San Leandro, CA Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)

Section 2.4.700 puts a bright-line curfew on the filming activity itself, covering generators, dialogue, equipment moves, and any amplified sound tied to a shoot, instead of leaving film crews to the citywide noise rules alone. The Film Liaison, who administers the permit issued under Section 2.4.100 and reviews the application submitted under Section 2.4.200, is the only official who can grant a departure from the 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. window, and Section 2.4.900 authorizes the Liaison to adopt additional regulations to enforce that limit and to act with reasonable dispatch on requests.

A production seeking night filming, for a scene requiring darkness or a location with limited daytime access, must raise it in the permit application so the Film Liaison can weigh it before issuing the permit rather than after a crew is already on site past 7:00 p.m. The same permit already requires insurance under Section 2.4.800 and written notice to neighbors within a 300-foot radius under Section 2.4.600, so a nighttime request is reviewed alongside those neighbor-facing protections rather than on the hours limit alone. The hours restriction applies citywide to any professional filming requiring a Chapter 2.4 permit, regardless of zoning district.