Huntington Park, CA Filming & Production: Location Permits (2026)

Article 16 of Chapter 2 in Title 9 of the Huntington Park Municipal Code governs filming in the City of Huntington Park. Section 9-2.1601 defines motion pictures as commercial motion picture filming, including commercial videotaping of shows. Section 9-2.1603 requires a permit from the Director of Finance for any person, firm, or corporation filming commercial motion pictures or commercial motion picture advertising projects that does not have its principal place of business in the City. The fee is $200 for the first day and $100 for each day thereafter, and no business license is required because of the temporary nature of the activity. A business located in the City with a regular business license needs no permit and pays no permit fee, but it still pays security and other costs.

The application must give the applicant's legal name and a responsible contact, the dates, times and locations of preparation and filming, and the streets, roadways and alleys to be used. Only the streets listed and approved by the Director of Finance can be occupied, and the written consent of each adjacent property owner must accompany the application (§ 9-2.1604). The permittee must carry an insurance policy for bodily injury, property damage and liability of $1,000,000 naming the City as additional insured, with the certificate approved by the City Attorney and filed with the City Clerk (§ 9-2.1605).

The Police Department inspects all areas before filming, and pyrotechnics need an added inspection and approval from the County Fire Department (§ 9-2.1606). Security personnel are off-duty City Police Department personnel paid for a minimum of four hours, unless the Police Chief approves outside security (§ 9-2.1607). The permittee posts a deposit covering estimated personnel costs, pays for its own utilities, and owes compensation for assigned City personnel if it does not give 24 hours' notice of a changed or cancelled date (§§ 9-2.1608 to 9-2.1610). The Director of Finance cannot issue the permit until the Police Chief gives written approval (§ 9-2.1613). Filming is also excluded from the separate activity in public places permit under § 9-2.1503.