtains written authorization from the City of Portland or the state to close or use the city or state streets, highways, bike lanes, sidewalks or ram...
Filming & Production by City in Multnomah County
1 cities in Multnomah County have their own filming & production rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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