Ventura, CA Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)

350 lists eleven grounds on which the administrator may deny a film permit application, two of which turn specifically on noise near sensitive uses. Paragraph 9 authorizes denial when filming will occur along a route or at a location adjacent to a hospital or extended care facility and the noise created by the event would substantially disrupt the facility's operation or disturb patients inside it. Paragraph 10 authorizes denial when filming will occur at a time a school is in session, along a route or at a location adjacent to the school or one of its classes, and the noise from the filming activities would substantially disrupt the school's educational activity.

Before denying a permit on any of the eleven grounds, including these noise grounds, the administrator must consult with the city attorney under subsection B. 360 lets the administrator offer the applicant an alternative time, place or manner of filming that would avoid the hospital or school conflict, and if the applicant accepts, a permit issues on those revised terms. , which must reach all residents and businesses within a 300-foot radius rather than the standard 200 feet, reflecting the same nighttime noise sensitivity that grounds a permit denial near a hospital or school.