Sioux Falls, SD Filming & Production: Location Permits (2026)
Film location permits in Sioux Falls, SD, sometimes called film shoot permits, production permits, or filming authorizations, cover commercial photography, video shoots, and motion picture production.
Key Facts
- Sports photography fee
- $100 per location, per year
- Governing section
- City Code § 95.071
- Permit needed for special use
- Yes, § 95.018, in advance
- Issuing authority
- Parks and Recreation director
- Appeal window
- 10 days, to park board
Summary
Sioux Falls bills sports photography businesses a flat $100 fee per park location every calendar year, on top of the advance permit required for any reserved special-use activity in a city park.
§ 95.071 RECREATION ACTIVITY AND FACILITY FEES. The following fees, inclusive of all applicable taxes, shall be charged for city recreation activities and use of park and recreation facilities: ... (g) Concession Fees ... Sports photography fee (per location, per calendar year) $100
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under the parks fee schedule at City Code § 95.071, a business shooting sports photography at a Sioux Falls park location must pay a $100 fee per location, per calendar year, listed alongside vendor and concession permit fees. Separately, § 95.018 requires anyone reserving a special park area for an activity to get a permit from the Parks and Recreation director in advance, and § 95.019–§ 95.020 give the director authority to deny or revoke that permit, with an appeal to the park board. There is no general commercial still-photography or filming permit outside the parks system in this code.
Violations & Fines
Operating sports photography at a park location without paying the § 95.071 fee or without the § 95.018 special-use permit exposes the business to the director refusing or revoking park permit privileges, appealable in writing to the park board within ten days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Sioux Falls have a citywide filming or photography permit?
Who issues the park photography permit in Sioux Falls?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Sioux Falls
Compare Sioux Falls to another location·View the South Dakota filming & production overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.